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Posted: 9/17/2017 8:56:26 PM EST
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John Smith; Cael Sanders; Alexander Karelin. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:03:16 PM EST
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No one has been as good as Reggie White and Jerome Brown at defensive end.
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:03:57 PM EST
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Haven't read the whole thread, I'm midway through page 3 but am I the first to mention Lance Armstrong? Yeah I get it, he was on the juice. So was everyone else. That's how you know it was an even playing field.
It's kind of like the Mr. Olympia. It's an open secret that everyone is on the shit so nobody cares. To that effect I would have to mention Ronnie Coleman. They're still nobody that freakishly big. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:06:06 PM EST
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McGrath was the better Supercross racer, but Little Ricky was the better overall racer (Moto/Supercross). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Michael Jordan is the obvious choice. But there were plenty of other athletes who were essentially unbeatable at their peak. Usain Bolt sprinting, Jeremy McGrath at supercross, Tucker Hibbert in Snocross. I was a big Dowd fan after watching him run up at 338 a few times. He was fearless. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:12:25 PM EST
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No one has been as good as Reggie White and Jerome Brown at defensive end. Some football greats for me: Jerry Rice Jack Lambert Joe Montana Marcus Allen Tony Dorsett Barry Sanders Walter Payton |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:13:36 PM EST
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Bob (Hurricane) Hannah.
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:13:41 PM EST
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At one point in my life, I played racquetball 7 days a week. Marty Hogan was unstoppable during the 70s and even a bit into the early 80s. He intimidated people like you would not believe. Racquetball, outdoor racquetball and also paddleball. Marty was also partly responsible for getting the game launched nation-wide.
He was in the finals of a big tournament once and just prior to first serve he walks to the court door, opens it and yells out: Somebody order me a cheeseburger because this isn’t going to take long! |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:15:35 PM EST
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George Digweed
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:26:07 PM EST
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He scored 1.88 points per game to Gretzky's 1.92. It would have been close. And Edmonton won the cup the year AFTER Gretzky went to L.A., no way Pittsburgh wins a cup without Lemieux. Jaromir Jagr Ron Francis Paul Coffey Larry Murphy Tom Barrasso Those are the Hall of Famers I can think of right off the top of my head but I'm sure there are more. There was also pre-crackpipe Kevin Stevens who would have been HOF material and a bunch of other really solid guys. That team was DEEP. Then there was Lemieux's muscle; cock-sucking shitbag motherfucker Ulf Samuelsson. Lemieux was definitely a phenomenal talent and it sucks that his career was cut short. But he was a different player than Gretzky. Lemieux was a one-man show and the best one on earth. Gretzky elevated his entire team, then stood head and shoulders above them. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:26:42 PM EST
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Gretzky
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:35:18 PM EST
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Mike Tyson as a fighter. Muhammad Ali as a boxer. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:40:17 PM EST
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John Smith; Cael Sanderson; Alexander Karelin. So hip. So cool. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:40:23 PM EST
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Doyle Preston
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:41:09 PM EST
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Three I haven't seen mentioned yet:
Daniel Horner in 3 gun. Jerry Miculek in ICORE. Warren Johnson in NHRA Pro Stock. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:45:33 PM EST
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Because you said "athlete", I really can't say Babe Ruth, though he is the Greatest Ball player of ALL time! For Athlete, definitely Lawrence Taylor! He changed the way teams drafted players, formed offenses, dominated the game every time he stepped on the field!
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:46:35 PM EST
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Wilt Chamberlain Basketball
Jim Brown Football Dan Gable Wrestling Babe Ruth Baseball Bobby Jones Golf Michael Phelps Swimming Jim Thorpe Track and field basketball, baseball and football probably should be broken up into positions |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:51:57 PM EST
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Lots of guys posted in this thread that aren't really athletes, but whatever.
Alexsandr Karelin has an official record of 887-2. No, that's not a typo. Cael Sanderson won eight straight championships between high school and college, including a 159-0 run in his college career. He lost a few times in international competition, but given the difficulty of wrestling (something I did for 15 years or so), this is incredible. Folkstyle wrestling does not allow for mistakes or bad days. Sanderson dominated in a way that nobody else probably ever will. Secretariat, if he wanted to run, could NOT be beaten. There's a reason this horse holds all three track records, including one that will almost certainly never be beaten (Belmont, 1973). The horse had a heart (read: engine) about two and a half times the size of the average racehorse, which is not something another horse can overcome. Watching that horse run the Belmont is awe-inspiring from a pure dominance perspective. (Side note: Penny Chenery died today at the age of 95.) I'd also add Ruffian, and while she died on the track she never even trailed at any point in any race (excluding the one that proved fatal). Johnny Weissmuller, otherwise a trivia answer, is also worth mentioning. He never officially lost and basically swam, dominating the entire world, as an afterthought, as though he were a bored child squashing bugs. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:53:40 PM EST
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Tom Brady
G.O.A.T. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:54:41 PM EST
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Bo Jackson I am not a Raiders fan btw. I would have to go with Michael Jordan,Babe Ruth,Jerry Rice |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 9:59:13 PM EST
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This got me thinking about a related topic: dominant players on dominant teams.
My opinion? The '70s Steelers. Four Super Bowl championships in six years ('74, '75, '78, '79) with one of the "off" years being 1976 and they made it to the AFC Championship game without half their offense and none of their running backs. Their defense that year is widely regarded as the best unit in the history of the NFL, with five shut outs and in the last nine games of the season, they gave up a total of 28 points. Here are the Hall-of-Famers from that group: Terry Bradshaw Mike Webster Lynn Swann John Stallworth Franco Harris Mean Joe Greene Jack Lambert Jack Ham Mel Blount Jack Lambert once told a story about being at the Pro Bowl in '76 and looking up and seeing eight guys with Steelers' helmets in the defensive huddle. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 10:06:55 PM EST
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Michael Schumacher. 5 straight championships, 7 total. From 2000-2004 he couldn't be touched. Isle of Man TT career TT wins23 |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 10:15:23 PM EST
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Gretzky.
Phelps Since I played goal I have to go with Dominik Hasek |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 10:47:18 PM EST
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Some sports are easier to dominate by one guy than others.
for instance a Pro QB may really be good, but if he does not have a good O line, he is toast. Even then if he does not have a good D , then they still could lose. A tennis player is responsible for his own wins and loses. A great one could really dominate and get all the credit, same is true for golf. Basketball is also easier than Football or baseball. A really good baseball pitcher could have a great ERA and lose the game if his team commits errors or cannot score runs. He could get a no decision if a reliever comes in and loses. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 10:50:15 PM EST
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Favre
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Posted: 9/17/2017 10:56:29 PM EST
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Michael Jordan - basketball
Wayne Gretzky - ice hockey Pele - soccer/futbol Aleksander Karelin - greco-roman wrestling Wilt Chamberlain - sleeping with tons of women as a side sport to basketball. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 10:56:52 PM EST
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in motoGP. Rossi. yes, I know Agostini retired with more championships to his name, but Rossi at this point has more podiums than any other motoGP rider in history and has remained dominant for so long. shame about the broken leg which will almost undoubtedly knock him out for the rest of the season.
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Posted: 9/17/2017 11:12:50 PM EST
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Check this guy out.
I think I'll give 'ol Jahangir my vote. Jahangir Khan is the most dominant athlete in history. His dominance over the sport of squash throughout the 1980s cannot be matched. From 1981 to 1986 he went unbeaten, which is an incredible achievement given the regularity of squash matches. In that time, he was undefeated in 555 matches, a record which stands in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest winning streak by any athlete in top-level professional sport. Kahn won the World Open six times and the British Open ten times, before fellow Pakistani Jansher Khan began his dominance of the sport. Jahangir Kahn once won the World Championships without dropping a single game, an indication of his sheer dominance. Won World Amateur Championships at age 15 Youngest ever World Open Champion (aged 17) Unbeaten in 555 consecutive matches over 5 years and 8 months Won the British Open Championship 10 times in succession (1982-1993) Six-times World Open Champion First player to win World Open Championships without dropping a game Played the second longest match in the squash history 2.46 h |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 11:13:40 PM EST
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Came here to post similar. G-Man redefined the game. He did not fit into the game of ice hockey. He made the game fit him. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Great One was a man playing against boys. Most of his records will never be broken. G-Man redefined the game. He did not fit into the game of ice hockey. He made the game fit him. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 11:19:56 PM EST
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Mike Tyson as a fighter. Muhammad Ali as a boxer. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 11:46:22 PM EST
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Ted Williams
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Posted: 9/17/2017 11:50:01 PM EST
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Rosie Ruiz.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:19:42 AM EST
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Wilt Chamberlain Basketball Jim Brown Football Dan Gable Wrestling Babe Ruth Baseball Bobby Jones Golf Michael Phelps Swimming Jim Thorpe Track and field and baseball, football, and basketball; lacrosse and even ballroom dancing basketball, baseball and football probably should be broken up into positions |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:22:04 AM EST
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Rosie Ruiz. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:22:48 AM EST
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in motoGP. Rossi. yes, I know Agostini retired with more championships to his name, but Rossi at this point has more podiums than any other motoGP rider in history and has remained dominant for so long. shame about the broken leg which will almost undoubtedly knock him out for the rest of the season. https://msmproduction.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/content/Valentino%20Rossi/46-valentino-rossi-ita-2017-action-australia-motogp-phillip-island-pre-season-test03977_test2017_ambience.gallery_full_top_fullscreen.jpg |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:48:31 AM EST
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Don Bradman.
Played in the 30s and nobody in cricket has come anywhere near. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:53:41 AM EST
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Michael Phelps
Nadia Comaneci Valeriy Brumel Rocky Marciano Sandy Koufax Joe Montana |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 3:35:53 AM EST
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One I've not seen mentioned. Howard Hill, the archer. I know competitive archery is not a major "sport", but that fellow basically dominated archery for half a century. In that time span, if he decided to compete, he walked away with first place. The guy was a demon with a longbow in his hand.
He did a lot of the archery niche stuff for Hollywood in the old days like shooting stunt men off running horses. 
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:16:31 AM EST
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Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Dale Earnhardt, Wayne Gretzky? Someone else? Who do you think was/is the athlete that was best at what they did and most dominated everyone else in their sport? Cry Young? Babe Ruth? Tom Brady? Greg Maddux? Ted Williams? Wilt Chamberlain? So many. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:24:02 AM EST
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Babe Zaharias
Secretariat |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:27:17 AM EST
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Mohamed Ali
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:27:52 AM EST
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Paul Anderson........no one has topped his 6,270lb back lift
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:31:36 AM EST
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Lance Armstrong - cycling
Ricky Carmichael - supercross |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:32:26 AM EST
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Haven't read the whole thread, I'm midway through page 3 but am I the first to mention Lance Armstrong? Yeah I get it, he was on the juice. So was everyone else. That's how you know it was an even playing field.
It's kind of like the Mr. Olympia. It's an open secret that everyone is on the shit so nobody cares. To that effect I would have to mention Ronnie Coleman. They're still nobody that freakishly big. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:48:40 AM EST
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#48 Lowes Chevrolet, Jimmie Johnson.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:53:45 AM EST
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If your going to bring NASCAR up: Richard Petty.
no one will ever been his win record |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:59:52 AM EST
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If you mean Cael Sanderson from Iowa State - I agree completely. The guy was 159-0 with 4 NCAA titles. He absolutely ruled. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 6:02:50 AM EST
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Reinhold Messner
Sebastian Loeb Edwin Moses Ingemar Stenmark Katarina Witt Pele Al Oerter |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 6:18:10 AM EST
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This guy knows what's up. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Secretariat. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 6:26:02 AM EST
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Rodney Mullen is the greatest,most innovative athlete of our lifetime.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 6:31:45 AM EST
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+1 And on the subject of Lebron James..... Looking at all the Michael Jordan fanboys Quote HistoryQuoted:
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No Lebron??? And on the subject of Lebron James..... Looking at all the Michael Jordan fanboys LeBron is a baby back bitch. |
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