ESPN ranks Floyd Mayweather, Jr as the 17th best athlete of the last 20 years.

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  1. LordSouness

    LordSouness Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You just made two contradicting points. If Federer won most of his titles young, surely that means Nadal should have passed him already?
     
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  2. afterglow

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    Yes it sure is.

    In other news, broken glass is the most important surface in hockey.
     
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  3. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Wrong?

    Because Nadal has been plagued with injuries?

    He's been plagued with injuries for years now and hasn't been in top form.

    And being at 14 at this age is a magnificent feat. In 5 years, he'll have more than 17, you can BOOK it. :yep
     
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  4. Stallion

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    Hard to make such a comparison between the sports.

    Guys like F1 drivers (Schumacher), tennis (Federer, Nadal), track & field (Bolt), football (Messi, Ronaldo), basketball (Jordan) etc probably occupy the top spots.

    I guess that Greco-roman wrestler Karelin is also up there.
     
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  5. afterglow

    afterglow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "But it's not fair for a surface to be fast." "Actual Nadal quote".






















    Ok, maybe not an actual quote. :rofl
     
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  6. MVC!

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    Get it right, it's tennis (Nadal, Federer).

    But #1 has to go to Jordan, his dominance, how he has transcended basketball, sports in general will never be replicated ever again.

    Closest one we've seen is Tiger.
     
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  7. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Yup and he's still Nadal's ***** even on non-clay courts. :thumbsup

    23-10. :oops:
     
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  8. Stallion

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    In terms of accomplishments, respect and recognition in tennis, Federer is still #1.

    I agree Jordan ranks pretty high, perhaps not #1 though.

    Tiger?
     
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  9. afterglow

    afterglow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This post is stronger than Roger's backhand. :deal
     
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  10. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Floyd can't compare to Nadal and Federer. They faced the best of their era. Floyd faced Diego Corrales.
     
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  11. MVC!

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    In terms of h2h, it's Nadal (23-10), he's also 5 years younger.

    He will surpass that 17 in 3-4 years.

    So get it right, it's Nadal.

    How the hell is Jordan not #1, you are not serious?

    Tiger transcended sports for many years until recently (Mental destruction, scandal)
     
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  12. afterglow

    afterglow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    His knees won't allow that to happen.

    That and stricter PED testing.
     
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  13. afterglow

    afterglow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :smoke All that needs to be said.
     
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  14. MVC!

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    1. He'll come back fresh

    2. He's not on PEDS. :hi:
     
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  15. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Barry Bonds was as dominant an athlete as Jordan IMO, but he cheated. Hell Pedro Martinez at his peak was on Jordan's level. The fact that he was so much freaking better than everyone else.
     
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