Top 20 Sportsmen of All Time

**clash-of-da-ash** Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:03 pm

Here is my top 20 sportmen of All Time

1. Michael Phelps- Swimming
2. Max Woosnam- Soccer,Cricket,Tennis,Snooker
3. Diego Maradona- Soccer
4. Joe Frazier- Boxing
5. Haile Gebrselassie- Athletics
6. Jack Nicklaus- Golf
7. Michael Jordan- Basketball
8. Jona Lumu- Rugby
9. Mohammed Ali- Boxing
10. Roger Federer- Tennis
11. Usain Bolt- Athletics
12. Pat Spillane- Gaelic Football
13. Garth Edwards- Rugby
14. Pete Sampras- Tennis
15. Ian Botham- Cricket and Soccer
16. Mark McGwire- Baseball
17. Wilt Chaimberlain- Basketball
18. Jimmy Barry-Murphy- Football and Hurling
19. Michael Schumacher- Motor Racing
20. Joe Montana- American Football

**Jayo Cluxton** Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:33 pm

Good thread Clash - gonna have to have a long think about this one ...

Guest Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:41 pm

In no particular order

Stephen Roache cycling
Ali boxing
Roger Federrer tennis
Tiger Woods golf
Lance Armstrong cycling
Jonah Lomu rugby
Christy Ring hurling
Pele soccer
Maradonna soccer
Zidane soccer
Michael Jordan basketball
Carol Lewis athletics
Jack Nicklaus golf
Ruby Walshe Racing
Vincent OBrien Racing
Aidan OBrien Racing
Manny Pacquio Boxing
maurice Fitzgerald football
Stephen Hendry Snooker
Zola Budd Athletics

**clash-of-da-ash** Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:42 pm

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Good thread Clash - gonna have to have a long think about this one ...

Kind of stole your idea from yesterday. Laughing

**bocerty** Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:56 pm

samin10 wrote:In no particular order

Stephen Roache cycling
Ali boxing
Roger Federrer tennis
Tiger Woods golf
Lance Armstrong cycling
Jonah Lomu rugby
Christy Ring hurling
Pele soccer
Maradonna soccer
Zidane soccer
Michael Jordan basketball
Carol Lewis athletics
Jack Nicklaus golf
Ruby Walshe Racing
Vincent OBrien Racing
Aidan OBrien Racing
Manny Pacquio Boxing
maurice Fitzgerald football
Stephen Hendry Snooker
Zola Budd Athletics

when did Zola Budd become a sportsman

**bald eagle** Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:59 pm

No particular order, my Top 3 -

Eric Moussambani - Swimming
Eddie Edwards - Ski Jumping
Trevor Misapeka - Athletics

**Jayo Cluxton** Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:10 pm

Marion Jones
Lance Armstrong
Michelle Smyth
Dwain Chambers
Stephen Roche
Maradona
Ben Johnson
Barry Bonds
Marco Pantani
Lassie Viren
Florence Griffith-Joiner
Adrian Mutu
Linford Christie
Ronnie O’Sullivan
CJ Hunter
Martina Hingis
Rene Higuita
Michael Phelps
Edgar Davids
Greg Rusedski

**bald eagle** Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:13 pm

Very good Jayo, i like it!! Twisted Evil

Guest Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:16 pm

bocerty wrote:
samin10 wrote:In no particular order

Stephen Roache cycling
Ali boxing
Roger Federrer tennis
Tiger Woods golf
Lance Armstrong cycling
Jonah Lomu rugby
Christy Ring hurling
Pele soccer
Maradonna soccer
Zidane soccer
Michael Jordan basketball
Carol Lewis athletics
Jack Nicklaus golf
Ruby Walshe Racing
Vincent OBrien Racing
Aidan OBrien Racing
Manny Pacquio Boxing
maurice Fitzgerald football
Stephen Hendry Snooker
Zola Budd Athletics

when did Zola Budd become a sportsman

Good point, thought it was sports people. Thought i would have to put at least one female in to keep the girls happy. Although she could have passed as a man Very Happy

Jayo, you're obviously being smart with your answer. Dont know why you have Lance Armstrong in there.

Guest Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:17 pm

Or stephen Roache. Why no Aidan O'Mahony???????????

**Jayo Cluxton** Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:18 pm

samin10 wrote:Jayo, you're obviously being smart with your answer. Dont know why you have Lance Armstrong in there.

Smart? Moi? .............

Guest Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:50 pm

1. Cassius Clay (USA)
2. Jerry Rice (USA)
3. Diego Maradona (Argentina)
4. Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
5. Michael Phelps (USA)
6. Ian Thorpe (Australia)
7. Carl Lewis (USA)
8. Michael Jordan (USA)
9. Joe Montana (USA)
10. Tiger Woods (USA)
11. Pele (Brazil)
12. Franz Beckenbaur (Germany)
13. Haile Gabresaille (Kenya)
14. Jesse Owens (USA)
15. Joe Louis (USA)
16. Roger Federer (Switzerland)
17. Lester Piggott (UK)
18. Kenesia Bekele (Ethopia)
19. Joe Namath (USA)
20. Hicham El Gourraj (Morocco)

They are in particular order!

**clash-of-da-ash** Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:53 pm

Read about this guy Max Woosnam. Won an olympic gold, wimbledon title, captained england soccer team, scored a century at Lords in cricket, scored 147 in snooker,beat a fellow tennis player in table tennis using a butter knife as a bat and was also a scratch golfer.

**Jayo Cluxton** Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:03 pm

clash-of-da-ash wrote:Read about this guy Max Woosnam. Won an olympic gold, wimbledon title, captained england soccer team, scored a century at Lords in cricket, scored 147 in snooker,beat a fellow tennis player in table tennis using a butter knife as a bat and was also a scratch golfer.

Ah come on Clash - was he in the Victor or the Scorcher!!!

**Jayo Cluxton** Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:05 pm

Ha ha Clash - I wiki'ed him and it says he beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis with the bread knife!!!!!!!!! Razz

**GAA-Fan** Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:17 pm

This is a list of my modern day sports heroes. Going to do it by sport rather than do a top 20.

Gaelic Football - Keiran McGeeney
Boxing - Floyd Mayweather
Fourmula 1 - Michael Schumacher
Soccer - Steven Gerrard
Tennis - Roger Fedderer
Baseball - Mark McGwire
Ice Hockey - Marty McSorley
Rugby Union - Brian O'Driscoll
Golf - Padraig Harrington - Never really watched anyone else.
Snooker - Ronnie O'Sullivan

**clash-of-da-ash** Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:23 pm

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Ha ha Clash - I wiki'ed him and it says he beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis with the bread knife!!!!!!!!!

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**bald eagle** Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:25 pm

clash-of-da-ash wrote:Read about this guy Max Woosnam. Won an olympic gold, wimbledon title, captained england soccer team, scored a century at Lords in cricket, scored 147 in snooker,beat a fellow tennis player in table tennis using a butter knife as a bat and was also a scratch golfer.

I heard he could do the 100m in 3 seconds flat and blew thunderbolts out of his ass! Very Happy

**black&white** Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:30 pm

I though that Max Woosnam thing was another Wikipedia wind-up the first time I heard of it, but there seems to be a fair few things about him.

Is he actually real, or is it some big in-joke that sports journalists are playing on us?

Here's more on the great man

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**patrique** Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:26 pm

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Today at 2:10 pmMarion Jones
Lance Armstrong
Michelle Smyth
Dwain Chambers
Stephen Roche
Maradona
Ben Johnson
Barry Bonds
Marco Pantani
Lassie Viren
Florence Griffith-Joiner
Adrian Mutu
Linford Christie
Ronnie O’Sullivan
CJ Hunter
Martina Hingis
Rene Higuita
Michael Phelps
Edgar Davids
Greg Rusedski

You could add me to that list Jayo.

However, I still cannot see why sports people get banned over social drugs. OK to drink 70 cans of lager and beat up the wife, but do not smoke a spliff?

Weird world.

**clash-of-da-ash** Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:40 pm

black&white wrote:I though that Max Woosnam thing was another Wikipedia wind-up the first time I heard of it, but there seems to be a fair few things about him.

Is he actually real, or is it some big in-joke that sports journalists are playing on us?

Here's more on the great man

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I found this on the official Wimbledon web site which should be an accurate source.

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