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Athletes across time
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:41 pm
How would previous greats fair in the game now?
Babe Ruth in the MLB today?
Billy Cannon in ncaa football?
Ali vs mayweather?
Other examples are welcome.
Babe Ruth in the MLB today?
Billy Cannon in ncaa football?
Ali vs mayweather?
Other examples are welcome.
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Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:42 pm to BoogaBear
More sports board
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:42 pm to BoogaBear
Bruce Jenner in the decathlon?
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:43 pm to BoogaBear
Baseball, boxing, tennis, golf, and those sports I think would transfer ok.
Football and basketball would not.
Football and basketball would not.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:47 pm to BoogaBear
They would all suck. Too old /dead.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:48 pm to BoogaBear
if only we had a board that was for discussions on sports and other sporty things
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:52 pm to BoogaBear
Ruth would still be good
Cannon would play for a mid major or maybe be a preferred walk-on at a big school at best
Ali would crush Mayweather. Ali was a 6'3" heavyweight. Mayweather is a 5'8" featherweight to light middleweight
Cannon would play for a mid major or maybe be a preferred walk-on at a big school at best
Ali would crush Mayweather. Ali was a 6'3" heavyweight. Mayweather is a 5'8" featherweight to light middleweight
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:00 pm to BoogaBear
Ali would wreck shop in boxing, fact.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:01 pm to BoogaBear
quote:
How would previous greats fair in the game now?
Judging by Olympic times/records/feats, most would be pretty middling. Some would stand out. I think Jim Brown would more than hold his own today.
quote:
Ali vs mayweather?
Ali was a heavyweight. He would kill Mayweather.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:02 pm to BoogaBear
quote:
Ali vs mayweather?
Mayweather was fast in his heyday. Ali = big and fast. no contest.
Frazier would have killed Mayweather.
Heck, a lot of the all time middleweights would have, too.
bitzy vs truck. clean up the puddle.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:03 pm to BoogaBear
quote:
Ali vs mayweather?
Ali would literally be able to insert himself into whichever one of Mayweather's holes he wanted to, but that's mainly because of the size difference.
I think most greats from 50+ years ago would be able to play today, although not at the level of dominance they enjoyed in their time.
This post was edited on 2/24/15 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:13 pm to BoogaBear
Across all fields of endeavor, not just in sports, generally speaking the greats of 20 years ago would not fare particularly well against the greats of today. They'd still be pretty decent, but no longer great. Of course it gets worse the further back you go.
In some cases (NFL field goal kicking) it's really obvious, in others (baseball pitching) less so, but it's still there.
In some cases (NFL field goal kicking) it's really obvious, in others (baseball pitching) less so, but it's still there.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:32 pm to BoogaBear
You just mentioned 3 guys; Ali, Cannon & Ruth who could play at the highest level no matter which generation or decade they were in.
Great.
quote:
How would previous greats fair in the game now?
Great.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:41 pm to BoogaBear
quote:Would suck
Babe Ruth in the MLB today?
quote:would suck
Billy Cannon in ncaa football?
quote:Would probably destroy Mayweather
Ali vs mayweather?
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:41 pm to BoogaBear
quote:
Ali vs mayweather?
Ali would be a 1000-1 favorite
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:42 pm to BoogaBear
quote:
Ali vs mayweather
DaFuk??
Ali fought at 6'3 215lbs
Mayweather fights at 5'8 151
They wouldn't be in the same ring
Posted on 2/24/15 at 10:24 pm to BoogaBear
Billy cannon wouldn't make the scout team at LSU today
Prob ran a 4.6 at 215 lbs
Prob ran a 4.6 at 215 lbs
Posted on 2/24/15 at 10:56 pm to BoogaBear
1925 edition Babe Ruth is nothing more than a minor league player in 2015 IMO. But that doesn't mean he still isn't one of the greatest players of all time. An athlete's greatness should be measured by how he stacked up against his own generation. But I like thinking about things like this as well.
Cannon would probably be at a Southeastern type school.
Cannon would probably be at a Southeastern type school.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 10:58 pm to BoogaBear
You can't compare greatness in terms of eras. With that being said, none of them would even be close to as good as there were today.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 11:09 pm to BoogaBear
Ruth and all of the other old timey baseball players wouldn't stand a chance in today's game. Which is funny how baseball writers out all these modern players up against freaking Honus Wagner.
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