Battle of the Sporting Heroes

[luffy]

Ali, Lewis

 

[Burgey]

Ali, Pele

This.

The only thing a Queensland Origin hero will lose in the next week I think.

 

[biased indian]

Ali & Pele

 

[BoyBrumby]

"Football, football, football"*

Van Basten & Pele.

*Quote from this rather good 90s Nike ad

 

[Jono]

Ali and Pele

 

[Magrat Garlick]

v Basten
Pelé

 

[fredfertang]

The monochrome ones - Ali and Pele

 

[PhoenixFire]

Ali & Pelé

 

[nightprowler10]

Ali and Pele. Sad to see Khan go out, was a nice run.

 

[sledger]

Smitteh.

 

[GIMH]

pele van basten

 

[Simon]

Battle #5
Marco Van Basten 5
vs
Muhammad Ali 15

Battle #6
Wally Lewis 3
vs
Pele 16

 

[Simon]

Round of 16 Battle #7

Steffi Graf (German) - Tennis

Honours
900 Career wins
107 Career titles in singles
11 Career titles in doubles
22 grand slam titles in singles
1988 Olympic gold medalist in singles
1992 Olympic silver medalist in singles
1988 Olympic Bronze medalist in doubles
Ranked #1 for a record 186 consecutive weeks
Won the Grand Slam in 1988 - winning all four majors in a calender year

vs

Ivan Mauger (New Zealand) - Speedway Racer

Honours
6 time world Champion
2 time New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
3 time World 1000m Longtrack champion
2 time World Pairs champion
4 time World Team speedway champion
4 time European champion
4 time British champion
Most Individual championship wins (9)
First Person to Win World Speedway and Longtrack in same year

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Round of 16 Battle #8

Ayrton Senna (Brazillian) - Formula 1 Motor Racing

Honours
161 career GP races
41 career wins
80 career podium finishes
65 career pole positions
3 time World Champion
614 career championship points
19 career fastest laps
3rd most career victories
Most career wins at Monaco (6)

vs

Tim Cahill (Australian) - Football

Honours
344 career club games for Millwall and Everton
89 career club goals
31 International caps for Australia
14 International goals
2004 Oceania Footballer of the Year
First Australian to score at World Cup Finals
Leading Australian goal scorer at World Cup Finals
2004 FA Cup Runner Up

 

[BoyBrumby]

Mauger & Senna. Motorsport ftw.

 

[Jamee999]

Steffi and Senna.

 

[Blewy]

Graf and Cahill (especially after the interview last night )

 

[cameeel]

Graf
-1 Cahill

 

[NUFAN]

Graf and Cahill (especially after the interview last night )

This.

Jumped around excitedly more often watching Cahill.

 

[ripper868]

Stiffi
Timmeh

 

[Burgey]

Graf

and