Battle of the Sporting Heroes

[Johnners]

Gah, can't belive i'd forgotten to Nominate:

Michael Voss - WAG

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Second Ervine 'Magic' Johnson

 

[BoyBrumby]

Don't have anymore seconds, but ten noms still and some huge names not been even nominated that I can see:

Nominate:

John Eales
Martin Johnson
Jesse Owens
Brian Bevan (770 tries in 702 league games)
Jimmy McGrory (410 league goals in 408 games for Celtic)
Joe Calzaghe
Kieron Cunningham (blatant stedly bait)

 

[grecian]

Don't have anymore seconds, but ten noms still and some huge names not been even nominated that I can see:

Nominate:

John Eales
Martin Johnson
Jesse Owens
Brian Bevan (770 tries in 702 league games)
Jimmy McGrory (410 league goals in 408 games for Celtic)
Joe Calzaghe
Kieron Cunningham (blatant stedly bait)

Owens already been nommed and seconded, as for your other picks, WHOOOOO? Apart from Calzaghe who I don't second on the basis he Welsh, obviously.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Owens already been nommed and seconded, as for your other picks, WHOOOOO? Apart from Calzaghe who I don't second on the basis he Welsh, obviously.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Owens already been nommed and seconded, as for your other picks, WHOOOOO? Apart from Calzaghe who I don't second on the basis he Welsh, obviously.

Hammersmith's finest, TTYTT.

& young Vimes has it; august egg chasers from both codes.

EDIT: Except Jimmy McGrory, obv. You clearly didn't grow up with a Celtic supporting uncle...

 

[The Sean]

Second Ealesy if I have any left.

 

[grecian]

Nah can't second Calzaghe, when neither of these blokes are in, savagery.

 

[Uppercut]

Second Ryan Giggs.

 

[Johnners]

Don't have anymore seconds, but ten noms still and some huge names not been even nominated that I can see:

Nominate:

John Eales
Martin Johnson
Jesse Owens
Brian Bevan (770 tries in 702 league games)
Jimmy McGrory (410 league goals in 408 games for Celtic)
Joe Calzaghe
Kieron Cunningham (blatant stedly bait)

Johnson has been nominated AND seconded itbt.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Johnson has been nominated AND seconded itbt.

Missed it. Owens too. Gonna play the "on serious amounts of opiates just now" card again.

 

[Johnners]

2nd time in the past week or so I've got you itbt

 

[Simon]

John Eales was already in as well.

According to my count we have 95 people seconded. I'll randomly choose 1 more person that was nominated to make the up the battles..

That person is: Joe Montana

 

[Simon]

Miscounted yet again, still needed two more.

The two extras chosen at random are: Raul & Michael Voss

 

[Simon]

Battle #1

Allan Langer (Australian) - Rugby League

Honours
4 Australian Rugby League premierships with Brisbane
2 Time World Cup Winner
1992 Clive Churchill Medal - Man of the Match in grand final
1992 Dally M Medal and Rothmans Medals for Best player in game
Halfback in Queensland Team of the cenutry
34 State of Origin matches for Queensland
23 Test Matches for Australia
258 games for Brisbane Broncos

vs

Roy Keane (Irish) - Football

Honours
7 English Permier League titles with Manchester United
4 FA Cup titles with Manchester United
1999 Champions League winner with Manchester United
2006 Scottish Premier League winner with Celtic
2000 PFA and FWA footballer of the year
2004 Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame
323 Games for Manchester United
114 Games for Nottingham Forrest
10 Games for Celtic
66 Caps for Republic of Ireland

vs

Kostya Tzsyu (Australian) - Boxing

Honours
Career record of 31-2 (As a professional)
Career record of 259-11 (As an amatuer)
11 time IBF Light Welterweight Championship of the World
9 time WBC Light Welterweight Championship of the World
5 time WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World


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Battle #2

Craig Lowndes (Australian) - Motor Racing

Honours
3 times V8 Supercars Series champion
4 times V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000 winner
32 crace wins
63 podium finishes

vs

Wayne Carey (Australian) - Australian Rules Football

Honours
2 times Premiership winner with North Melbourne
7 times All Australian (4 as captain)
2 times Leigh Matthews Trophy winner for Players association best player
Named in North Melbourne team of the century (as captain)
Named in top 50 players of all time
244 games for North Melbourne
28 games for Adeialde Crows

vs

Robin Friday (English) - Football

Honours
Voted Reading's Player of the Millenium
Chosen as Striker in Readings Best ever XI
Named as Cardiff's all time cult hero
121 career games for Reading
46 goals for Reading

 

[Johnners]

Kostya Tzsyu
Craig Lowndes - WAG

 

[BoyBrumby]

Tzsyu not an Australian, clearly. Represented Australia, but always held onto his Russian passport too.

Keane & Friday, anyway.

 

[Uppercut]

Keano and Friday (as Carey's a tit and driving a car isn't a sport).

 

[grecian]

Are we allowed to abstain or neg voting?

If so I abstain for the first battle or I'll neg the Bryan Robson wannabe, Keane.

Friday

 

[Johnners]

Keano and Friday (as Carey's a tit and driving a car isn't a sport).

IYO, thankfully not everyone shares it.