Battle of the Sporting Heroes

[luffy]

Provan and Armstrong

 

[Jono]

Gretsky and Ali

Lol, woah...

Make that Johnson and Armstrong

 

[BoyBrumby]

Johnson & Louis.

Johnson really did seem to be on another level to the field for most of his career and was racing history more than his supposed opponents.

Louis actually retired as the reigning champion and had only one (avenged) defeat to Schmelling spoling his record before his tax woes forced him to comeback when he was past his prime. Armstrong's record, as impressive as it is, is tainted. Not really so much for the (alleged) drug use (when in Rome) as his persistent denials which, when weighed up with the evidence, are insulting to the intelligence. Wish him all the best on his comeback tho...

 

[biased indian]

Montana and Louis

 

[Simon]

Battle #15
Michael Johnson 8
Joe Montana 5
Norm Provan 4

Battle #16
Lance Armstrong 12
Joe Louis 4
Annika Sorenstam 1

 

[Simon]

Battle #17

Bjorn Borg (Swedish) - Tennis

Honours
597 career match wins
11 grand slam titles
4 time Grand slam runner up
63 career ATP titles
109 weeks at world number 1
4 career doubles titles
Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987

vs

Sir Bobby Charlton (English) - Football

Honours
606 career club matches for Manchester United
225 career club goals
106 career international caps for England
49 career international goals
1966 World Cup winner
3 time League champion
1968 European cup winner
1963 FA cup winner
Knighted in 1994
Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame

vs

John McEnroe (American) - Tennis

Honours
875 career match wins
7 time grand slam winner
4 time grand slam runner up
3 time Tour championship winner
77 career ATP titles
170 weeks at world number 1
71 career doubles titles
World Number 1 doubles player
1981 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

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Battle #18

Jahangir Khan (Pakistani) - Squash

Honours
10 time British Open Champion (in a row)
6 time World Open Champion
555 consecutive match wins
1993 World Team championship winner with Pakistan
Time Magazine has named Jahangir as one of Asia's Heroes in the last 60 years
Winner of most squash titles in history

vs

Dale Earnhardt (American) - Motor Racing

Honours
7 time Winston Cup Series champion
4 time IROC champion
Listed as one of NASCARS 50 greatest drivers of all (2nd)
2006 International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee
76 career wins
22 career poles
428 career top tens

vs

Carl Lewis (American) - Athletics

Honours
9 Olympic Gold Medals
1 Olympic Silver medal
8 time World Championship Gold Medalist
3 time Mens track and field Athlete of the Year
2 time United International Press Athlete of the Year
2 time Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
Voted IOC Sportsman of the Century
SI Magazine Olympian of the Century

 

[Blewy]

Sir Bobby & Carl Lewis

 

[Burgey]

Sir Bobby & Carl Lewis

This.

Borg and McEnroe both utter greats, but they almost cancel each other out in this battle.

 

[Johnners]

Charlton & Earnhardt

 

[nightprowler10]

Jahangir Khan - legend.

 

[Anil]

borg and charlton

 

[Simon]

borg and charlton

Cant vote for 2 in the same battle mate.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Sir Bobby Charlton and Carl Lewis

 

[Anil]

Cant vote for 2 in the same battle mate.

ok everyone has a vs between them so i thought they are all battling against each other...anyway charlton and lewis for me...

 

[pinchy81]

Sir Bobby and Earnhardt

 

[biased indian]

Borg and lewis

 

[fredfertang]

Sir Bobby and Carl Lewis

 

[andyc]

Charlton and, after reading his wikipedia page, Jahangir Khan. 555 consecutive wins is incredible.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Borg, Jahangir

 

[NUFAN]

Bjorn Borg and Jahangir Khan