Who Would You Be ?

The Gipper

@londonbrown said:

Snooker is an English thing, we had all four semi finalists in the World Championship this year

I love playing snooker, great game.

Well, when I was in Ireland I saw a bit of sports on TV and heard some talk on radio.....and the discussion was pretty much exclusive to futbol and snooker. (This was spring...perhaps hurley is more summer/fall?). So snooker seemed big to me give the coverage it was being given.

Here is a video on the rules.....a variation on pool. Snooker is not big over here.

LondonBrown

I would bet then that it was the time around the world championships which are held in March/April

The Gipper

@londonbrown said:
I would bet then that it was the time around the world championships which are held in March/April

Late April was possible, though I think it was May.

TexasAg1969

@comeonman said:
I agree, for the money he gets paid I would be Floyd. If you're saying boxers aren't real athletes though, you are completely out of your fucking mind.

No I'm saying it's a screwed up game designed to make maximum money for all. Why did this fight take so long to happen? Both too busy making money beating up lesser boxers. Fight game is just corrupt is all I'm saying.

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

No I'm saying it's a screwed up game designed to make maximum money for all. Why did this fight take so long to happen? Both too busy making money beating up lesser boxers. Fight game is just corrupt is all I'm saying.

It didn't make a nickel off of me.

larryfine

Hi all. Jim Brown. Played in an era where the majority of the players he played against weren't any good plus he weighed more than 90% of the scrubs who tried to tackle him. Plus, he could get away with raping and beating woman and nothing was ever done about it. What a time!

Go Browns!!

WalterWhite

^ Can we fucking ban this guy?

BaconHound

Eldrick Tont Tiger Woods

Suomi

Michael Jordan. Not for the loot, chicks, or golf. But for the unequaled ability to absolutely pwn anybody that checked him. He's the GOAT - and it's not even debatable. LeBro...who? Puh-leeze.

RoyceRolls

Lebron would guard MJ far better than MJ would guard Lebron.

I'd like to see 26 year old Lebron drive the basket on 26 year old MJ so everyone clutching their VCRs and Space Jam footie pajamas could get the idea.

Suomi

@roycerolls said:

Lebron would guard MJ far better than MJ would guard Lebron.

I'd like to see 26 year old Lebron drive the basket on 26 year old MJ so everyone clutching their VCRs and Space Jam footie pajamas could get the idea.

The result would be a traveling call on James as Michael would have locked him up. MJ was a 9X NBA All-Defensive First Teamer - and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year when he was 25.

gumby73

One on One:: It would be Jack vs. Tiger in Prime. Ali vs. Mayweather in any weight class. B-Ball to me is a Team sport, One 7 Game Series Heat vs. Bulls would be a better judge IMO..

Zombo

@larryfine said:
Hi all. Jim Brown. Played in an era where the majority of the players he played against weren't any good plus he weighed more than 90% of the scrubs who tried to tackle him.

Idiots love to mention the size of the guys tackling him without mentioning the size of the guys blocking for him.

Jim Brown's offensive line 1964

RT Monte Clark 6'6, 265

RG Gene Hickerson 6'3 248

C John Morrow 6'3 244

LG John Wooten 6'2 235

LT Dick Schafrath 6'3 253

TE Johnny Brewer 6'4 230

Demarco Murray's offensive line 2014

RT Doug Free 6'6 324 (+59)

RG Zack Martin 6'4 308 (+60)

C Travis Frederick 6'4 312 (+68)

LG Ronald leary 6'3 324 (+89)

LT Tyron Smith 6'5 290 (+37)

TE Jason Whitten 6'5 257 (+27)

That is 340 extra pounds of beef to run behind.

Zombo

The Gipper

@suomi said:
The result would be a traveling call on James as Michael would have locked him up. MJ was a 9X NBA All-Defensive First Teamer - and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year when he was 25.

MJ was good, but he got those defensive player of the year awards on reputation basically. Rodman and Pippin were probably better defenders on his own team.

PoeticG

A great offense is the best defense...

sisky fringo

@the-gipper said:
There are only 4 major spectator sports....unless you are including golf or auto racing. Volleyball, Lacrosse, soccer, have not crossed the threshold into being major yet.

ur sleeping Gip.

Bj Penn or Connor Shaw, either one. even Aldo or Big Rig Johnny Hendricks would be cool.

The Gipper

@sisky-fringo said:

ur sleeping Gip.

Bj Penn or Connor Shaw, either one. even Aldo or Big Rig Johnny Hendricks would be cool.

What are you talking about. What does that have to do with what is a "major sport" in this country. Just because a sport calls itself "Major League" doesn't make it so. If that were the case, then the MLL would be considered a major sport. Or the MISL.

Opal312

I would have to be Martina Laveratova without being gay. Or Serena or Venus.

DieHardBrownsFan

@opal312 said:
I would have to be Martina Laveratova without being gay. Or Serena or Venus.

sisky fringo

@the-gipper said:
What are you talking about. What does that have to do with what is a "major sport" in this country. Just because a sport calls itself "Major League" doesn't make it so. If that were the case, then the MLL would be considered a major sport. Or the MISL.

u still missed it. maybe you failed to recognize the sport at all with it being less than 30 years old, or perhaps intentionally omitted it...regardless you seem to not have recognized any of the names and/or also lacked the knowledge or interest to google any of them, although currently incredibly mainstream and relevant. it's not my job to promote the UFC, Dana White does a good enough job himself...and while i'm sure you are aware of it, you obviously have no interest in it so i will pass and instead rest my case. but it's certainly worthy of being top 5, not just in the States but also in the world.