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Thread: The top 5 most physically gifted athletes of all time (In no particular order)

post 1643722763 07-27-2021, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted By DavidEaslea⏩
1. Bo Jackson
2. Lebron James
3. Mike Tyson
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Shaq
It'd be hard to argue any of these, but I think MJ has the highest vertical ever recorded by an NBA player. It's been analyzed in Youtube videos where he clearly can jump with his head above the rim. And his hands were very wide and long compared to his body size, one of the largest ratios in NBA history. Not to mention no one else in his family was very tall, and he was rarely injured.

From the stories I've heard about Wilt Chamberlain though, he probably takes the cake. Surprisingly strong for his size and very fast.

Bo Jackson exceled at two sports, definitely should be on there. I might even replace Tyson with Deion Sanders.

Lebron James, rarely hurt, can't stand the guy, but he could have been an NFL receiver too. Freak of an athlete.

Shaq...I just wish he worked harder to reach his full potential.
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post 1643722923 07-27-2021, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted By _zman⏩
It'd be hard to argue any of these, but I think MJ has the highest vertical ever recorded by an NBA player. It's been analyzed in Youtube videos where he clearly can jump with his head above the rim. And his hands were very wide and long compared to his body size, one of the largest ratios in NBA history. Not to mention no one else in his family was very tall, and he was rarely injured.

From the stories I've heard about Wilt Chamberlain though, he probably takes the cake. Surprisingly strong for his size and very fast.
MJ isn't even close to highest vertical. Lmao.
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post 1643722933 07-27-2021, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted By EasternHammer⏩
From this list I would keep Wilt, none of the rest. Karelin, Naim Suleymanoglu, Usain, Ashton Eaton, Phelps all come to mind as well. Jesse Owens would get heavy consideration as well.
Love Owens but the advancements in today's tech and even the human body is different than compared to even the 20-30's. He'd struggle to make the Olympic team
post 1643723023 07-27-2021, 02:52 PM
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Tyson is the most overrated boxer of all time. I love the man, but he isn't even a top 10 heavyweight, but absolute casuals think he is the goat across all weight classes. It's absurd.
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post 1643723093 07-27-2021, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted By HayZues
Tyson is the most overrated boxer of all time. I love the man, but he isn't even a top 10 heavyweight, but absolute casuals think he is the goat across all weight classes. It's absurd.
This is very true unfortunately. He had the gifts to be a top 5 HW tho. He couldn't last even in today's era a HE either tho, he's too short
post 1643723653 07-27-2021, 03:03 PM
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I agree with OP’s list, but I’d definitely take Tyson out & swap in MJ for the # 3 spot. I’d also possibly swap out Shaq for Herschel Walker, but it’s debatable.
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post 1643723783 07-27-2021, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted By DavidEaslea⏩
1. Bo Jackson
2. Lebron James
3. Mike Tyson
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Shaq
Came in expecting list of yank sports no one else plays

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post 1643723993 07-27-2021, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted By HayZues
MJ isn't even close to highest vertical. Lmao.
Not only did he have the highest vertical, other than MAYBE Wilt Chamberlain, he also likely had the longest hang time, nearly 1 second.

MJ's vertical was never measured at his peak performance either. Maybe do a little research.
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post 1643724083 07-27-2021, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted By SuperHercules⏩
You're just picking guys who are good at sports that you like, you incel retard


Maybe pick people who have achieved proper athletic feats like Usain Bolt instead of a tall guy who can put a ball through a hoop. Let me know when Shaq or Lebitch can do something like this


That’s a really cool video but just I’m a low-level stunt man & a really good natural athlete, but I can do a lot of these things. Ik people who are better at tricking & martial arts than this dude.

Lebitch or Shaq would still cuck all of us or the guy in that video in a fight, pick-up game, or most other sports just based on sheer size/height/power.
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Mike Tyson deserves massive props for becoming WBC champ at 20 years old, but his career became tainted and he ended up losing 6 (5 by KO).

Lennox Lewis would be a better pick for me as although he lost twice he was able to avenge both times. Best all-rounder at heavyweight imo.

In all sports, Usain Bolt was just a freak of nature. Fastest ever living man and he was strolling on lap times that other sprinters couldn't get close to.
post 1643724453 07-27-2021, 03:14 PM
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Love how OP made a list of 5 athletes that most people outside of the USA would only recognize 1-2 names from lmao.
post 1643724623 07-27-2021, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted By SuperHercules⏩
You obviously have no experience and very little knowledge of fighting

Not sure if this guy in the vid I posted is a good fighter because he's basically just doing stunts, but someone like Khabib for example would demolish Lebitch 100 out of 100 times
They have weight classes for a reason, dumbass. I have plenty of experience fighting. I’ve competed in boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, & TKD.With a few years of training, I guarantee Lebron could beat Khabob. No matter how long he trains, Khabob will never beat Lebron in bball.
post 1643724643 07-27-2021, 03:16 PM
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3 pages and no Larry Allen?

Dude can bench 700 pounds and chase down speedy linebackers

post 1643724763 07-27-2021, 03:17 PM
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Just LOL at leaving out Cristiano Ronaldo. Some of you nerds should try watching other sports instead of living in your own world when making these lists.
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post 1643725533 07-27-2021, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted By NMS3⏩
Just LOL at leaving out Cristiano Ronaldo. Some of you nerds should try watching other sports instead of living in your own world when making these lists.
Agree that Ronaldo is incredible, but he's not head and shoulders above the competition. Lionel Messi has the most Ballon d'Or wins at 6.

Then you go back a few years and you have players like Ronaldinho and even the original Ronaldo who it could be argued are some way ahead of him.
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Deontay Wilder maybe? Dude would be a hall of famer if he could actually box.
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Originally Posted By NMS3⏩
Just LOL at leaving out Cristiano Ronaldo. Some of you nerds should try watching other sports instead of living in your own world when making these lists.
I'm not sure I could put a soccer player as a gifted athlete above the ones listed. Yes, they're athletic. They run around a lot, need to be quick, with ball skills, and understand the game mentally. But they don't exactly require much power or strength in their sport. Their chance for injury due to lack of contact is low as well. Injury resistance is what made a lot of athletes great compared to their peers. Which makes them gifted. Athletes like Gale Sayers or Tracy McGrady could be on this list, but injuries ruined em.
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i dont know about "physically" gifted but the man did it on talent and hustle alone. no roids needed. Pete Rose..

skill, determinization and a love for the game and never needed the roids to get here he did.
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Originally Posted By Assassin
Probably some random in the Circ De Sole who can climb up a telephone pole faster than a cat is the most athletic goat.
Do you mean Cirque Du Soleil? lol
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Will make a note to neg on spread for Lebron James .


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Greg Inglis in the NRL Rugby League. Could play every position, and would have make it in any other sport like NFL. Strength, speed, power, agility, power etc at 6'5/240
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I bet Sugar Ray Robinson wasn't on anyone's "list." I believe he still holds the best record in boxing, pound-for-pound.

Simone Biles, Venus Williams and Amanda Nunes would be on anyone's list, as well.
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