Is Floyd Mayweather the greatest athlete of all time?

[JStrez]

Best overall athlete? Gotta be Herschel Walker

Considered the all time college football player, played in the NFL, on the Olympic Bobsled team, Mixed Martial Arts fighter, Fifth Degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and danced in the ballet.

I think they also tested his physical attributes when he was like 45, and he scored off the charts.

From a purely athletic all around athlete, I don't think anyone is better than Walker.

[AlexDeLasFlores]

Mike Tyson said that Julio Caesar Chavez had like a 70 win streak and over 100 fights. So no

[Slaydom]

I gotta go with Michael Phelps on this one. Greatest Olympian, has all the credentials, and perfect physique for the sport.

In terms of pure raw athleticism I’m thinking maybe Bo Jackson.

Floyd is the best at his sport. Boxing is all about “Hit guy and don’t get hit” and he’s better at it than anyone.

Swimmer cannot be greatest athlete.


Nobody walks up to someone and challenge them to a swimming race.

[QuentinSutpen]

Babe Ruth

[andrew28]

Swimmer cannot be greatest athlete.


Nobody walks up to someone and challenge them to a swimming race.

And nobody walks up to someone and challenges them to a decathlon either. It’s still an insane accomplishment that’s never happened before in the sport.

For fuks sake, the guy’s gotta eat 12,000 calories a day in training just to stay out of a catabolic state. No wonder he smoked weed.

[POTA]

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth was nothing more than a fat old man with little girl legs. And here's something I just found out recently — he wasn't really a sultan.

[badbl00d]

No. Great Boxer, wouldn't call him a great athlete though. Physically in his Prime Lebron had the most athletic potential. 6'9" 250-260. Could run, and jump out the gym. With the right training he could probably dominate any sport he entered.

[QuentinSutpen]

Babe Ruth was nothing more than a fat old man with little girl legs. And here's something I just found out recently — he wasn't really a sultan.

He broke a ton of records; hit more homeruns than whole teams combined; changed the game permanently from bunting and stealing bases to hitting homeruns).

Outside baseball, he became one of the biggest names in American history, on-par with apple pies and milkshakes.

[Kev1972]

Swimmer cannot be greatest athlete.


Nobody walks up to someone and challenge them to a swimming race.

It's stupid that they have so many different events for swimming. Doesn't make him a great athlete, just a freak that can splash around fast.

[EoR]

Of all categories? Umm no.

[SazabiBrah]

Close call between Roger Federer, Messi, and maybe Jordan.... honorable mention maybe Tom Brady. The first 3 are the only names that nearly everyone in the world has heard about, which signifies GOAT status

[ghostdivision88]

Mayweather even being the best in his own sport is highly debatable. GOAT athlete period? Not a fkn chance. In terms of sheer athleticism he would get utterly decimated by plenty of folks in the NFL alone. And as far as being the most dominant force in your own sport, as someone else said, I think that crown has to go to Phelps.

I assume we are talking about guys in their prime. Best athletes for their respective sports.

Mike Tyson. No one could beat a 20 year old Mike.

LeBron.

Wayne Gretzky ...maybe Mario Lemieux

Nolan Ryan

Barry bonds.

Brady.

I don't know RBs or receivers too well...

[Nacured]

He beat Big Show in a no disqualification match and the Big Show is the world's largest athlete at 7ft 500 pounds so he must be pretty athletic

[AncientYouth]

Usain Bolt by a mile, swimmers only get medals because they invented 4 versions of the same fckin activity, there is only one way of running, not backwards or sideways , swimming should just be front crawl as that is the fastest stroke, the rest is just made up nonsense to pad out the medals and activity.

Triple Jump is the swimming of Athletics

Bo Jackson was good at ******* Rugby and Rounders for men.............did he even win any super bowls or whatever the rounders trophy is called

[pissbag]

He beat Big Show in a no disqualification match and the Big Show is the world's largest athlete at 7ft 500 pounds so he must be pretty athletic

This.

[ohiostate124]

Brady obviously

[POTA]

He broke a ton of records; hit more homeruns than whole teams combined; changed the game permanently from bunting and stealing bases to hitting homeruns).

Outside baseball, he became one of the biggest names in American history, on-par with apple pies and milkshakes.

Seinfeld, bruh.

[CementPizza]

Work Ethic 8/10.
Talent 6/10.
Longevity 3/10
Buys his own hype that has made him weak and have decaying skills 10/10

Over all
Garbage tier.

[matpal]

You guys never heard of Jim Thorpe? Olympic Gold Medalist, pro football, baseball and basketball.

[Eterniity]

so floyd mayweather IS the best athlete of all time?

i hate ignorance and stupidity

saying he is the best athlete of all time is flat out ridiculous

i said he is up there. he's shown to be one of the best at his sport. title is asking for athleticism. his insane reactions, skill and speed all falls under athletcisim.

youve obviously got some bias against him. callinghim short, jelly of his money because he showboats? get. a. grip dude.

there cant be ONE greatest. athlete of all time because everyone has different things to judge by. but to say he isnt up there as one is just stupid.

[MisterInfinity]

ITT: people who never boxed a day in their lives and have no idea what they are talking about, spitting mindless hate on one of the GOATS.

Cum at me *******s.

[pissbag]

It's stupid that they have so many different events for swimming. Doesn't make him a great athlete, just a freak that can splash around fast.

Michael phelps is an athlete mate, plain and simple. The guy is like 6”5 and consumes 4/5k calories a day

[pissbag]

ITT: people who never boxed a day in their lives and have no idea what they are talking about, spitting mindless hate on one of the GOATS.

Cum at me *******s.

Assuming you are boxing fan, what are your thoughts on the original post?

[SmashinYoungVag]

Jordan and Bolt

[andrew28]

Michael phelps is an athlete mate, plain and simple. The guy is like 6”5 and consumes 4/5k calories a day

Try double the amount of calories. It’s 12,000 at its peak. Not even weed could get me to consume that much food.

Jared Leto had to drink melted ice cream to put on 60-70 pounds of fat for playing the guy who killed John Lennon.

[pissbag]

Try double the amount of calories. It’s 12,000 at its peak. Not even weed could get me to consume that much food.

Jared Leto had to drink melted ice cream to put on 60-70 pounds of fat for playing the guy who killed John Lennon.

Just googled it and your right.

That’s insane and the guy is ripped too. So he’s obviously training like a monster - the dude deserves respect imo even if swimming is kinda gay sport

[plsmire]

Waited 5 years to fight Pac and when he did, after years of accusing him of PEDs he was the one caught with illegal IVs and saline levels, all the while he blocked Pac from taking painkillers for his injured shoulder.

Pac is a greater fighter. Has more ATGs on his resume and if Pac was a natural WW, in his prime, would have dominated Floyd.

[pissbag]

Waited 5 years to fight Pac and when he did, after years of accusing him of PEDs he was the one caught with illegal IVs and saline levels, all the while he blocked Pac from taking painkillers for his injured shoulder.

Pac is a greater fighter. Has more ATGs on his resume and if Pac was a natural WW, in his prime, would have dominated Floyd.

Absolute horsesh*t mate, I’m sorry.

IV’s are not PED’s, the reason the fight didn’t happen was Pacquiao reluctance to WADA testing protocols. He even said he was afraid of needles yet he’s covered in tattoos.

To your second point, I agree Manny is an ATG but styles make fights and Floyd would’ve beaten him at any time. In fact “pretty boy Floyd” would’ve probably stopped Manny.

Pretty boy was a monster until he damaged his hands.

Prime Mayweather called out everyone, Mosley, Morales, Barrera, Prince Naseem - they all ducked him. He was terrifying at lower weight divisions, Mosley eventually fought him though

[andrew28]

Absolute horsesh*t mate, I’m sorry.

IV’s are not PED’s, the reason the fight didn’t happen was Pacquiao reluctance to WADA testing protocols. He even said he was afraid of needles yet he’s covered in tattoos.

To your second point, I agree Manny is an ATG but styles make fights and Floyd would’ve beaten him at any time. In fact “pretty boy Floyd” would’ve probably stopped Manny.

Pretty boy was a monster until he damaged his hands.

Prime Mayweather called out everyone, Mosley, Morales, Barrera, Prince Naseem - they all ducked him. He was terrifying at lower weight divisions, Mosley eventually fought him though

If only boxing could be more like the UFC where the big fights regularly happen, that’d be great. But if the UFC would pony up and pay their fighters a respectable salary, that’d be nice too.