BBC Blog Network

User Profile

fatbloke27

Listed below are comments made by fatbloke27 between Thursday, 14th August 2008 and Thursday, 14th August 2008.

«Newer
Older»

Is Phelps really the greatest? 2:30pm on 14 Aug 2008 What about Alexander Karelin? 3 golds and one silver in the 130 kg wrestling. Undefeated for 13 years and in six years he did not give up a single point to an opponent.

Eric Heidn? 5 individual golds in one games. His ability at sprint and long distance events was remarkable.

Teofilo Stevenson or Felix Savon of Cuba desreve a mention.

Carl Lewis was too arrogant and was banned for failing drugs tests in 1988 only to be reinstated at the last minute. His response of" everyone else was doing it" ilustrates why he is nowhere near the greatest olympian of all time.
Comparing Olympic greats 1:22pm on 14 Aug 2008 I think you have missed three contenders. Teofilo Stevenson and Felix Savon of Cuba deserve a mention but what about Alexander Karelin. Three straight golds and a Silver, undefeated from 1987 to 2000 and for 6 years he did not give up a single point to an opponent. As an Olypian he reigned supreme in a combat sport for 13 years. There are probably other worthy contenders too. Carl Lewis did not embody the Olypic ideal which surely involves some humility. He was always brash and arrogant. See his response after failing drug tests prior to the 1988 games. He was only reinstated at the last minute.

«Newer
Older»

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites