Fedor vs. great athletes in other sports

cory81 · 07-31-2006, 01:01 AM

Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods
Jerry Rice

Is Fedor a better athlete at his sport than these guys were at their respective sports?

Andrei_Rich82 · 07-31-2006, 01:05 AM

I'd say hes the Michael Jordon of MMA... you forgot Wayne Gretzky and Lance Armstrong

Hammer Time · 07-31-2006, 01:30 AM

tiger woods. hes an excellent golfer. but hes no athelete compared to fedor jordan or gretzky. not even close. fedor is up their with the best. for a man of his size to be so fast strong, posses excellent cardio, and to be as felxible as he is he is world class in the athletic department.

**SpacePotato** · 07-31-2006, 01:32 AM

It is very early in the history of mma. So I think it makes more sense to compare him to one of the early greats in a sport, like a Babe Ruth or Ty Cobb for baseball, etc.

Aki · 07-31-2006, 01:33 AM

He is like:

Zidane version 1997-2001

Maradona during the 80's

Ronaldinhio during this last season (except the WC)

Aki · 07-31-2006, 01:34 AM

Who is Jerry Rice?

cartman · 07-31-2006, 01:36 AM

Mike Tyson was on top of his game for a long time and then bingo. if fedor comes back from this injury and fights for a few more years im sure he will cement his place in MMA history.(btw im not comparing fedor to tyson im just saying in the fight game things can go south in a hurry)

cartman · 07-31-2006, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Aki

Who is Jerry Rice?

The greatest of all times

deathbycroKick · 07-31-2006, 01:39 AM

i do feel that fedor is up there (or deserves to be) with the finest athletes in the world.

while mixed martial arts is not nearly where other sports are in this country in terms of popularity, that doesnt mean anything. combat has been around since the dawn of time, and mixed martial arts is a very demanding sport. there are other mma fighters that come from world-class backgrounds like yoshida, lindland, bj penn

fedor is an amazingly conditioned, strong, dominant fighter that should be considered on of the greatest athletes on the planet. not to mention that the also embodies a lot of the things that make a great competitor like sportsmanship, respect and class.

pele should be added to the list too.

Aki · 07-31-2006, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

The greatest of all times

In what sport?