Sporting Contests Past Or Present ? (1 Viewer)

[bringbackrattles]

With the Mayweather v McGregor fight approaching it got me thinking about other sporting contests. If it were possible who would you like to see up against each other ? It could be a great from the past up against someone from today.This fight is a boxing legend v a MMA fighter. I'd love to see Marciano in his prime v Tyson when he was at his best,what a scrap that would be. In other sports how about Rod Laver v Federer or Jim Clark driving against Hamilton ? Over to you !

 

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[Otis]

With the Mayweather v McGregor fight approaching it got me thinking about other sporting contests. If it were possible who would you like to see up against each other ? It could be a great from the past up against someone from today.This fight is a boxing legend v a MMA fighter. I'd love to see Marciano in his prime v Tyson when he was at his best,what a scrap that would be. In other sports how about Rod Laver v Federer or Jim Clark driving against Hamilton ? Over to you !

McGrath v Hoddle.

 

[Covstu]

Eddie Merckx Vs Chris Froome

 

[Liquid Gold]

I'd love to see Messi/Ronaldo playing with the old footballs on a quagmire pitch against Leeds/Chelsea teams from the early 70s

 

[Ranjit Bhurpa]

Jack Nicklaus v Tiger Woods when both at their peak, 72 holes at somewhere like Augusta or Firestone to decide who is the greatest of all time.

 

[lifeskyblue]

Sir Donald Bradman facing the WIndies attack of Marshall, Holding, Roberts etc


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[bringbackrattles]

George Best up against defenders playing today. And my late father was always saying Stanley Matthews would run rings around defenders in any era. Just to see if he was right would be worth watching.

 

[Nick]

Surely the players nowadays are much fitter and stronger.

Would be interesting to see Best vs Messi / Ronaldo in today's game.

 

[bringbackrattles]

Surely the players nowadays are much fitter and stronger.

Would be interesting to see Best vs Messi / Ronaldo in today's game.

They are probably fitter etc. But if you're talented you don't need to be super fit, Jimmy Greaves was in his own words lazy, but when you score as many goals as he did who needs to be !

 

[Nick]

They are probably fitter etc. But if you're talented you don't need to be super fit, Jimmy Greaves was in his own words lazy, but when you score as many goals as he did who needs to be !

Yeah but if the defenders are fitter and stronger and goalkeepers too it would be interesting.

 

[ajsccfc]

Robbie Savage vs the All Blacks

 

[CCFC88]

Calzaghe v Froch just missed out on their careers overlapping really, would love two have seen these two go at it

 

[Gazolba]

I'd like to see the Real Madrid from 1955-60 (with Puskas, Di Stefano and Gento) vs the Real Madrid of today.
Or the Manchester United of 1964-67 (with Best, Law and Charltion) vs the Man Utd of today.

 

[bringbackrattles]

I'd like to see the Real Madrid from 1955-60 (with Puskas, Di Stefano and Gento) vs the Real Madrid of today.
Or the Manchester United of 1964-67 (with Best, Law and Charltion) vs the Man Utd of today.

How about the Cov City team that won promotion to Division One under Jimmy Hill verses our 87 Cup Final winning side ?

 

[Covstu]

They are probably fitter etc. But if you're talented you don't need to be super fit, Jimmy Greaves was in his own words lazy, but when you score as many goals as he did who needs to be !

Plus kicking a brick around!

 

[Covstu]

How about the Cov City team that won promotion to Division One under Jimmy Hill verses our 87 Cup Final winning side ?

Or the entertainers side?

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Sir Donald Bradman facing the WIndies attack of Marshall, Holding, Roberts etc


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Seeing him face the Windies' current "attack" would be good too. The boundary at Old Trafford would have to run next to the other Old Trafford.

 

[LastGarrison]

Ali v Tyson to put the Tyson myth to bed.

Calzaghe being born a few years earlier to be involved with Benn, Eubank, Watson, McClellan etc.

Mayweather v Pacquiao about 10 years earlier than they fought.

Piers Morgan v A Polar Bear

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Piers Morgan v A Polar Bear

He'd either sit on it or talk to it for 10 seconds. Poor thing would be dead or asleep.

 

[Gazolba]

How about the Cov City team that won promotion to Division One under Jimmy Hill verses our 87 Cup Final winning side ?

It would be a draw!

 

[Gazolba]

Ali v Tyson to put the Tyson myth to bed.

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Ali defeated far more fearsome opponents than Tyson.

 

[skybluetony176]

Ali defeated far more fearsome opponents than Tyson.

Foreman in his prime would have tore Tyson a new A hole..

 

[skybluetony176]

Hamilton Schumacher would have been an awesome spectacle.

 

[Travs]

I think that to an extent, class would outshine brute strength and fitness in most cases. But it's a close run thing.

Example I'd give is Pirlo (my fave player of all time) who several times made Gerrard look like a bumbling Sunday player. And Pirlo fairly strolled round most of the time...

 

[bringbackrattles]

I think that to an extent, class would outshine brute strength and fitness in most cases. But it's a close run thing.

Example I'd give is Pirlo (my fave player of all time) who several times made Gerrard look like a bumbling Sunday player. And Pirlo fairly strolled round most of the time...

Is Pirlo still playing ? A class act.

 

[Nick]

He is playing for New York:

 

[Ranjit Bhurpa]

Hamilton Schumacher would have been an awesome spectacle.

Not sure Hamilton is there just yet. Would like to have seen Prost, Senna or dare I say it Vettel up against Schumacher.