The Greatest!

[Unkotare]

What, in your opinion, is the greatest sport in the world, past or present?




I'll start: Wrestling

 

[TheOldSchool]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

 

[leftwinger]

World Cup Soccer

 

[Unkotare]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

 

[Unkotare]

World Cup Soccer

Wow, why?

 

[TheOldSchool]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

 

[Unkotare]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

 

[Two Thumbs]

Original Olympic boxing.

no rounds and the winner was the last man standing.

if the fights went on for to long, the fighters were directed to exchange punches one at a time.

In one such event, a fighter after taking a punch, shoved his fingers into the others guts, pulled out his intestine, killing him. He lost the match, b/c the judges ruled he struck his opponent 5 times.

 

[Swagger]

World Cup Soccer

Very funny.

No, the greatest sport ever played on the face of the earth is rugby.

 

[Unkotare]

In one such event, a fighter after taking a punch, shoved his fingers into the others guts, pulled out his intestine, killing him. He lost the match, b/c the judges ruled he struck his opponent 5 times.

Yeeeaaaaah....gonna file that one under "unlikely to be true."

 

[TheOldSchool]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

2 Gladiators vs. a Grizzly Bear. I'd pay $50 to see that.

 

[Unkotare]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

2 Gladiators vs. a Grizzly Bear. I'd pay $50 to see that.

Would you pay to witness a public hanging in NK?

 

[TheOldSchool]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

2 Gladiators vs. a Grizzly Bear. I'd pay $50 to see that.

Would you pay to witness a public hanging in NK?

Completely different

 

[Unkotare]

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

2 Gladiators vs. a Grizzly Bear. I'd pay $50 to see that.

Would you pay to witness a public hanging in NK?

Completely different

Not completely.

 

[Two Thumbs]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

I'd say no to most of it.

but

some fighters joined up and any fight between them would be

 

[Swagger]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

2 Gladiators vs. a Grizzly Bear. I'd pay $50 to see that.

You'd be in shock about ten seconds into the fight. People in ancient times were much, much harder than their modern counterparts.

 

[Unkotare]

The Gladiator events in the Colisseum, however unethical they may have been

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

2 Gladiators vs. a Grizzly Bear. I'd pay $50 to see that.

You'd be in shock about ten seconds into the fight. People in ancient times were much, much harder than their modern counterparts.

Very unlikely to be true.

 

[Swagger]

Why those?

Battles to the death, exotic wild animals vs. Gladiators and prisoners and each other; what a spectacle that must have been.

Does that really constitute a sport?

2 Gladiators vs. a Grizzly Bear. I'd pay $50 to see that.

You'd be in shock about ten seconds into the fight. People in ancient times were much, much harder than their modern counterparts.

Very unlikely to be true.

Why?

 

[Bonzi]

What, in your opinion, is the greatest sport in the world, past or present?




I'll start: Wrestling

Baseball - by far.

I do have an American perspective on it but it's not like other countries don't play also ...

 

[Bonzi]

I personally like TENNIS best.

You are out there on your own. (unless you play doubles)
No coaches to talk to, no caddy, etc. But, it's certainly not the most popular.