G.O.A.T.s in miscellaneous sports

[mikemcgrail]

Cycling (Women) - Marianne Vos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Vos

[Exhibitman]

On the NASCAR/Stock Car front, an argument can be made for Dale "The Intimidator" Earnhardt as the GOAT. Richard "The King" Petty raced in 1,184 Cup series races run over 35 years, with 200 wins and seven championships. Earnhardt had 676 races run over 27 years with 100 wins and 7 championships as well. His career was cut short by a fatal accident at Daytona. Anyhow, both were on postcards years before their 'rookie' cards. Here are Petty's first card from 1962 (his third season; with his father Lee) and Earnhardt's 1979 team issued postcard from his rookie season:




Here are a 1969 PC of Petty and a signed 1972 PC:

[Peter_Spaeth]

Not the GOAT perhaps, but a key figure in track and field history. 1952 Swedish card of Roger Bannister, earliest I have seen.

[Arazi4442]

That’s a great card, Peter. One I haven’t seen before. Interesting how they blurred out all the other runners. 1950s version of NIL.

[StraightRaceCards]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Not the GOAT perhaps, but a key figure in track and field history. 1952 Swedish card of Roger Bannister, earliest I have seen.

Very cool Bannister card.

It is even crazier that Bannister was a chain smoker

Bannister would have whooped me in his old technology compared to modern shoes with my 4:15 PR…

He was a stud!!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

We had an earlier post about Tony Hawk for skateboarding, but many say it's Rodney Mullen. An early card I just picked up on a whim.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

We had an earlier post about Tony Hawk for skateboarding, but many say it's Rodney Mullen. An early card I just picked up on a whim.

Wow is that a great memory! I had that card on my fridge in my college apartment. We always had Big Brother on the coffee table!

I completely forgot until this moment about that card. Now I have to hunt one down.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Maybe not the greatest distance runner ever, but one of the coolest with his mastery of tactics.

[gonefishin]

I do think in Tennis a couple of people have been overlooked, Laurence Doherty and his brother Reginald. Maybe they it's because they were British or because of the period in which they played. However, their accomplishments were amazing.

Although not a card, I do have this patinated bronze sculpture circa 1900 by a prominent artist Carl Maria Schwerdtner, deceased 1916.

[Exhibitman]

"Boxing (men's): Robinson/Louis/Marciano/Ali/Tyson/Mayweather"

At any weight, Duran would have murdered Mayweather.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Duran was 72-1 when he fought Leonard the second time in the "No Mas" fight.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Duran was 72-1 when he fought Leonard the second time in the "No Mas" fight.

Yes, at 147# [welter]. Leonard was a natural 147#-160#; Duran at his best was 135#-140#. He was beatable at the higher weight classes. At 135# he was perhaps the GOAT (some say Benny Leonard). Mayweather was a smaller guy whose highest weigh title was at 140#. Once Duran realizes that Mwyweather cannot hurt him, he would overwhelm him.

My other main gripe about Mayweather is that he dodged the best at their best. The Pacquiao fight was well past Pac-Man's prime and he was injured to boot. That 50-0 has a lot of not quite peak guys on it.