When they were kings

[Dylan]

The days of Americans dominating golf, tennis and heavyweight boxing appear long gone today. They should stick to their own stuff like men's netball and that rounders-type thing they play.

 

[doctor_mac]

They'll still kick ass at the Olympics I'm thinking.

 

[Dylan]

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They'll still kick ass at the Olympics I'm thinking.
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Amateur sport

 

[SaintGeorge67]

It does annoy me how they bang on that boxing is "dead" because they have no heavyweights currently.

Yes, boxing is dead, but nascar is wonderful.

Fuck off.

 

[Judge Jules]

[quote author=Dylan link=topic=45957.msg1359114#msg1359114 date=1309715493]
[quote author=doctor_mac link=topic=45957.msg1359107#msg1359107 date=1309714297]
They'll still kick ass at the Olympics I'm thinking.
[/quote]

Amateur sport
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Some say.

 

[Rosco]

Mayweather is still up there with the best of them, but that's only because he keeps dodging the one fight that will make or break him. This might go some way to explaining why all the best American athletes are staying with the big American Sports, and conversely not ruling the world of sport:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/specials/fortunate50-2011/index.html#ixzz1R4Hymsvj

The top 50 highest paid American athletes in 2011:

In all, the 2011 list features 19 NBA players, 17 baseball players, eight NFL players, three NASCAR drivers and three golfers.

 

[Dylan]

Its tHe heavyweight division where they are unusually weak.

As for top earners, up until very recently, Arnold Palmer was still one of the top 10 earning 'athletes' in the US.