Will anyone be watching?
Who will you be wanting to win?
Have you even heard of most of them?
Contenders: (with a brief description to help you decide)
Gareth Bale - Overpaid footballer Charlotte Dujardin - Horsey person Carl Froch - Scrapper Kelly Gallagher & Charlotte Evans - Two, yes, TWO skiers Lewis Hamilton - Boy racer Rory McIlroy - Uses a golf bat thingy Jo Pavey - Runs around a lot Adam Peaty - Splashes around in the water Max Whitlock - Somersaultist person Lizzy Yarnold - Slides down ice on a tea-tray
Not the best list of recent years, but IMHO its got to be Rory McIlroy........back to back majors & already has 4 at 25 years old......putting him in the elite trio with Tiger Woods & Jack Nicklaus.....
For me - Jo Pavey always the nearly athlete for many years...never given up trying to better herself - & a bit like Kelly Holmes of old this year she came good with the Euro Gold. Inspirational stuff.
Otherwise Carl Froch - anyone prepared to go through hell to train in order to get a potential battering deserves recognition. His response to the controversial victory over George Groves was a straightforward "let's do it again then" whereas many thought he'd duck it for fear of losing.
For me - Jo Pavey always the nearly athlete for many years...never given up trying to better herself - & a bit like Kelly Holmes of old this year she came good with the Euro Gold. Inspirational stuff.
Otherwise Carl Froch - anyone prepared to go through hell to train in order to get a potential battering deserves recognition. His response to the controversial victory over George Groves was a straightforward "let's do it again then" whereas many thought he'd duck it for fear of losing.
Yes most boxers get in the ring risking a battering but go in to do battle with pride (Audley Harrison's latter career?)
Many highest level boxers these days are all too easily convinced by promoters/managers that avoiding certain perceived dangerous opponents is the best thing to do.
Froch had just had a scare. Didn't duck the rematch, & proved himself yet again.
That having been said...you did read my first choice didn't you?
Yes most boxers get in the ring risking a battering but go in to do battle with pride (Audley Harrison's latter career?)
Many highest level boxers these days are all too easily convinced by promoters/managers that avoiding certain perceived dangerous opponents is the best thing to do.
Froch had just had a scare. Didn't duck the rematch, & proved himself yet again.
That having been said...you did read my first choice didn't you?