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Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th October 2019, 08:53 PM

We made it! After months and months of digging through name after name from most of the world's countries, before sticking them together in an intercontinental battle, we've finally reached the results. Over the next (insert however long it takes to complete this) we'll give you the full countdown of the best sportspeople, as voted by you. A massive thank you to the nine of you who voted in the final, plus everyone else who has helped this contest along its way! Results will be starting soon, beginning with the 71-100 section so you've got plenty of time to predict your winner!

Posted by: King Rollo 14th October 2019, 09:07 PM

I'm guessing either Pele or Muhammad Ali has won this but there was no one near the top of each person's list so this will be fairly unpredictable.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th October 2019, 09:26 PM

71-100
(groups 9 and 10 had their points factored down due to an extra voter taking part in these two groups)

71. Ferenc Puskas - 28.875pts
72. Niki Lauda - 28pts
73. Carlos Alberto - 27pts
74. Cafu - 25pts (one 5)
75. Vitali Klitschko - 25pts (no 5s)
76. Evonne Goolagong Cawley - 24pts
77. Nadia Comaneci - 23pts (one 2)
78. Ezekiel Kemboi - 23pts (one 4)
79. Ian Thorpe - 23pts (one 5)
80. Rebecca Adlington - 23pts (no 5s)
81. Zico - 22.75pts
82. Marta - 22pts
83. Didier Drogba - 21pts (one 4)
84. Ronaldo - 21pts (no 4s)
85. Richard Hadlee - 20.125pts
86. Said Aouita - 20pts (one 4)
87. Boris Becker - 20pts (no 4s)
88. Genzebe Dibaba - 19.25pts
89. Cathy Freeman - 19pts (one 4, one 6)
90. Paul Tergat - 19pts (one 4, no 6s)
91. Stephen Hendry - 18pts
92. Scott Dixon - 17pts
93. Valerie Adams - 16pts
94. Vijay Singh - 15pts
95. Jacques Kallis - 14pts (one 5)
96. Nwankwo Kanu - 14pts (no 5s)
97. Ricky Ponting - 12pts (one 7, one 8)
98. Samuel Eto'o - 12pts (one 7, no 8s)
99. Jairzinho - 11.375pts
100. Gary Player - 8pts

So here we have the bottom end of the table i.e. those who failed to make it past the group stages. This section (particularly the bottom half) is filled with people from continents who perhaps should have been given a few less qualifying spaces, however then again it introduces a few more nationalities into the Top 100 that we would probably have gotten had the allocations been a little different. Golfer Gary Player is sadly the wooden spoon in this competition, failing to even reach double figures, and in fact it's not a good competition for South Africa as a whole as their only other qualifier reaches a measly 95th place. But at least they qualified!

Also towards the bottom of this list we have our only representatives from Nigeria, Fiji, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. Stephen Hendry has the dubious honour of being the lowest-ranked European, four places behind Boris Becker, although Becker's score may be a little misrepresented as he finished last in the Group of Death. Towards the top we have some more Europeans just missing out, including Puskas who I thought would sail through to the Final. Also interesting to notice that no North Americans finished in the bottom 30.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 15th October 2019, 06:06 PM

Am I ok to vote in the final still? Only just got round to looking at my PMs...

Posted by: dandy* 15th October 2019, 06:43 PM

I forgot to vote also - sorry Pete!

Will have a go at voting if you are still allowing, no problem if not...

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 15th October 2019, 08:52 PM

Yeah that's fine guys, go ahead!

Posted by: Mack. 16th October 2019, 03:35 PM

Quite surprised about Boris Becker only finishing 87th in this. I thought he would be much higher up.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 16th October 2019, 05:58 PM

Voted. There's no one here that looks like a glaring omission from above, though would have been nice to have Hendry representing Snooker a bit higher.

Posted by: Mack. 16th October 2019, 07:43 PM

At least Hendry made the Top 100 for snooker with Ronnie O'Sullivan out in the playoffs.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 16th October 2019, 08:10 PM

51-70
(Scores calculated by adding the scores from the group stage to the number of votes in the Playoff. Ties were broken by number of playoff votes, then by highest rating given in the Group stage)

51. Paolo Maldini - 39.5pts
52. Muttiah Muralitharan - 35.25pts
53. Sebastian Coe - 35pts (2 votes)
54. Margaret Court - 35pts (1 vote)
55. Diego Maradona - 34pts
56. Ryan Giggs - 33pts (3 votes)
57. Emerson Fittipaldi - 33pts (1 vote)
58. Hicham El Guerrouj - 32.75pts
59. Juan Manuel Fangio - 32.625pts
60. Rod Laver - 32pts (3 votes)
61. Shane Warne - 32pts (2 votes)
62. Eliud Kipchoge - 32pts (0 votes)
63. Nelson Piquet - 31pts
64. Ben Ainslie - 30pts
65. Jack Brabham - 29pts (3 votes)
66. Billie Jean King - 29pts (2 votes)
67. Kapil Dev - 27pts (1 vote)
68. Mark Waugh 27pts (0 votes)
69. Andy Murray - 26pts (0 votes, one 4)
70. Roy Emerson - 26pts (0 votes, 0 4s)

And here we have the playoff losers, which are notable for being peppered with Australians (out of the 11 that qualified, only ONE managed to make the Final). Most of the Argentinian contingent crash out here also, as well as 100% of the Sri Lankan contingent which consisted solely of Muralitharan. Oh and 100% of the Welsh contingent as well. Only one North American out of all the qualifiers fails to make the Top 50, the unlucky individual being tennis player Billie Jean King. Would be interesting to see if Kipchoge had placed any higher after his super-quick marathon the other day.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 19th October 2019, 07:21 PM

Let's kick this off then!

46-50



46. David Rudisha - 98pts
47. Kenenisa Bekele - 88pts
48. Jonah Lomu - 80pts
49. Tirunesh Dibaba - 79pts
50. Garrincha - 71pts

Interestingly enough no-one got universally low scores, so every player ended up with a decent number after their name. Someone still had to take the wooden spoon though, and in this case it is late Brazilian footballer Garrincha, who was probably very lucky in the group and playoff he was placed in. Alongside him are three quarters of the African finalists, plus the only Oceanian finalist (and the only rugby player) Jonah Lomu. This group rounds up the sub-100 points scorers as well - everyone above these five is in triple figures.

Posted by: Mack. 20th October 2019, 11:06 AM

Was expecting those five to be in the bottom five. But thought Bekele would be higher up.

Posted by: Mack. 22nd October 2019, 07:54 PM

Garrincha a surprise package in the final. I would have to say.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 22nd October 2019, 10:02 PM

Apologies for the delay, I've been busy literally every night! Results will recommence tomorrow.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 23rd October 2019, 08:40 PM

41-45



41. Ian Botham - 152pts
42. Thierry Henry - 136pts
43. Manny Pacquiao - 132pts
44. Zinedine Zidane - 120pts
45. Ronaldinho - 100pts

The points really start hiking up here, as we manage to cross both 100 and 150 points in just one group. Interestingly enough we have two French footballers in this reveal, both of who had to make it through the playoffs to get into the Top 100 and into the Top 50. I thought Ronaldinho might be a bit higher with him beating Maldini in the playoffs but alas no. Pacquiao gets the dubious honour of the lowest-placed person to finish in the Top 3 of a group, however 43rd isn't remotely bad considering he's the second highest boxer here. And at #41 we have Ian Botham, who's made it to the Final based on his ability to play cricket and not on... other things.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 23rd October 2019, 08:54 PM

36-40



36. Alain Prost - 172pts
37. Pete Sampras - 171pts
38. Brian Lara - 166pts
39. Garfield Sobers - 164pts
40. Bobby Moore - 159pts

And after leaping up the points in that last group, the scoreboard once again becomes a lot tighter. At #40 we have Bobby Moore, captain of the team which won the World Cup which I've conveniently cropped from view on that picture. We then lose three of the North American contingent in a row, with the two West Indies cricketers finishing just two points apart, and Sampras being the lowest American finalist. F1 driver Alain Prost rounds off the group as the highest placed French sportsperson in this countdown.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd October 2019, 10:28 PM

Same result as Ultimate Footballer with how Moore, Henry, Zidane, Ronaldinho in that order but runner-up Maradona out in the final.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 24th October 2019, 06:35 PM

31-35



31. Eusebio - 188pts
32. Laura Kenny - 185pts
33. Frankie Dettori - 183pts
34. Franz Beckenbauer - 179pts
35. Jack Nicklaus - 178pts

Not going to lie, seeing Laura Kenny between Eusebio and Frankie Dettori feels a little surreal but I'll do anything for more cycling representation on here so yay. Footballer Beckenbauer and seasoned golfer Nicklaus are also in this tight-packed group!

Posted by: Mack. 28th October 2019, 03:13 PM

Great to see Frankie Dettori as high as 33rd. Very pleased that a jockey managed to make the final of the World Cup of Sportspeople.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 29th October 2019, 07:56 PM

Yes Frankie is just great! Shame Bobby Moore is lower down, and Pete Sampras, than I thought they'd be.

Posted by: Mack. 29th October 2019, 08:25 PM

Yes surprised how low Sampras is myself as well.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 30th October 2019, 08:48 PM

26-30



26. Bjorn Borg - 200pts
27. Sachin Tendulkar - 197pts
28. Jesse Owens - 195pts
29. Chris Evert - 194pts
30. Bobby Charlton - 191pts

We've hit the 200 points mark folks! Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg is the person to do it. Six points behind is Chris Evert (who I definitely didn't think was a man until about ten minutes ago), however we also have the highest Indian and the oldest athlete in the field between them; Owens in particular is almost certainly remembered more for his legacy than his achievements alone. We do however still have another cricketer and older sportsperson to come and they're both the same person. Rounding off this group we have the other Bobby who finishes a little higher than his 1966 compatriot.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 30th October 2019, 09:19 PM

21-25



21. Johann Cruyff - 226pts
22. Carl Lewis - 215pts
23. Bradly Wiggins - 206pts
24. Mark Spitz - 203pts (one 8th, one 18th)
25. George Best - 203pts (one 8th, no 18ths)

A very European and North American batch here (however that is most of the sportspeople left so fair enough). Footballers Cruyff and Best top and tail here, with an athlete, a cyclist (although Wiggins being in the Final when none of the actual cycling greats even qualified is still annoying) and a swimmer with some excellent facial hair in between.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 2nd November 2019, 10:16 PM

16-20



16. Haile Gebrselassie - 260pts
17. Rafael Nadal - 254pts
18. Novak Djokovic - 252pts
19. Don Bradman - 235pts
20. Lewis Hamilton - 234pts

And into the Top 20 we go, where we have both the highest African and highest 'Asian' representatives in this competition. In fact, four of the five are the highest representatives of their countries, however three of those are down to the fact that they were the only representatives in the Final. Hamilton is not the highest Englishman, nor is he the highest motor racer but Top 20 is never bad! Nadal and Djokovic being next to each other is fairly interesting, however that's not the last time we'll see an occurrence like this...

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 4th November 2019, 09:30 PM

11-15



11. Martina Navaratilova - 285pts
12. Mo Farah - 280pts
13. Steffi Graf - 276pts
14. Cristiano Ronaldo - 264pts
15. Lionel Messi - 262pts

Aaand as if by coincidence, we have Ronaldo and Messi conveniently next to each other as well. Which means I can simply sum them both up as probably the two greatest active football players and the two my generation will remember. At #13 we have tennis veteran Steffi Graf, at #12 we have the stunning Mo Farah who has recently turned his hand to marathons, and just missing out on the Top 10 is veteran tennis player Navaratilova, who can't even say she was the highest American female tennis player in this contest. At least she was in the top half.

Posted by: E L Rollo 4th November 2019, 09:41 PM

This is a very good top 20 so far. There isn't anybody who shouldn't be there.

Posted by: Mack. 5th November 2019, 05:20 PM

Indeed, a fantastic 11-20 so far. All there with being one of the greats in their sport. Ronaldo this time ahead of Messi reversing the positions from Ultimate Footballer.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 6th November 2019, 09:29 PM

10



10. Chris Hoy - 288pts

Reatroactively editing this oops but at #10 was actually cycling great Chris Hoy. He started his career as a motor racer however his legacy stands with his achievements in the velodrome. 6 Olympic Golds and 11 World Championship Golds show that. He's the highest placed Scot here, however only the second highest Brit (if you were eagle-eyed you would have noticed I'd forgotten him when I mentioned Steve Redgrave being the highest Brit but considering I didn't notice I don't blame you).

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 6th November 2019, 09:32 PM

7-9



7. Aryton Senna - 296pts
8. Steve Redgrave - 295pts
9. Michael Phelps - 293pts

And into the Top 10 we go! At #9 we have Michael Phelps, who the first time I saw him race at the 2010 Olympics was hyped up to be the definite winner before being beaten on the line by Chad Le Clos However he remains the most decorated Olympian of all time, and setting 39 World Records in his career, he is clearly deserving of his place here.

At number 8 we have the highest Briton here in rower Steve Redgrave. He wouldn't have been my stand-out choice for that accolade but he's clearly very well respected on here, and winning gold medals at five consecutive Olympic games as well as nine world championships is no mean feat. He's also the highest rower, but I can't actually remember if any other rowers were even nominated so that isn't as much of an achievement.

And at #7 we have the great Aryton Senna, who sadly died during the San Marino Grand Prix aged just 34. However he managed to rack up 41 wins and 3 championships during his career, and with standing records including the most wins leading throughout a Grand Prix and the most consecutive pole positions, his legacy quite clearly lives on. He's neither the highest South American nor the highest motor racer in the list, however finishing 8th out of all the sportspeople that have ever existed is no mean feat.

Posted by: Mack. 6th November 2019, 10:52 PM

Great start to the Top 10 there. The best swimmer in a generation, the greatest British Olympian and the much missed Aryton Senna, an F1 great.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 9th November 2019, 09:46 PM

Oops I made a mistake, posts above are edited in now (which also means I lose my witty remark about Lisa Carrington to the abyss).

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 9th November 2019, 09:52 PM

6



6. Michael Schumacher - 312pts

It's quite fitting to have Schumacher revealed now I guess with his wife and daughter giving their first interview since his horrific accident. He's the first above 300 points which I think certainly signifies a move to the absolute elite of sport, and he's the highest motor racer in the competition. Holding records for the most World Championship titles, the most Grand Prix wins, the most fastest laps and the most races won in a season, he really is a legend. Let's continue to pray for his recovery.

Posted by: Mack. 9th November 2019, 10:36 PM

The greatest F1 driver I've seen bar his comeback with Mercedes. Such a shame what happened to him with that skiing accident, very much missed in the paddock.

Posted by: Severin 9th November 2019, 11:33 PM

Delighted to see Schumacher here. An all time legend indeed and, for me, the greatest the sport has ever seen, bar one (but it's almost a coin toss decision)

Posted by: Mack. 9th November 2019, 11:45 PM

Until 2014. I haven't seen domination like him and Ferrari from 2000-2004. I weren't around in 1988 when McLaren won all bar one during that season.

Posted by: Severin 10th November 2019, 12:27 AM

I don't think the sport had ever seen a driver/team domination like that before. Fangio had been dominant but he always changed teams every years and the McLaren dominance was briefer and harder contested by other teams, '88 aside. It's partly why I put Schumacher second.
After the death of Senna he had no genuinely brilliant rival for almost 10 years. Hakkinen, by his admission, was his toughest rival but had a car worthy for only a couple of years and it wasn't until Alonso arrived that the challenge resumed. Hill, Villeneuve, Montoya, Coulthard and everyone else were well beneath him.
Conversely the 84-93 era saw Prost, Lauda, Senna, Mansell and Piquet, all at the height of their powers and all regularly rated in the sports best ever drivers, and in largely equal equipment.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 11th November 2019, 10:09 PM

5



5. Pelé - 247pts

Now I wouldn't usually call 5th an underperformance but as the winner of the Ultimate Footballer and one of the most revered sportspeople of all time, I was expecting Pele to be competing for 1st, so to see him over 70 points off the pace is quite surprising. With three Guinness World Records and the all time South American highest goalscorer, he is the highest South American and the highest footballer in this countdown. But there are still four people ahead of him.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 11th November 2019, 10:15 PM

4



4. Serena Williams - 357pts

Just missing out on the Top 3 we have the highest female sportsperson in our countdown, Serena Williams. Williams has won 39 Grand Slam titles and having held all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously twice, she is an unbeatable player out of the current crop. Although looking at her stats it is interesting to see her so much higher than both Navratilova and Graf! She's neither the highest tennis player nor the highest American though...

Posted by: E L Rollo 11th November 2019, 10:38 PM

I thought Pele would have been in the top 3.

Posted by: Mack. 12th November 2019, 12:50 AM

Serena Williams ahead of Pele. Wow!. Bar her US Open controversies she is one of the best tennis players I've seen.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 13th November 2019, 08:28 PM

3



3. Roger Federer - 367pts

And so we enter the Top 3, and we start with the highest non-North American in the countdown. This countdown has been filled with tennis players, but with the most Grand Slam titles by a male and holding the No. 1 spot for a record number of weeks, Federer has been ranked by Buzzjack as the highest. He also has 103 career titles in total, and remains in the Top 3 as of today. He's in the Top 3 here as well, but there are still two to go...

Posted by: Mack. 13th November 2019, 08:33 PM

Federer the most remarkable tennis player I've ever seen.

Posted by: Severin 14th November 2019, 12:03 AM

Weirdly, and I admit I haven't thought too much about it, but I can't think who one of the last two is.
Pretty sure I know who 'the greatest' is though.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th November 2019, 04:17 PM

2



2. Muhammad Ali - 376pts

I think it will probably come as a shock to most of the people on here that Ali didn't clinch the top spot, but here we are. Ali, born Cassius Clay, is a name which nearly everyone is familiar with. Named Fighter of the Year a record six times, winning 56 of 61 fights and holding the record for beating the most boxers for the World Heavyweight Title are just some of his achievements as a fighter, however his cultural significance plays a massive part of who he is as well, what with his conversion to Islam and refusing to fight in the Vietnam War. His death a few years ago was certainly one of the most hard-hitting, and he will be remembered as a legend for years to come.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th November 2019, 04:31 PM

1



1. Usain Bolt - 418pts

Now I don't actually think Bolt was mentioned at all in terms of contenders when considering who would top the poll, which makes it even more extraordinary that he's managed to do it by a whole 42 points. He was, however, in the Top 10 of nearly every voter which made a massive difference here. He holds the world record for the 100m, 200m and the 400m relay, he has won the first two at three consecutive Olympics, he has won 11 World Championship golds, he has been named the Overseas Sports Personality of the Year four times and that is only the start. The fact that he has only recently retired means that we have no idea how much of a legacy will leave, which may be what makes him such a surprise winner in this, however in the future he may be seen as potentially greater than Ali and all the others below him - who knows? For now though, we know that Buzzjack has officially voted him as the winner of the World Cup of Sportspeople!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th November 2019, 04:37 PM

Full Top 100:

1. Usain Bolt - 418pts
2. Muhammad Ali - 376pts
3. Roger Federer - 367pts
4. Serena Williams - 357pts
5. Pelé - 247pts
6. Michael Schumacher - 312pts
7. Aryton Senna - 296pts
8. Steve Redgrave - 295pts
9. Michael Phelps - 293pts
10. Chris Hoy - 288pts
11. Martina Navaratilova - 285pts
12. Mo Farah - 280pts
13. Steffi Graf - 276pts
14. Cristiano Ronaldo - 264pts
15. Lionel Messi - 262pts
16. Haile Gebrselassie - 260pts
17. Rafael Nadal - 254pts
18. Novak Djokovic - 252pts
19. Don Bradman - 235pts
20. Lewis Hamilton - 234pts
21. Johann Cruyff - 226pts
22. Carl Lewis - 215pts
23. Bradly Wiggins - 206pts
24. Mark Spitz - 203pts (one 8th, one 18th)
25. George Best - 203pts (one 8th, no 18ths)
26. Bjorn Borg - 200pts
27. Sachin Tendulkar - 197pts
28. Jesse Owens - 195pts
29. Chris Evert - 194pts
30. Bobby Charlton - 191pts
31. Eusebio - 188pts
32. Laura Kenny - 185pts
33. Frankie Dettori - 183pts
34. Franz Beckenbauer - 179pts
35. Jack Nicklaus - 178pts
36. Alain Prost - 172pts
37. Pete Sampras - 171pts
38. Brian Lara - 166pts
39. Garfield Sobers - 164pts
40. Bobby Moore - 159pts
41. Ian Botham - 152pts
42. Thierry Henry - 136pts
43. Manny Pacquiao - 132pts
44. Zinedine Zidane - 120pts
45. Ronaldinho - 100pts
46. David Rudisha - 98pts
47. Kenenisa Bekele - 88pts
48. Jonah Lomu - 80pts
49. Tirunesh Dibaba - 79pts
50. Garrincha - 71pts
51. Paolo Maldini - 39.5pts
52. Muttiah Muralitharan - 35.25pts
53. Sebastian Coe - 35pts (2 votes)
54. Margaret Court - 35pts (1 vote)
55. Diego Maradona - 34pts
56. Ryan Giggs - 33pts (3 votes)
57. Emerson Fittipaldi - 33pts (1 vote)
58. Hicham El Guerrouj - 32.75pts
59. Juan Manuel Fangio - 32.625pts
60. Rod Laver - 32pts (3 votes)
61. Shane Warne - 32pts (2 votes)
62. Eliud Kipchoge - 32pts (0 votes)
63. Nelson Piquet - 31pts
64. Ben Ainslie - 30pts
65. Jack Brabham - 29pts (3 votes)
66. Billie Jean King - 29pts (2 votes)
67. Kapil Dev - 27pts (1 vote)
68. Mark Waugh 27pts (0 votes)
69. Andy Murray - 26pts (0 votes, one 4)
70. Roy Emerson - 26pts (0 votes, 0 4s)
71. Ferenc Puskas - 28.875pts
72. Niki Lauda - 28pts
73. Carlos Alberto - 27pts
74. Cafu - 25pts (one 5)
75. Vitali Klitschko - 25pts (no 5s)
76. Evonne Goolagong Cawley - 24pts
77. Nadia Comaneci - 23pts (one 2)
78. Ezekiel Kemboi - 23pts (one 4)
79. Ian Thorpe - 23pts (one 5)
80. Rebecca Adlington - 23pts (no 5s)
81. Zico - 22.75pts
82. Marta - 22pts
83. Didier Drogba - 21pts (one 4)
84. Ronaldo - 21pts (no 4s)
85. Richard Hadlee - 20.125pts
86. Said Aouita - 20pts (one 4)
87. Boris Becker - 20pts (no 4s)
88. Genzebe Dibaba - 19.25pts
89. Cathy Freeman - 19pts (one 4, one 6)
90. Paul Tergat - 19pts (one 4, no 6s)
91. Stephen Hendry - 18pts
92. Scott Dixon - 17pts
93. Valerie Adams - 16pts
94. Vijay Singh - 15pts
95. Jacques Kallis - 14pts (one 5)
96. Nwankwo Kanu - 14pts (no 5s)
97. Ricky Ponting - 12pts (one 7, one 8)
98. Samuel Eto'o - 12pts (one 7, no 8s)
99. Jairzinho - 11.375pts
100. Gary Player - 8pts

A massive thank you to everyone who's helped shape this contest, sorry it's gone on for so long but feel free to leave your closing remarks!

Posted by: E L Rollo 14th November 2019, 04:54 PM

Usain Bolt is a worthy winner. He has the advantage over Muhammad Ali in that all the people who voted would have witnessed his achievements at the time they happened. That was great fun to take part in from start to finish. Thanks Pete for running the poll.

Posted by: Mack. 14th November 2019, 05:08 PM

Many thanks for running this, Pete. Really enjoyed this.

Posted by: Severin 14th November 2019, 06:00 PM

I felt sure Ali would win and I forgot about Bolt, but he's a worthy winner for certain.

I really enjoyed this and great work. Thanks