I think Michael Johnson was more dominant than Bolt, at his peak. A few people have stayed relatively close to Bolt at times. NO ONE could keep up with Michael Johnson in the 200m - it wasn't even close.

 

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this argument is silly.

 

Um.. what? Have you watched the olympics?

8 races that Bolt could legitimately run...

100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
110 metre hurdles
400 metre hurdles
4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay

 

 

different time, different game. again, apples and oranges.

comparing MJ to kobe and MJ to lebron is useless and just something that ESPN has instilled in our minds because frankly, they have nothing else to talk about.

 

Looks like the orange is winning

 

^^ vitamin C FTW

 

Martina Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including 9 consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. She and King each won 20 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record. Navratilova is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (called the Grand Slam "boxed set"). She holds the open era record for most singles titles (167) and doubles titles (177). She recorded the longest winning streak in the open era (74 consecutive matches) and three of the six longest winning streaks in the women's open era. Navratilova, Margaret Court, and Maureen Connolly Brinker share the record for the most consecutive Grand Slam singles titles (six). Navratilova reached 11 consecutive Grand Slam singles finals, second all-time to Steffi Graf's 13. In women's doubles, Navratilova and Pam Shriver won 109 consecutive matches and won all four Grand Slam titles in 1984. They also tied Louise Brough Clapp's and Margaret Osborne duPont's record of 20 Grand Slam women's doubles titles as a team.
Navratilova won her first professional title in 1974 and her last title was in 2006.

Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles: 9 at Wimbledon, 4 at the US Open, 3 at the Australian Open, and 2 at the French Open. Her overall record in 67 Grand Slam singles events was 306

 

I watched Michael Johnson back in the old days and imo, he wasn't nearly as dominating as Bolt. And the fact that Bolt broke MJ's records also speaks for itself. At the Beijing Olympics, MJ attended and watched Bolt race, and he was in awe.

Anyway, that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. The kid is only 23 years old too (but looks like 30). Give him a year or two more to develop (if injuries won't plague him).

 

Just watched him run 200m in Manchester, England. As usual, he DESTROYED, ANNIHILATED his opponents by more than 10 meters, in rainy and windy weather.

I don't believe this guy is really human, but born of part cheetah. Hell, I think in a race, he would annihilate a cheetah too. I also think that in the 5-million-year or so history of human (all forms of humans), he is by far the fastest ever born.