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Originally Posted by Tennis13
I say Mike Tyson circa 1988.
The guy is unbeatable, and the whole sports world stops to watch him. Is there any other athlete that had that aura of invincibility that he reminds you of?
Even Phelps has lost 5x.
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Jesse Owens. Bolt is the greatest Olympian of the modern era where Olympic athletes can make millions of dollars and still compete in the games. On the other hand, Owens lost his amateur statis right after the 1936 games. We will never know if he could have done it for two more Olympics given financial rewards for his athletic accomplishments and opportunity. What we do know he was 4 for 4 in the Olympics, world record holder in all 4 events, held 7 world records at one time and his long jump record stood for 25 years. Owens the greatest of the amateur era, Bolt the greatest of the professional era.