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Originally Posted by cincibuck
Before you throw Jack under the bus look at second and third place finishes, look at top ten finishes. Tiger may eventually win more majors, but for consistency Jack is without a peer.
I would also add that there's no one out there along with Tiger. He doesn't have Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Weiskopf, Lee Trevino, et al to challenge him week after week.
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It wouldn't do any good to throw Jack under any bus, because if you've ever met him in person you'd know Jack could just throw the damn thing off of himself. I met Jack at the 1980 WSOG after he played a threesome with Watson and Trevino in the first round. Amazing the size of this man's forearms. And the charisma that surrounded him was unreal. Jack stayed around after his opening round until there were no more autographs to sign, no more pictures to be taken. I've never had the honor of meeting a US President, but it must be something like this.
That being said, and along with the fact the Jack, Archie, and Ali are my three favorite athletes of all time, I have to disagree with cincy on this one. COMPLETELY respect the opinion and the comments here. I just feel that what Tiger has achieved at this stage of his career against better overall competition is more impressive than what Jack accomplished at the same age. Jack certainly was pushed week after week by some legendary players, the big difference is that Tiger is challenged by more of them. And the fact that he's not seriously challenged as being the top player is because he's just SO much better than the next guy.
Just my opinion, of course. And we ALL know what those are like.
Peace, and go ahead cincy and challenge my comments. You probably will do a good job of it.
