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Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame
Mickelson--you can't be serious. Captain choke? He was the poster boy for falling apart against Tiger for years. The training/equipment argument is just plain stupid. The players in Nicklaus's day had the training/equipment they had and the players now have what they have. If you switch them in time what is the result? Worthless comparison.
In any sport it's who have you beat. Lennox Lewis in boxing is always dogged by who did he beat. Way bigger than Ali and stronger, better training etc. but he beat nobodies. Meanwhile Ali had Frazier who was his match. Heck my Dallas Cowboys who I love have won a bunch of Super Bowls but memorable? Fart they beat some palooka teams in those games like the Broncos. It was harder getting out of the NFC East for pities sake.
It's very hard comparing players from different era's. Really the only measuring stick I see is if they had some competition that everyone felt was just as good. That played them and played their best and they still won out.
It's not Wood's fault but the guys with talent choke against him.
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Mickelson is the 2nd ranked golfer in the world... it's the best I could come up with. It's not like I presented his name as a bullet proof comparison to Watson. Jesus.
I believe the field is better now than it was in Jack's era. You are stating that the fact that Tiger Woods doesn't have a Tom Watson detracts from his claim to be "the greatest" of all time. Both of us have stated that we don't give as much weight to the other's argument.
I think we're at a stalemate.