The Strength & Athleticism of Wilt Chamberlain

[HomicideHenry]

I wouldnt have thought that basketball has anywhere near the conversion records as Rugby league football, when it comes to success of transferring sports, although i could be wrong.


Anthony Mundine (admittedly with some amateur training and good pedigree) became a national champion within about 4 or so months and was fighting (reasonably competitively too) for a world title within about 18 months.

He is more of a "superman" than this chamberlain fellow, but if he was as naturally gifted as is said, is it really completely impossible for him to do the same thing?

How is he more of a superhuman than Wilt Chamberlain? (Boxing accomplishments aside).

[DaveyMac]

Anthony Mundine isn't one tenth the athlete Wilt was. And boxer or not Wilt would have never lost a fight to a 36 year old 147 pound Joshua Clottey.

I don't know if Wilt could have boxed or not, some people don't like to get hit. But assuming he could, and I bet he could, no he wouldn't be a world champ in six months, but give him 2-3 years and yeah I think he could have seriously fought for the title.

And no offense to Australia and their "superman" Rugby players but in the states that's a joke. The 20th Century was our century. We were just the best at everything sorry but those are the facts. Five greatest all around athletes of the 20th century are all Americans

Jim Thorpe
Wilt Chamberlain
Jim Brown
Michael Jordan
Jackie Robinson

Gimme those 5 guys and and we'd have beat anyone at anything given enough time to train.

[HomicideHenry]

Anthony Mundine isn't one tenth the athlete Wilt was. And boxer or not Wilt would have never lost a fight to a 36 year old 147 pound Joshua Clottey.

I don't know if Wilt could have boxed or not, some people don't like to get hit. But assuming he could, and I bet he could, no he wouldn't be a world champ in six months, but give him 2-3 years and yeah I think he could have seriously fought for the title.

And no offense to Australia and their "superman" Rugby players but in the states that's a joke. The 20th Century was our century. We were just the best at everything sorry but those are the facts. Five greatest all around athletes of the 20th century are all Americans

Jim Thorpe
Wilt Chamberlain
Jim Brown
Michael Jordan
Jackie Robinson

Gimme those 5 guys and and we'd have beat anyone at anything given enough time to train.

I personally don't know of many Rugby players who amounted to much in boxing. Outside of Mundine, I don't think there ever was a former Rugby player who became a world champion. I could be wrong on that, as I am some times wrong on such figures--- but the last touted Rugby star I remember boxing out of Australia was John Hoppoate and he was annihilated by Oliver McCall inside of two rounds and Hoppoate was an undefeated 'prospect'.

[Boilermaker]

How is he more of a superhuman than Wilt Chamberlain? (Boxing accomplishments aside).

He is the 'Black Superman'.

Good at all sports and better than Don Bradman!

Must be just about due to represent the Boomers to their first victory over the USA. I would like to see Chamberlain do that. this dream was only put on hold due to his boxing career and he should be finished with that.

Ok, some of this may be self proclaimed, but it was printed in the newspapers so it must be correct, mustnt it?

[punchoutsb]

Anthony Mundine isn't one tenth the athlete Wilt was. And boxer or not Wilt would have never lost a fight to a 36 year old 147 pound Joshua Clottey.

I don't know if Wilt could have boxed or not, some people don't like to get hit. But assuming he could, and I bet he could, no he wouldn't be a world champ in six months, but give him 2-3 years and yeah I think he could have seriously fought for the title.

And no offense to Australia and their "superman" Rugby players but in the states that's a joke. The 20th Century was our century. We were just the best at everything sorry but those are the facts. Five greatest all around athletes of the 20th century are all Americans

Jim Thorpe
Wilt Chamberlain
Jim Brown
Michael Jordan
Jackie Robinson

Gimme those 5 guys and and we'd have beat anyone at anything given enough time to train.

No Bob Matthias, Nile Kinnick, Jackie Jenson, Bo Jackson, Randy Matson?

[DaveyMac]

I'd put Bo at #6.

[punchoutsb]

I'd put Bo at #6.

And from the stories I've heard, you may need to work a LONG time with Jim Brown to make a fighter out of him.