um the best "pound for pound" athlete in track and field today is bekele. he has 1 more world title on the track than wariner plus he has won medals at other distances in both OG and WC. this is not to mention his giant collection of world xc titles and 5 world records. wariner does not own any wr's YET. when he breaks the 400m wr (maybe in osaka) then he can be in the argument of best "pound for pound" athlete in track and field.
The best pound for pound track athlete is obviously Oscar Pistorius. He has no legs! Do the math guys; it's prettttty obvious.
Its all about the sessions...
Its all about the sessions...
Ouko wrote:
2007 world champion Lashawn Merrit.
It'll be a cold day in Hell when Wariner loses a 400 at a major champs.
Well its today and i can tell you he will win.
satchs rule- when in doubt pick the black guy to win-hoWever here there IS NO doubt absent injury or dq that Wariner loses- time 43.42
SATCH ONLY .04 off- is goat 400 expert it aint bragging bro when you do it meet after meet
Ouko,
STFU.
guess not.
Mtn Dew wrote:
Merritt has already gone under 20 this year - 19.98 in Carson. He also ran 20.02 into a headwind which is even more impressive.
That said, he won't beat Wariner in Japan. To beat Wariner someone has to A) see an unusually bad result from Wariner or B) run under 43.50. Neither will happen.
Well, in order to beat Wariner Merritt would have had to run under 43.50 and then some, he didn't. He still ran under 44.
Merritt will probably go down as the Sihene of the 400m, a guy that's amazingly talented and second best in the world and maybe in the top 5 in his discipline in history, but an afterthought.
How do you like your crow prepared?
Oops..........
Lot of BS, and you were wrong! Merritt was nowhere near.
Any of u c***s want a f***ing fight about this?
Merrit is the greatest.
ouko wrote:
Merrit is the greatest.
At what?
You probably need counselling. Seek it.
Although the prediction that was made that Merritt would win the 400 was off (and truthfully not one that I would have made), it is somewhat surprising that many seem to think that Merritt will never have a chance to beat Wariner. Is it that there is no limit to what you think Wariner can do? Or, do you think that Merritt has truly already peaked? I think that labeling Wariner as the greatest of all time and ignoring the potential that Merritt has is a mistake.
Let's do a comparison of the progression of the two. As high school seniors, Wariner ran 45.57 and Merritt ran 45.25. At 19, Wariner ran 45.13 and Merritt 44.66. At 20, Wariner ran 44.00 and Merritt 44.14. And at 21, Wariner ran 43.93 while Merritt just ran 43.96. In the last two years Wariner has gone down to 43.62 and now 43.45 at 23 (so far). So is it that you really don't believe that Merritt can continue to improve on his times? Or do you think that regardless of the improvement that Merritt makes, Wariner will always be slightly better. I don't know about all of you, but these times look pretty similar to me, and I think down the line Merritt could certainly truly challenge Wariner.
Good analysis. Thanks.
"Any of u c***s want a f***ing fight about this?"
It is entertaining when somebody is (A. pompous (B. proven dead wrong (C. really angry about it. Wariner is, obviously, the better 400 m runner right now.
Good breakdown.
I'm in the camp that Wariner will always be the better athlete until he gets old enough that his abilities deteriorate, but that won't be for close to a decade.
Put another way: I believe that Wariner has more natural ability at 400m than Merritt does. Add in the fact that Wariner has the best 400m ever and has the best 400m runner as a mentor/agent I don't see Merritt beating him unless he is suffering from injury or gets over the hill.
hmmmm, that is true. Merritt is a little younger. So maybe he's not that far behind Wariner.
That said, however, Wariner breaks the WR in 2008 and wins another Olympic gold. Merritt will have some great performaces but he will still be in Wariner's shadow. 2009 will be the year that Merritt starts giving Wariner a run for his money. So maybe the OGs in London will be the stage where Merritt can snatch gold from Wariner.
I'm looking forward to seeing how fast the Men's 4x4 can run in Osaka. They have 3 sub-44 guys, not to mention the WR holder in the indoor 400. I don't think they'll break the WR, but they'll run a blazing time.