He finally done it. At 21 he was getting too much attention without really having done anything on the world stage. We are now 12 years into the sub-10 white sprinter era, so it doesn’t matter anymore. although legit, he’s just another world class sprinter.
FINALLY........the first sub 10 by a white American, and he will improve on it. Major props to Boling and how he is being used right now, bravo!!!! But he does have the SEC/NCAA where he goes back to multi event score them points.
I can't put Boling along side Bobby Morrow over just a time but he would have to be mentioned when talking the stud white American sprinters, now before some fool says.....what is this race talk,...Google Christophe LeMaitre read what it says about him.
Bobby Morrow was a stud who won a weather beaten Olympics
Never achieved his potential in terms of times. Until Moscow, he NEVER used blocks. Ran 10:07 and 20:12 at the 78 Commonwealth games without blocks in his first season as a sprinter. Suffered a back injury in the weeks before Moscow and only decided to go at the last moment. Then told unexpectedly he would be forced to use blocks. Got off to wobbly starts in ever one of his rounds including the final, except for the quaterfinals when he coasted in 10:11 and most observers thought he could have broken 10 seconds. This was on the slow Moscow track.
In his career, Wells defeated the 72, 76, 84, 88, and 92 Olympic 100m Champions.
People forget that HGH came on the scene in the USA in 83, and suddenly every top sprinter was a sub 10 man. He was the best sprinter in the world in 1980.
He finally done it. At 21 he was getting too much attention without really having done anything on the world stage. We are now 12 years into the sub-10 white sprinter era, so it doesn’t matter anymore. although legit, he’s just another world class sprinter.
It's also the 9th fastest 100m time in history at this point of the season, so not exactly unworthy of mention.
Never achieved his potential in terms of times. Until Moscow, he NEVER used blocks. Ran 10:07 and 20:12 at the 78 Commonwealth games without blocks in his first season as a sprinter. Suffered a back injury in the weeks before Moscow and only decided to go at the last moment. Then told unexpectedly he would be forced to use blocks. Got off to wobbly starts in ever one of his rounds including the final, except for the quaterfinals when he coasted in 10:11 and most observers thought he could have broken 10 seconds. This was on the slow Moscow track.
In his career, Wells defeated the 72, 76, 84, 88, and 92 Olympic 100m Champions.
People forget that HGH came on the scene in the USA in 83, and suddenly every top sprinter was a sub 10 man. He was the best sprinter in the world in 1980.
Stop it.
It was common knowledge he was dosed
So what?
Jesus. Why do track fans want the sport to be niche so badly? efed2 was making a descriptive, historical point - GH was introduced for the major players after Wells’ prime, meaning Wells’ over-10 marks would certainly have been sub10 in the same market as what came in the years shortly thereafter.
Of course Wells was “juiced.” Who gives a crap? His competition was juiced.
Go to an NFL message board. No one goes around whining about the 275-lb guys running 4.6 in the forty being “juiced.” Because it’s irrelevant, and they actually just like talking about the sport itself.
“But Wells was muh juiced and on le roids!” is a prescriptive point. There’s more important moral issues we could be discussing than “omg this guy had slightly higher than average androgen levels for 6 weeks!”
He finally done it. At 21 he was getting too much attention without really having done anything on the world stage. We are now 12 years into the sub-10 white sprinter era, so it doesn’t matter anymore. although legit, he’s just another world class sprinter.
It's also the 9th fastest 100m time in history at this point of the season, so not exactly unworthy of mention.
Lol how the f did you get that stat? Is it for real? Who has been ahead of him, a bunch of South African times? What about Micah?
LeMaitre is the only one to do it more than once I believe.
And he did it several times with a PR of 9.92 secs (.05 faster than those others).
And he was better at 200 meters.
The GOAT of white sprinters
Alan Wells, the only white man to win Olympic gold in the 100m. Backed it up by beating Carl Lewis in the IAAF World Cup a year later. Being the GOAT isn't just about running fast times, it's what you win and who you beat.
I'll cut your nuts off as a favor to my goombata Lindy.
What was the reaction time of Matthew? It was insanely quick
Also was that a false start? Damn in slow motion it looks like he clearly got out way quicker than everyone else? What was his reaction time in this race? And like I said before it seems pretty stupid that they made it a .10 reaction time.
Why did they have to round up or down to come to the .10? I mean if it's so scientific then don't you think science would have made the official reaction time a .09 or .11 .. No they are dumb and just rounded up to .10.. Yeah so smart there.
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Jesus. Why do track fans want the sport to be niche so badly? efed2 was making a descriptive, historical point - GH was introduced for the major players after Wells’ prime, meaning Wells’ over-10 marks would certainly have been sub10 in the same market as what came in the years shortly thereafter.
Of course Wells was “juiced.” Who gives a crap? His competition was juiced.
Go to an NFL message board. No one goes around whining about the 275-lb guys running 4.6 in the forty being “juiced.” Because it’s irrelevant, and they actually just like talking about the sport itself.
“But Wells was muh juiced and on le roids!” is a prescriptive point. There’s more important moral issues we could be discussing than “omg this guy had slightly higher than average androgen levels for 6 weeks!”
Well said. It's all relative. So many people projecting their crap on the "immoral" athletes. It's wearing, and has caused untold damage to the sport. Positives are dealt with by dint of the rules; otherwise, move on and find another scapegoat.