there is a funny article on flotrack about what professional athlete would win. It seems pretty obvious that some boxer would win
http://www.flotrack.org/blog/41427-What-Professional-Athlete-Would-Win-the-Hunger-Games
there is a funny article on flotrack about what professional athlete would win. It seems pretty obvious that some boxer would win
http://www.flotrack.org/blog/41427-What-Professional-Athlete-Would-Win-the-Hunger-Games
Probably a jav thrower. If some type of spear was available, they'd have a huge advantage. Even with no spear, they probably have the best mix of physical attributes for the games. They have great strength, but much better speed and general fitness than a typical thrower.
The correct answer is Bo Jackson pre-hip injury. Incredibly fast, strong, with a cannon for an arm and an avid outdoorsman who could survive off the land.
Curtis Beach
Harry Potter. Quidditch is awesome!
I take Dan Obrien in his prime.
sprint to the cornucopia run 1500 hundred through the forest armed with some spears.
hard to beat a decathelete.
boxers are useless unless you are right next to them.
but how accurate are javelin throwers, we know they can throw it hard and long, but would they have good aim. some of these track people might not have the hand-eye coordination to be good with bow or spear
I agree with the article - a decathlete - and preferably a big one like Trey Hardee.
hunger_games_addict wrote:
there is a funny article on flotrack about what professional athlete would win. It seems pretty obvious that some boxer would win
http://www.flotrack.org/blog/41427-What-Professional-Athlete-Would-Win-the-Hunger-Games
This is incorrect.
If we were to look back at the success of FINNICK ODAIR, the clear choice would be just to pick the most physically attractive athlete, who will subsequently have a nigh-infinite supply of sponsors backing him.
The sponsors will proceed to send him whatever his weapon of choice is, and then it's game over.
Mockingbird Hill wrote:
I agree with the article - a decathlete - and preferably a big one like Trey Hardee.
You would prefer a big one named Hardee
Utter nonsense. Derbia Merga would win. A mean, nasty, little cheating marathoner. As impossible to kill as a cockroach. Can live indefinitely on grubs and sip the morning dew. Those big decatheletes have too much muscle to feed and carry around.
Merga could just find an open space and they'd never be able to ambush him. He could just keep trotting away until they overheated and collapsed, then slip up and spear them like a bushman.
Terrain definitely matters, though. I'd hate to have Justin Gatlin chasing me without a 1/4 mile head start.
Baala or Mekhissi - good 1500 speed + boxing skills
Andreas Thorkildsen would wreck house.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgZ4FhmAgwM
Paul McMullen. Good luck trying to chase him, then beating him down.
http://www.usatf.org/events/2004/OlympicTrials-TF/photos/day5/m1500mP/McMullen_Paul-USAOT04.jpg
