Right now:
Mo: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Haile: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Kenny: 2 Olympic Gold, 5 WC Gold
Next week Mo will get his 5000m Gold and will pass Haile for good and have caught Kenny.
In 2016, he will win at least one more OG and people will forget about the Africans guys and hail to the new GOAT, Mo Farah.
The Dude Bro wrote:
Right now:
Mo: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Haile: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Kenny: 2 Olympic Gold, 5 WC Gold
Next week Mo will get his 5000m Gold and will pass Haile for good and have caught Kenny.
In 2016, he will win at least one more OG and people will forget about the Africans guys and hail to the new GOAT, Mo Farah.
Lemme know when he runs sub 26:30/12:40 and anyone he beats is in the ballpark.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
Thanks for the laugh.
Unless you mean greatest doper of all time.
The Dude Bro wrote:
Right now:
Mo: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Haile: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Kenny: 2 Olympic Gold, 5 WC Gold
Next week Mo will get his 5000m Gold and will pass Haile for good and have caught Kenny.
In 2016, he will win at least one more OG and people will forget about the Africans guys and hail to the new GOAT, Mo Farah.
Ha no.
Right now
Bekele 3 Olympic gold, 5 WC gold, 1 indoor WC gold and 11 WXC gold
Two world records and PBs that make Farah's PBs look like he was a high school varsity runner. Not to mention Farah was embarrassed by Bekele on his home turf at the Great North run and his marathon debut and PB are both better. So no, those two don't really compare at all do they? Farah has run a faster 1500m. Good for him.
Bro, I have 3 Olympic Golds. You also forgot my 11 World Cross Country Golds. That doesn't even take into account my beastly world records.
He is great, but he can't truly lay claim to being the GOAT until he sets a real world mark..not a soft mark in a seldom raced indoor distance. I'm talking about a world mark in the 5000 or the 10,000. Because medals can be won by lesser runners who use tactics. But ultimately, to set a world record, you must run alone. THAT is the true test of greatness.
The Dude Bro wrote:
Right now:
Mo: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Haile: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Kenny: 2 Olympic Gold, 5 WC Gold
Next week Mo will get his 5000m Gold and will pass Haile for good and have caught Kenny.
In 2016, he will win at least one more OG and people will forget about the Africans guys and hail to the new GOAT, Mo Farah.
Do you think stats are what matter? Pre...did he ever win anything, is still the most revered distance runner ever. If you want to leave a legacy, it's about marketing and not accomplishment, and Pre was a great self-promoter.
If we're going to go stats, then Mo is missing a key component of world records. He has to at least come close to a world record to be in the discussion.
JAKIR wrote:
Right now
Bekele [..] 11 WXC gold
I knew this was coming. Repeat after me: XC is a high school sports.
Yes Mo, incredible work. He's definitively entered GOAT considerations now.
As the esteemed philosopher Swift said "haters gonna hate".
The Dude Bro wrote:
JAKIR wrote:Right now
Bekele [..] 11 WXC gold
I knew this was coming. Repeat after me: XC is a high school sports.
A high school "sports"?
Well Mo has run world cross and failed miserably so I thought it was appropriate to include it.
Also, you said Bekele only had two Olympic golds when he actually has three. Not sure why you left that out.
Brianruns10 wrote:
But ultimately, to set a world record, you must run alone. THAT is the true test of greatness.
How many world records are set in distance races without assistance? (Rudisha's 800m record, of course, stands out.)
JAKIR wrote:
Also, you said Bekele only had two Olympic golds when he actually has three. Not sure why you left that out.
My bad. Considering Mo will win 2xOG in Rio, he will still have one more than Kenny.
Mo=GOAT
ha ha ha comedian wrote:
LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
Thanks for the laugh.
Unless you mean greatest doper of all time.
Haile is greatest doper of all time. 25 years of doping and no failed tests. GOAT
Here is a partial list of those defeated by Bekele in his high school cross country races:
Hailu Mekonnen, Craig Mottram, Sammy Kipketer, Abraham Chebii, John Yuda, Richard Limo, Charles Kamathi, Abderrahim Goumri, Jaouad Gharib, Abdi, Meb, Torres, Ritz, Zersenay Tedesse...
oh wait, that's only 2002. Here are some more:
Eliud Kipchoge, Paul Koech, Gebre Gebremariam, Sileshi Sihine, John Korir, Patrick Ivuti, Abraham Cherono, Stephen Cherono (Said Saeef Shaheen), Ben Limo, Isaac Songok, Bob Tahri, Ahmad Abdullah, Dejene Berhanu, Abebe Dinkessa, Moses Mosop, Mo Farah (beat him by over 1:40 in 2005), Adil Kaouch, Rashid Ramzi, Brimin Kipruto, Martin Mathathi, Mike Kigen, John Kibowen, Moses Kipsiro, Ryan Hall, Adam Goucher, Augustine Choge, Edwin Soi, Leonard Patrick Komon, Joseph Ebuya, Moses Masai, Mark Kiptoo
That's a pretty stout high school program there.
According to Letsrun morons, it seems like winning Gold medals is so easy. Anyone can do it. Especially achieving the double not once, but twice and come next saturday, Mo might achieve the triple double, something not even Bekele or Haile could do.
Oh, did I mention that he's won 6 straight global titles. That's 4 years of complete and utter domination.
When did Farah face anyone like a prime Kipchoge or El Guerrouj in his 5000m final?
High School High wrote:
Here is a partial list of those defeated by Bekele in his high school cross country races:
Hailu Mekonnen, Craig Mottram, Sammy Kipketer, Abraham Chebii, John Yuda, Richard Limo, Charles Kamathi, Abderrahim Goumri, Jaouad Gharib, Abdi, Meb, Torres, Ritz, Zersenay Tedesse...
oh wait, that's only 2002. Here are some more:
Eliud Kipchoge, Paul Koech, Gebre Gebremariam, Sileshi Sihine, John Korir, Patrick Ivuti, Abraham Cherono, Stephen Cherono (Said Saeef Shaheen), Ben Limo, Isaac Songok, Bob Tahri, Ahmad Abdullah, Dejene Berhanu, Abebe Dinkessa, Moses Mosop, Mo Farah (beat him by over 1:40 in 2005), Adil Kaouch, Rashid Ramzi, Brimin Kipruto, Martin Mathathi, Mike Kigen, John Kibowen, Moses Kipsiro, Ryan Hall, Adam Goucher, Augustine Choge, Edwin Soi, Leonard Patrick Komon, Joseph Ebuya, Moses Masai, Mark Kiptoo
That's a pretty stout high school program there.
So many on this list would blast Mo in a 5/10000 and have faster PRs than he does.
Farah is a 1500m runner who has no shot of medaling in a 1500m race. So he races the 5000/10000 against a bunch of nobodies and he controls the pace and out kicks them. Happens every time.
The Dude Bro wrote:
Right now:
Mo: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Haile: 2 Olympic Gold, 4 WC Gold
Kenny: 2 Olympic Gold, 5 WC Gold
Next week Mo will get his 5000m Gold and will pass Haile for good and have caught Kenny.
In 2016, he will win at least one more OG and people will forget about the Africans guys and hail to the new GOAT, Mo Farah.
How did Farah get the African removed from his genome?
He is 100% African.
bobgob wrote:
According to Letsrun morons, it seems like winning Gold medals is so easy. Anyone can do it. Especially achieving the double not once, but twice and come next saturday, Mo might achieve the triple double, something not even Bekele or Haile could do.
Oh, did I mention that he's won 6 straight global titles. That's 4 years of complete and utter domination.
Ok so let me get this straight, a dude with less medals and slower PRs who has been good for less time, is better than other all time greats? Ok, thanks for clearing that up. Makes sense.
Haile also was world indoor champion and has a world title on the road (half marathon champion). Sorry, he's still ahead, and that leaves out the 25 world records or so that he set during his career!!!
And that you forgot about one Olympic Gold of Kenny was epic!!