World's Strongest Man

jcolec02

Mentor
Joined
Apr 22, 2006
Messages
886
Location
Tennessee
2009 World's Strongest Man competition starts today on ESPN at 1:30 pm (central time) this afternoon, thats about 30 minutes from now...
smiley17.gif
Edited by: jcolec02
 

whiteathlete33

Hall of Famer
Joined
Mar 18, 2007
Messages
12,669
Location
New Jersey
What a bunch of crap. They showed only one qualifying round and it was half an hour. Why didn't they show all the rounds and the final like every other year?
 
Joined
Jan 27, 2009
Messages
1,432
Location
In the woods at my still.
whiteathlete33 said:
What a bunch of crap.  They showed only one qualifying round and it was half an hour.  Why didn't they show all the rounds and the final like every other year?
The media think a sport with no blacks is not a real sport...
 

whiteathlete33

Hall of Famer
Joined
Mar 18, 2007
Messages
12,669
Location
New Jersey
There is one black in it, Mark Felix. I am sure they are going to show everything and the final as well I am just pissed that that they decided to only air it for a half hour today.
 

moose

Guru
Joined
Jul 16, 2005
Messages
406
the next shows are scheduled for jan 7 check worlds strongest man website for show times
 

jcolec02

Mentor
Joined
Apr 22, 2006
Messages
886
Location
Tennessee
whiteathlete33 said:
Thanks Moose.  The past several years they used to show all the rounds in one day.
yeah not sure why they did that...but the contest will have better ratings than if it would have been on sunday.
 

DixieDestroyer

Hall of Famer
Joined
Jan 19, 2007
Messages
9,464
Location
Dixieland
lost said:
whiteathlete33 said:
What a bunch of crap.  They showed only one qualifying round and it was half an hour.  Why didn't they show all the rounds and the final like every other year?
The media think a sport with no blacks is not a real sport...

Outside of Felix & a rare, few others, most "affletes" don't have the power, stamina & athletic ability to compete in WSM...thus it's lowly "sports" stature (despite the fact it's takes more athletism than than Golf, NASCAR, Tennis & baseball).
 

whiteathlete33

Hall of Famer
Joined
Mar 18, 2007
Messages
12,669
Location
New Jersey
DixieDestroyer said:
lost said:
whiteathlete33 said:
What a bunch of crap. They showed only one qualifying round and it was half an hour. Why didn't they show all the rounds and the final like every other year?
The media think a sport with no blacks is not a real sport...



Outside of Felix & a rare, few others, most "affletes" don't have the power, stamina & athletic ability to compete in WSM...thus it's lowly "sports" stature (despite the fact it's takes more athletism than than Golf, NASCAR, Tennis & baseball).

Felix is the only black I can remember in WSM since I've been watching the show for the past 5 years. There may have been some others in the early 90's and before but he is the only one that comes to mind.
 

DixieDestroyer

Hall of Famer
Joined
Jan 19, 2007
Messages
9,464
Location
Dixieland
whiteathlete33 said:
DixieDestroyer said:
lost said:
whiteathlete33 said:
What a bunch of crap.  They showed only one qualifying round and it was half an hour.  Why didn't they show all the rounds and the final like every other year?
The media think a sport with no blacks is not a real sport...

Outside of Felix & a rare, few others, most "affletes" don't have the power, stamina & athletic ability to compete in WSM...thus it's lowly "sports" stature (despite the fact it's takes more athletism than than Golf, NASCAR, Tennis & baseball).
Felix is the only black I can remember in WSM since I've been watching the show for the past 5 years.  There may have been some others in the early 90's and before but he is the only one that comes to mind.

WA33, "afflete" O.D. Wilson finished 2nd at WSM in 1990. Like I said, afroletes are VERY scarce at WSM.
 
Top