BBC Sports Celeb of the Year

[Sid Sidgwick]

UFC is MMA now after they (zuffa entertainment) bought out and closed down is only real competitor on TV. Pride was a much better spectacle and huge in Japan but UFC needed to fighters from it as the pool of UFC fighters was stagnating and people wanted to see the likes of Silva (again), Crocop, Emilianenko ect. Pride saw the greatest fight of all time and I urge people if they are intrested in MMA to look up the 2 greatest fighters ever..Kazushi Sakuraba and Bas Ruten.

 

[Buddha 3]

It's not about being able to witness any of their achievements in that sense, it's all about according due excellence to athletes who are 100% responsible for their achievements.
It is self-evident Hamilton would not have won the championship if he had been in another car and therefore his achievements are reliant upon a superior technology whereas Calzaghe's are self-evidently not so.

Thinking about it, F1 is in reality a team sport, but all you see is the one dude in the car...
The techies put in at least as much work as the driver, but obviously lack the sexiness of actually driving the car.

If you think about it, Hamilton's nomination is an insult to the rest of the team...

 

[Tom Allen]

I've just noticed that Joe C won this award last year, tbh can't see it happening this year as well.

 

[alexd]

I've just noticed that Joe C won this award last year, tbh can't see it happening this year as well.

Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell have both won it twice.... so there's a chance

Also Hamilton was 2nd last year...

 

[Robbo]

Tom, as I was saying mate, he woulda been my pick regardless of him being last year's winner but the whole point of the thread was to suggest Hamilton was the least deserving of any of them.
If winning last year somehow precludes Joe C then I'd go for Hoy or that Rebbecca Adlington gal, both 100% responsible for their achievements.

I wouldn't ever vote for that streak of piss Andy Murray on a point of principle but I'm allowed a bit of bias surely

 

[matty s]

ive gotta admit i havent realy got into watching boxing. but i can watch ufc for ages.

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

ive gotta admit i havent realy got into watching boxing. but i can watch ufc for ages.

Try watching some Pride fighting if you get a chance.

 

[Tom Allen]

Tom, as I was saying mate, he woulda been my pick regardless of him being last year's winner but the whole point of the thread was to suggest Hamilton was the least deserving of any of them.
If winning last year somehow precludes Joe C then I'd go for Hoy or that Rebbecca Adlington gal, both 100% responsible for their achievements.

I wouldn't ever vote for that streak of piss Andy Murray on a point of principle but I'm allowed a bit of bias surely

Totally agree Pete, when you look back at the last few years of F1, it's been more like a pantomime.

 

[fortune]

And...the bbc sports personality of the year goes to... Chris Hoy! Lewis Hamilton second, and Rebbeca Addlington(?) third.

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

Good glad Hoy got it