Who is/was Ireland's most famous sports star?

27-03-2019 09:00PM

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

I think this is the fairest barometer of how big cricket is in those countries.

The total attendance figures over a season.

Indy Car (Motor racing) - 1,555,772
The Indian Premier League (Cricket) - 1,543,655
Indian Super League (Association football) - 1,477,033
Liga Venezolana de Beisbol (Baseball) - 1,275,317
Big Bash League (Cricket) - 1,053,997
Bangladesh Premier League (Cricket) - 742,000
Super GT (Motor racing) - 278,900

List of sports attendance figures

Cricket is not doing too badly. But not exactly off the chart. Baseball in Venezuela does bigger numbers. 2 billion people does not translate into billions attending games anyway.

Totally disagree, a better metric is tv audience where international games can draw over a hundreds million viewers. You put England against India in the final of the upcoming world cup and you will have maybe half a billion people knowing exactly who Eoin Morgan is

Larbre34 · 27-03-2019 09:07PM

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Yeah Sports not TV stars why not include Michael Fassbender, Aidan Gillen and Cillian Murphy while your at it.

Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) is headlining Wrestlemania next week. That doesn't happen without her being one of the best female athletes ever, not just Irish. Yes its scripted and creatively produced, but don't ever think a long Wrestlemania headline match is anything but an athletic demand of the highest order.

xckjoo · 27-03-2019 09:28PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) is headlining Wrestlemania next week. That doesn't happen without her being one of the best female athletes ever, not just Irish. Yes its scripted and creatively produced, but don't ever think a long Wrestlemania headline match is anything but an athletic demand of the highest order.

Wow. Hadn't heard that before. That's impressive. Don't know much about WWE but i know enough to know its a huge achievement.
Would still exclude her on a technicality though. They call it sport entertainment so who am I to argue...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 27-03-2019 09:39PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) is headlining Wrestlemania next week. That doesn't happen without her being one of the best female athletes ever, not just Irish. Yes its scripted and creatively produced, but don't ever think a long Wrestlemania headline match is anything but an athletic demand of the highest order.

Are you having a laugh? Wrestlemania? HAHAHAHA!!!

There's so much wrong with your statement I don't know where to start.

RocketRaccoon · 27-03-2019 09:45PM

Roberto Obedient Styrofoam wrote: »

Are you having a laugh? Wrestlemania? HAHAHAHA!!!

There's so much wrong with your statement I don't know where to start.

Start, show everyone how ****ing clueless you are. Tell everyone how these wrestlers aren't athletes and are nothing but actors.

Teddy Daniels · 27-03-2019 09:45PM

Ush1 wrote: »

How do you think Mayweather would get on in an MMA fight in a cage with McGregor?

It sure as f*ck wouldn't go 11 rounds!:pac:

That’s like three events tho.

davidglanza · 27-03-2019 09:47PM

McGregor.
Katie taylor

rossie1977 · 27-03-2019 09:54PM

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Yeah Sports not TV stars why not include Michael Fassbender, Aidan Gillen and Cillian Murphy while your at it.

Pro wrestling is a difficult one to define as it's both sports and pure entertainment. Fox network recently signed WWE to a deal on a sports platform so Major league baseball will air primetime (8-10pm) on Wednesday, NFL on Thursday and WWE on Friday

Headlining Wrestlemania at MetLife stadium in New York is big deal. It was Dwayne Johnson and John Cena who headlined the last MetLife show in 2013.

Also I doubt ESPN would be interested in the exploits of Murphy, Gillen etc on film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnQkfLgQm7U

Del.Monte · 27-03-2019 10:04PM

Whatever about most famous - Ronan O'Gara was/is Ireland's greatest sports star by a country mile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J9QKlrnKc0

odyssey06 · 27-03-2019 10:26PM

Half the planet hardly know what rugby is never mind naming an Irish player, no matter how talented!

Beechwoodspark · 27-03-2019 10:30PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Start, show everyone how ****ing clueless you are. Tell everyone how these wrestlers aren't athletes and are nothing but actors.

Not only are they actors, they are rubbish actors for the most part

Clonmel1000 · 27-03-2019 10:33PM

Del.Monte wrote: »

Whatever about most famous - Ronan O'Gara was/is Ireland's greatest sports star by a country mile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J9QKlrnKc0

I take it your taking the piss here?

RocketRaccoon · 27-03-2019 10:34PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Not only are they actors, they are rubbish actors for the most part

Yep and not a bit of athleticism in their bodies. You've already proven yourself completely clueless today, let it rest.

Beechwoodspark · 27-03-2019 10:34PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Yep and not a bit of athleticism in their bodies. You've already proven yourself completely clueless today, let it rest.

They are juiced up to the gills mainly. Which is why they never make it in genuine sports.

A joke shop “sport” for clowns to follow

odyssey06 · 27-03-2019 10:35PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Start, show everyone how ****ing clueless you are. Tell everyone how these wrestlers aren't athletes and are nothing but actors.

Doesnt make it a sport, though, even if it is physically demanding. War isnt a sport either at the other extreme. Or being a world class dancer.

_Brian · 27-03-2019 10:38PM

McGregor is known for being a scumbag and ending in court rather than for his sporting ability. This sort of trash notoriety doesn’t count, he’s Ireland’s biggest scumbag, how many people worldwide have seen him perform ?? **** all I recon because most people have an ounce of class and decency.

From an international perspective I recon golfers or maybe rugby players would have wide recognition for their sporting abilities.

Wrongway1985 · 27-03-2019 10:40PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) is headlining Wrestlemania next week. That doesn't happen without her being one of the best female athletes ever, not just Irish. Yes its scripted and creatively produced, but don't ever think a long Wrestlemania headline match is anything but an athletic demand of the highest order.

I'm fully aware of who she is and what she is doing and fair play to her she's cool an all but the "competing" is purely dramatic and unrelatable from actual competition in an actual sport.

Del.Monte · 27-03-2019 10:40PM

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

I take it your taking the piss here?

Why so?

Ian OB · 27-03-2019 10:40PM

Seán Kelly anyone?

RocketRaccoon · 27-03-2019 10:41PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

They are juiced up to the gills mainly. Which is why they never make it in genuine sports.

A joke shop “sport” for clowns to follow

"Juiced up to the gills" shows just how little you know about that company nowadays

Del.Monte · 27-03-2019 10:41PM

Ian OB wrote: »

Seán Kelly anyone?

Good luck with that.

odyssey06 · 27-03-2019 10:43PM

Ian OB wrote: »

Seán Kelly anyone?

Only in a small number of European countries. Too much of a niche sport.
For longevity maybe as he is still talked about in non Irish cycling community.
Probably the most famous within an established sport.

27-03-2019 10:44PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

They are juiced up to the gills mainly. Which is why they never make it in genuine sports.

-Kurt Angle is an Olympic gold medalist.

-Mark Henry was legitimately the world's strongest man.

-Current WWE Woomen's champion Ronda Rousey is a former UFC Womens Champion and an Olympic medalist in judo.

-Brock Lesnar was a 2 time NCAA wrestling champion as well as UFC Heavyweight Champion.

That's off the top of my head.

You've shown your ignorance on here already. Keep it up though.

OldMrBrennan83 · 27-03-2019 10:46PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Doesnt make it a sport, though, even if it is physically demanding. War isnt a sport either at the other extreme. Or being a world class dancer.

It's what the term manchild was invented for. Fair enough someone watching it like a soap opera, but actually thinking it's a sport? That's just never growing up.

Beechwoodspark · 27-03-2019 10:46PM

Omackeral wrote: »

-Kurt Angle is an Olympic gold medalist.

-Mark Henry was legitimately the world's strongest man.

-Current WWE Woomen's champion Ronda Rousey is a former UFC Womens Champion and an Olympic medalist in judo.

-Brock Lesnar was a 2 time NCAA wrestling champion as well as UFC Heavyweight Champion.

That's off the top of my head.

You've shown your ignorance on here already. Keep it up though.

Joke shop ”sport” followed by clowns who know no better.

Most of them juiced to their gills

Sadly lot of them die way too young due to chronic steroid abuse. Awful carry on.

If I had my way the wwf would be confined to traveling circus tents -all they are good for

RocketRaccoon · 27-03-2019 10:47PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Joke shop ”sport” followed by clowns who know no better.

Most of them juiced to their gills

Sadly lot of them die way too young due to chronic steroid abuse. Awful carry on.

See, you've completely contradicted yourself and you're too stupid to realise how

odyssey06 · 27-03-2019 10:49PM

Omackeral wrote: »

-Kurt Angle is an Olympic gold medallist

You've shown your ignorance on here already. Keep it up though.

He won gold in 1996. Good luck winning in 2020 in his 50s.

Spleerbun · 27-03-2019 10:50PM

Ian OB wrote: »

Seán Kelly anyone?

I'd say a lot of people in this country would struggle to tell you who he is, I just had to Google him myself!!

I guess he was before my time.

RocketRaccoon · 27-03-2019 10:52PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

He won gold in 1996. Good luck winning in 2020 in his 50s.

That wasn't the point brought up.

27-03-2019 10:52PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Joke shop ”sport” followed by clowns who know no better.

Most of them juiced to their gills

Sadly lot of them die way too young due to chronic steroid abuse. Awful carry on.

If I had my way the wwf would be confined to traveling circus tents -all they are good for

You have any comment on Kurt Angle being an Olympic Gold Medalist, no? Or Mark Henry being the world's strongest man? Or Ronda Rousey being an Olympic medalist and UFC Women's champion? Why did you ignore all of that?

Also, it hasn't been called WWF in close to 20 years. Educate yourself.

Who is/was Ireland's most famous sports star?

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