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1 Cristiano Ronaldo Vs 16 Kanaru Usman
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portuguese soccer player) Overview: Known for his good looks and big bank account Cristiano Ronaldo is also one heck of a footballer (Soccer player in U.S). Ronaldo is the first European player to ever score 100 international goals and over 780 total goals in his career. Only Lionel Messi can argue with Ronaldo as the best player of this generation
Kanaru Usman (Nigerian-American MMA) Overview: Kanaru Usman is one of the best mixed martial artist in the World and the current welterweight division champion. Usman’s career record is 18-1 and is one of the most ascending fighters in the entire World. Another big year from Usman and he will be significantly higher in our bracket in 2022.
8 Stephanie Gilmore Vs 9 Kylian Mbappe
Stephanie Gilmore (Australian Surfer) Overview: Stephanie Gilmore is a seven time World Champion and the gold standard in professional surfing today. Gilmore’s dominance reigns over surfing since 2007. To this day Gilmore is the top athlete on the ROXy Surf Team.
Kylian Mbappe (French Soccer Player) Overview: Kylain Mbappe is one of the rising stars in all of football (Soccer in U.S :-). Mbappe is only 22 years young and was the star on the French team en route to the Championship at the 2018 World Cup in Russia at the age of 19. Mbappe was the second teenager to score in the World Cup final (some guy named Pele was the other).
5 Zhang Weili Vs 12 Rory McIlroy
Zhang Weili (Chinese MMA) Overview: Zhang Weili is one of the best fighters in the World and is the current Women’s Strawweight Champion. Zhang Weili may have the most awesome nickname in all of sports (Magnum). Zhang Weili has a ridiculous for a fighter career record of 21-1 and to make her record ever more ridiculous she has won her last 21 fights after losing her first career fight, dominance indeed.
Rory McIlroy (Irish Golfer) Overview: Nobody will doubt Rory McIlroy’s ability as McIlroy will try to become the sixth player to win the career grand slam at this years Masters. McIlroy still to this day may be the most talented golfer in the World and when he’s on cannot be beat by anyone. The only reason why the seeding is so low is that Rory hasn’t won a Major since 2015.
4 Chris Froome Vs 13 Brooke M Henderson
Chris Froome (British Cycling) Overview: Chris Froome is the gold standard currently in cycling. Froome has won the tour de France four times and has won seven grand tours. His dominance in cycling is like nothing we’ve seen since some guy named Lance who many do not speak of.
Brooke M Henderson (Canadian Golfer) Overview: Brooke M Henderson is fast becoming arguably the best female golfer in the World. Henderson at the age of 23 already has 14 tour victories and one major Championship. If Henderson continues her run she could before it’s all said and done be one of the best female golfers of all time.
6 Kevin Harvick Vs 11 Roger Federer
Kevin Harvick (American Nascar Driver) Overview: Kevin Harvick is one of the best drivers in all of Nascar. Harvick’s historic run is impressive as Harvick has won 58 career wins spanning over 20 years. Harvick won the 2007 Daytona 500. Harvick is still showing a new run of dominance in racing with his nine wins this past season.
Roger Federer (Swiss Tennis Player) Overview: If durability is your thing then this 6-11 matchup is for you. Roger Federer is 39 years young but is still one of the best tennis players in the entire world and one of the best to ever put on the sneakers. Federer has 20 career grand slams and 103 total wins (2nd all time). Federer’s last grand slam was in 2018 but every time there is a big event Federer is always in the mix.
3 Lewis Hamilton Vs 14 Marnus Labuschange
Lewis Hamilton (British Formula One Driver) Overview: Lewis Hamilton’s dominance in racing right now is like nothing we have seen in recent memory. Hamilton has won a record tying seven World Drivers Championship titles. To put it in perspective of Hamilton’s racing dominance he has won Championships in six of the last seven years. Hamilton also has the most all time wins with 95. Lewis Hamilton is in the conversation for best drivers of all time.
Marnus Labuschange (South African-Australian Cricketer) Overview: Marnus Labuschagne is one of the best young cricketeers in the entire world. In 2020 Labuschagne was named the Emerging Cricketer of the Year by the ICC. To put into perspective the rise of Labuschange he replaced Steve Smith in a Test Match in 2019, his respect I must say.
7 Robert Lewandowski Vs 10 Ko Jin-Young
Robert Lewandowski (Polish soccer player) Overview: Robert Lewandowski is one of the best footballers and goal scorers in the entire World. Lewandowski has recently topped over 500 career goals and is not looking to slow down anytime soon. The only knock against Lewandowski is that he has not done much in World Cup play in his career but his impressive run in the Bundesliga league speaks for itself.
Ko Jin-Young (South Korean Golfer) Overview: Ko Jin-Young is arguably the best women’s golfer in the World today. Ko Jin-Young is a two time major winner and has won 10 times total on the LPGA tour. Ko Jin-Young is the two time LPGA money winner and the most consistent women’s golfer out there today.
2 Naomi Osaka Vs 15 Amandine Henry
Naomi Osaka (Japanese Tennis Player) Overview: Naomi Osaka is starting to form into what could be a dominant run in Women’s Tennis. Osaka has won the last two Grand Slam tournaments and won the Australian Open recently without much resistance. Osaka is ranked number two in the World Currently but if Osaka continues her dominance will jump to number one in no time.
Amandine Henry (French Soccer Player) Overview: Amandine Henry is one of the best defensive midfielders in all of soccer/football and the captain of the French National Soccer team. Henry is not just a demon on the defensive end as Amandine Henry also has 93 career goals to her credit. A great player in all faucets of the game.