Bump with the passing of Ali.
We had a thread some 7 or 8 years ago where a lot of people debated the greatest athlete, I couldn't find it. I've always had Ali in the top three.. it's important to note Boxing was the top international sport outside of soccer during his peak.
I'll probably go something like:
1. Jordan
2. Bo
3. Ali
4. Thorpe
5. Pele
6. Owens
7. Phelps
8. Jim Brown
9. Bebe Dirdrickson
10. Gretzky
I'm not sure how Bo Jackson isn't number 1 by a wide margin.
I agree Ali is probably in the top 5 if not top 3. At 6'7 265 lbs you have to add Lebron into the top 10. I don't need to explain him, he's in the top 10 for sure.