Ok here’s a list that I’ve done quickly. Note I know virtually nothing about some of these sports, marked with a *, so have given my reasons why in brackets for those


Football – Lionel Messi
Snooker – Ronnie O’Sullivan
Darts – Phil Taylor
Boxing – Ali
*NHL – Jeremy Roenick (was unstoppable in NHL 94 on the Mega Drive)
*NBA – Michael Jordan (cos everyone else said)
*NFL – Joe Montana (no idea what he did but, as I’ve only ever heard of about six NFL players ever, he was referenced in films and all as the best so that’s good enough for me)
*MLB – The Babe (as a Canadian chap I got chatting to in a bar (not that kind of bar by the way) a few years ago put it ‘whereas modern players do it on steroids the Babe did it on hot dogs and beer’)
*Karate – Chuck Norris (no explanation required)
Cricket – Who cares !
Tennis – Federer
Golf – Tiger Woods (don’t like the bloke but would’ve broken Nicklaus record by now if not for injuries and personal issues)
*Squash – Jahangir \ Jansher Khan (same bloke ?)
Bowls – Tony Allcock \ David Bryant tied first (did anyone else ever play this sport ?)
Swimming – Johnny Weissmuller \ Eric Moussambani
Sprinting – Bolt
Middle Distance – Seb Coe
Ski Jumping – Eddie Edwards