The Biggest Villains in Sport

[El Kabong]

I'm not certain if the topic has ever come up (I hope it hasn't) but I'm interested to know especially given our varied backgrounds of who in sport (in general) are the biggest villains and why? This is very general and please specify when you respond. This is a broad topic and some villains are going to be viewed as villains light heartedly like Christian Laettner just your typical Duke basketball player overhyped and just all around hateable or Roger Clemens pitcher who would be in the Hall of Fame but for his PEDs use vs someone who was in real life a villain like Rae Carruth who had his pregnant girlfriend murdered or Aaron Hernandez who murdered Odin Lloyd.

Villainy is a matter of perspective so let's all keep that in mind.


I started this thread specifically thinking about Lance Armstrong. While on one hand he did a lot for cancer research (fundraising etc) but he attempted to ruin peoples lives like Greg LeMond (Original American Hero of Cycling) for exposing him as a fraud. He built up the sport (a sport really nobody cares about for the most part) and damn near tore it all down...but that tearing it all down wasn't 100% on him that was on officials and the people running that sport who allowed for the prevalence of doping. Armstrong won 7 times in an era FILLED with doping! Which is quite incredible regardless, but he was/is not a good person to lie & cheat & bully to get his way.....his downfall DID lead to Britain having a resurgence in the cycling world so I don't know what you guys think of him.


Anyway, go on with your choices.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

****Panama Lewis*****

Hands down.

[El Kabong]

****Panama Lewis*****

Hands down.

I understand what he did that was bad, but perhaps you can go into detail

[NoSavingByTheBell]

****Panama Lewis*****

Hands down.

I understand what he did that was bad, but perhaps you can go into detail

I only know two things he did but both of them are about as bad as you can get in terms of sheer morals with regards to the health and well-being of another human being especially that he was in the capacity to protect fighters and train in an ethical manner

My first memory is that of giving "the one I mixed" to Aaron Pryor in the round prior no pun intended to The knockout round.

The second memory is removing at least one ounce of padding from both gloves of Louise Resto, resulting in tremendous damage to the health of Billy Collins both physical and mental

[El Kabong]

Yes adding the antihistamines & speed to the water yeah that was it? It was something to open up the lungs and also give a boost of energy.


And the Resto-Collins ASSAULT was just horrible. I guess Margarito will also get a shout and Capetillo as well?

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Oh definitely margarito, I won't even capitalize his last name. A despicable and vile act he committed against Cotto

Pacquiao's beat down of margacheato was very satisfying to watch

[X]

I started this thread specifically thinking about Lance Armstrong.

I've noticed that nowadays not many people are named Lance, whereas in medieval times they were called Lance a lot.