Originally posted by: Nemesis 1
Billy Jean King bringing womens tennis pay wise up to par in the professionl series threw Virgina slims. Forceing the mens series into =pay.
Women's tennis still does not have equal pay across the board, nor should it....until the same number of people watch women's tennis as do watch the men.
Same with golf, basketball, etc. Sports are a business. I know some colleges have made a big deal of paying their women's hoops coaches the same as the men's. That makes no sense.
The X's and O's might be similar, but the JOB, the entire JOB, isn't even close to what the men's is.
Also, regarding Billy Jean King, she's famous for beating an old man, Bobby Riggs. And even then, the sets were like 6-3, 6-4, IIRC. He was 55 at the time, she was in her prime as a pro tennis player.
No woman pro could beat a male pro if they were both at the same stage of their careers.
Absolute guarantee that Billy Jean at age 55 would have been shut out by Riggs at the same age.
But back on topic: Regarding Tiger Woods, I really should have put Jack Nicklaus up there, at least until Tiger surpasses him.
IMO, although not to the same extent as Federer in tennis now, Tiger doesn't have as much competition like Jack did. Look back at the legendary names that Jack had to contend with each year.....then look at who challenges Tiger on a regular basis.
To face Tiger today, who are today's Johnny Millers, Arnold Palmers, Raymond Floyds, Tom Weiskopfs, Lee Trevinos, etc?
Tiger can't help that, and if he shows up and he's "on", nobody can touch him...but Jack's competition also could be "on"....can't say the same for Tiger's.
Regardless, Tiger's a bad mofo.
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