All sports Messi, LeBron James…The 50 greatest athletes of all-time ranked by fans

50 greatest athletes of all-time

The fans have ranked the 50 greatest sports athletes of all-time including Lionel Messi who has just won the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami but the Argentine superstar is not at the first position.

Only a month after joining the Florida-based outfit, Messi led them to their first-ever trophy scoring 10 goals in 7 games and providing 1 assist.

After winning the World Cup in Qatar, the 36-year old is still delevering in the US but is not even in the Top 10 of this ranking.

Leo Messi is however ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo while Usain Bolt is at the sixth position.

NBA legend Michael Jordan has been given the first spot in this table by fans for his outright influence across the world and his legacy in the Sports world.

Read more : Messi scores beauty as Inter Miami lifts Leagues Cup

The 50 greatest athletes of all-time voted by TheTopTens fans

50. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (basketball)

49. Yekaterina Zhdanova (volleyball)

48. Chris Hoy (cycling)

47. Serguei Bubka (pole vaulting)

46. Korinna Ishimtseva (volleyball)

45. Drew Brees (American football)

44. Tony Hawk (skateboarding)

43. Zinedine Zidane (football)

42. Barry Sanders (American football)

41. Sabina Altynbekova (volleyball)

40. Michael Vick (American football)

39. Haile Gebrselassie (running/long-distance track and road)

38. Brett Favre (American football)

37. Magic Johnson (basketball)

36. Floyd Mayweather Jr (boxing)

35. Jackie Robinson (baseball)

34. Larry Bird (basketball)

33. Carl Lewis (track and field athlete)

32. Kobe Bryant (basketball)

31. Derek Jeter (baseball)

30. Michael Johnson (sprinter/track and field athlete)

29. Peyton Manning (American football)

28. Daley Thompson (decathlete)

27. Serena Williams (tennis)

26. John Cena (WWE/wrestling)

25. Mike Tyson (boxing)

24. Jerry Rice (American football)

23. Gordie Howe (ice hockey)

22. Don Bradman (cricket)

21. Tom Brady (American football)

20. Jim Brown (American football)

19. Wilt Chamberlain (basketball)

18. Tiger Woods (golf)

17. Bobby Orr (ice hockey)

16. Cristiano Ronaldo (football)

15. Lionel Messi (football)

4. Jesse Owens (track and field athlete)

13. Bruce Lee (martial arts)

12. LeBron James (basketball)

11. Joe Montana (American football)

10. Roger Federer (tennis)

9. Pele (football)

8. Bo Jackson (baseball/American football)

7. Jim Thorpe (pentathlon, decathlon, American football, baseball and basketball)

6. Usain Bolt (sprinting)

5. Michael Phelps (swimming)

4. Babe Ruth (baseball)

3. Wayne Gretzky (ice hockey)

2. Muhammad Ali (boxing)

1. Michael Jordan (basketball)


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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