the most dominant athlete of all time is without a doubt, SHW wrestler Alexander Karelin.
3 time Olympia gold medalist.
12 time world champion.
in 10 years of the most elite competition on the planet, 1 fuccking point was scored on him. no one has that record in any sport.
Aleksander Karelin would be the obvious choice if you look at all-time dominance.
Even when he finally lost, to that fat fcuker Rulon Gardner, it wasn't a real loss, it was due to Gardner avoiding getting scored on during the regular time, and then Gardner holding the lockup the longest (the wrestlers were put chest to chest with their hands locked behind their opponents back, the guy who lost the grip first lost the match).
In a sport were rolls and lockups were most common, the Greco-Roman SHW, Karelin would introduce lifts and reverse flips. He simply toyed with opponents that weighed 300 lbs, doing stuff that you previously only had seen in light weightclasses.
Jim Thorpe was great, but we were never able to see how great he could've been since he was banned for life, and he never dominated his other sports in a way that Karelin has dominated wrestling.
The only guys who are even remotedly close to Karelin, and even that is questionable IMO, are Edwin Moses and Stefan Everts.
Jangshir and Jahangir Khan were both number one too short time, even though their dominance can't be questioned. Jahangir dominating the 80's, and winning the British Open seven or eight times.
YIP
Zack
