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carlos

I understand yours and many others points, but is it a case of in Rossi's prime the opposition weren't that good or he made them look poor. either way he won in all classes ,and is still in the fight his year against the supposed ubber elite. IMO this year could make, finally prove the Rossi legend. Time will tell and should be brilliant to watch.

weskit

Thats a slippery slope you are going down mate...no opposition. The same argument could be said about doohan, and ago. There are certain patterns with multiple champs. For sure they have to be better than everyone else. If you watch the races during rossis reign you see that the final standings dont show th whole picture. Rossi dominated the results but not the races. Biaggi and gibermeau fought heroically, its just that rossi would often squeek out the win. When you have a dominant rider retire the racing often improves as "the rest" all say " why not me?" and since they are more or less equal the racing is close. So its not just a case of no opposition. Sometimes opposition comes when you are not good enough to stand alone.

Casey dani and jorge are great but they are more or less equal. Rossis opponents from the early years would have a lot more street cred if they could have beaten him. But he was too good. Golden eras happen because no one can dominate so titles are spread aroumd. That doesnt mean the talent pool is better just more evenly matched. Dominate champs are just that little bit better than the rivals of their generation.

vfr750

another factor is the lack of competitive bikes in the field. The best riders of the modern era .have a massive advantage now, which increases the gap over the field by a mile ,and creates the alien level

Oh

Dear nostro and weskit. Is that the best you can come up with to slag off Rossi now he has proved he can keep up with his highly rated team mate. All you can do is beat who is lined up next to you. He has won in all classes and all types of motogp bikes. Nostro your fisherman is one hell of a rider but could not withstand the pressure. I remember standing on the back straight at Misano when Rossi was hunting him down, then like so often he lost the front end. Can't blame the bike as we know how good it is. Do really believe they were the options facing Rossi. Derrrrrrrrrrrr. At least Rossi had the balls to put his reputation on the line a! Remember the V8's start soon