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Quote from: DeathAngel on September 10, 2020, 04:22:15 PM

Rashford made some pressure for kids to get free school meals or something so if he wins it then it’ll be a vote for him being a great person rather than what he did on the pitch.

Every well-known and well-earning athlete now does this, many also to just improve their image. Even Christiano Ronaldo donated millions to children and charity organizations [1]. That is definitely no reason to have a better chance of winning such an award. It should only be about the athletic performance and from the looks of it Lewis Hamiliton won rightfully.

[1] https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/real-madrid/86/blog/post/3317297/real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-has-long-list-of-charity-contributions

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Quote from: LTU_btc on September 10, 2020, 03:43:29 PM

If I would bet on it, I would pick Lewis Hamilton. He simply dominate in F1 and going to beat Schumacher most wins record soon. Also, there is popular phrase - don't mix sports and politics. But I think that his involvement in BLM movement may play important thing in voting.
Personally, I would pick Ronnie O'Sullivan. He is greatest snooker player for so long, he won another World Championship this year, so, he fully deserved to finally get this award.
Also, don't know what Rashord significant did 2020 that he is one of favorites.

Rashford made some pressure for kids to get free school meals or something so if he wins it then it’ll be a vote for him being a great person rather than what he did on the pitch.

I think Fury should win it, he overcame depression, mental health issues & fitness issues to become World Champion.

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If I would bet on it, I would pick Lewis Hamilton. He simply dominate in F1 and going to beat Schumacher most wins record soon. Also, there is popular phrase - don't mix sports and politics. But I think that his involvement in BLM movement may play important thing in voting.
Personally, I would pick Ronnie O'Sullivan. He is greatest snooker player for so long, he won another World Championship this year, so, he fully deserved to finally get this award.
Also, don't know what Rashord significant did 2020 that he is one of favorites.

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Quote from: SaShiRaJaVu on September 05, 2020, 05:57:18 PM

Quote from: kryptqnick on September 02, 2020, 08:48:29 AM

Who do you think will win the award? It seems that Tyson Fury is the likeliest winner. He's been favorite for this award since February, and he's still holding the status. Would you call putting some mbtc on him a safe bet?

If it is a fair selection then Tyson Fury should get the BCC sports personality of the year as he returned after a long hiatus after struggling with mental issues and substance abuse and then return and defeated Wilder who many considered to be one of the heaviest puncher of all time and to defeat him in a dominating fashion and bring eyes back to boxing Tyson Fury should get that honors.

Fury would be an excellent choice. But normally the jury have a tendency to overlook the boxers. Ever since the award was introduced in 1954, only five times it has gone to the boxers. Last winner was Joe Calzaghe of Wales, who won the award in 2007. But I am not sure whether he is eligible for the award or not. Although he was born in Manchester, in international competitions he represents the Republic of Ireland. Anyway, since the odds are favoring him I don't think this is a big issue.

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Quote from: kryptqnick on September 02, 2020, 08:48:29 AM

Who do you think will win the award? It seems that Tyson Fury is the likeliest winner. He's been favorite for this award since February, and he's still holding the status. Would you call putting some mbtc on him a safe bet?

If it is a fair selection then Tyson Fury should get the BCC sports personality of the year as he returned after a long hiatus after struggling with mental issues and substance abuse and then return and defeated Wilder who many considered to be one of the heaviest puncher of all time and to defeat him in a dominating fashion and bring eyes back to boxing Tyson Fury should get that honors.

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Quote from: babygun on September 03, 2020, 07:00:39 AM

It is surprising to see that the odd to win of Ronnie O'Sullivan is quite low. He is the best snooker player in the world and recently won the World Championship for the 6th time, but I think his chances to win are quite low. The only snooker player to have ever won the BBC Sports Personality is Steve Davis. Even the great Stephen Hendry has never won it.

I think snooker is not the popular though, and although Ronnie O'Sullivan is really that good, I don't think he reach so much influence as let's say compare to Fury right now or Lewis Hamilton.

Quote from: babygun on September 03, 2020, 07:00:39 AM

I am placing a bet on Fury to win the award.

Fury is clearly the the odds favorite to win and he could get it this year with his back to back wins against Wilder.

Fully agreed. I think that snooker is quite popular in the UK (and China), but not really in the rest of the world. Sports like boxing, soccer and formula 1 gain much more attention worldwide.
But popularity of the sport should not really play a role to become the Sports Personality, it should always be based on performance.

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I will stick like glue on/with Marcus Rashford, 2020 was a blighted year of football and sport, so in a year as this one character/action of the field/ring/track and sport main stage should be used, Marcus was exemplary not just by speaking also in doing -it earned him a degree- I think Rashford should winning to show sportsman is not about what you do in your office of specialty but off it.

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Quote from: Timelord2067 on September 03, 2020, 09:50:04 PM

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It is because they are all British and if you're not from that country, you're not familiar with them.

I'm sure none of us meant any disrespect of the players themselves given they are the elite in their chosen fields, it's just rather than instantly knowing who they are we are inquiring as to who these people are. II don't doubt most of us will look up some or all of these competitors - after all, they may be worth placing a bet or two on if the are at the top of their game.

I do respect all of the athletes regardless of their nationalities. I know and understand the struggle that they have to go through with their trainings, diets and discipline with their preparation before a competition or match comes.
It is exciting to bet for this kind of event if you're following any of them. And if you haven't followed any of them, it's time to do some research if not to all of them, at least go with any random choice of yours or anyone based from your will.

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Quote from: batang_bitcoin on September 03, 2020, 08:20:58 PM

It is because they are all British and if you're not from that country, you're not familiar with them.

I'm sure none of us meant any disrespect of the players themselves given they are the elite in their chosen fields, it's just rather than instantly knowing who they are we are inquiring as to who these people are. II don't doubt most of us will look up some or all of these competitors - after all, they may be worth placing a bet or two on if the are at the top of their game.

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Quote from: Natalim on September 03, 2020, 07:10:33 AM

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Quote from: Natalim on September 02, 2020, 06:12:42 PM

Do you know the criteria for choosing the BBC Sports Personality 2020?

Why Manny Pacquiao not in the list? I would put my bet on him regardless of the odds if he is part of it, and I'm just curious, what do you think is the reason why Fury is the heavy favorites?

Just to add small info to Kemarit's answer. BBC is a British broadcasting media company. If there will be this kind of awarding managed by another company or organization and the entries could be from any nationality, we may see Manny Pacquiao included in it.
But for now, we should focus on the nominees specific to their own athletes.

Damn, my bad, honestly, I know BBC is popular, I can see it on my TV channels but I didn't know its (BBC) meaning, haha..

Sorry guys, please just disregard my comments and question.

No worries, mate. It's like the niche of the awarding is mainly focused to their natives.

Quote from: leea-1334 on September 03, 2020, 02:32:23 PM

Why is the favorite someone I do not even know haha,,, anyway I think we should look at a surprise winner this year but it is hard to see Lewis Hamilton not win it IMO,,, not because I personally think he is a great guy but because I actually believe they will select people based on performance still more than personality.

It is because they are all British and if you're not from that country, you're not familiar with them. From the past awarding, the criteria for the winner was based mostly on the people's vote and for the nominees, you're right there's certain criteria like what you have mentioned. I don't know if it's still the same for this year.

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Quote from: dothebeats on September 03, 2020, 03:16:56 PM

I haven't been following much sports since the start of 2020 but my interest has been piqued by motosports (again) due to the 2020 F1 World Championship. I kinda wanna see Hamilton win this award for this year although that will be a little bit too biased since I only watch F1. Tyson Fury is also one in my books due to his bout recently against Deontay Wilder. These two showed great deal of professionalism in their craft for me, and if I were to pick a champ--even if it's too biased on my liking lol--it's just between the two of them.

Always been part on making up bets which you wont consider it out if you dont like them. lol. Just like yours i do consider Fury and Hamilton not just they are heavily favorites but im aware on the sports they are into.
not just making out bets that you didnt even know on what sports theyre belong into.

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Quote from: dothebeats on September 03, 2020, 03:16:56 PM

I haven't been following much sports since the start of 2020 but my interest has been piqued by motosports (again) due to the 2020 F1 World Championship. I kinda wanna see Hamilton win this award for this year although that will be a little bit too biased since I only watch F1. Tyson Fury is also one in my books due to his bout recently against Deontay Wilder. These two showed great deal of professionalism in their craft for me, and if I were to pick a champ--even if it's too biased on my liking lol--it's just between the two of them.

Like you Dothebeats I have the same experience, this year I didn't follow sport events as I did before. From all the pressure around
I put sport events on a side, and I was focused on other things.
I see many well-known names on this list, but I don't know about their performance in the past 9 months. Any of my picks would be
just guessing based on their results in the past. I will pass this, but if someone from here is sure in the outcome I would dare to follow,
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I haven't been following much sports since the start of 2020 but my interest has been piqued by motosports (again) due to the 2020 F1 World Championship. I kinda wanna see Hamilton win this award for this year although that will be a little bit too biased since I only watch F1. Tyson Fury is also one in my books due to his bout recently against Deontay Wilder. These two showed great deal of professionalism in their craft for me, and if I were to pick a champ--even if it's too biased on my liking lol--it's just between the two of them.

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Why is the favorite someone I do not even know haha,,, anyway I think we should look at a surprise winner this year but it is hard to see Lewis Hamilton not win it IMO,,, not because I personally think he is a great guy but because I actually believe they will select people based on performance still more than personality.

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There are a very few sports going on in 2020. I think the most active player and the definite winner in his game is Lewis Hamilton. He is nominated for last two years but haven't won for some years now and there's not much ring action for Tyson Fury in 2020. Not much good action from football and cricket players from UK. Or it could also be some new players from some other sports I'm not aware of.

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Lol. I got Marcus Rashford at a bad line at 2.73 or something. And Tyson Fury was around 1.85ish that time.

Anway I put some action on Rash during the height of the BLM thing going on. Grin

Thought he'd win since he was kinda vocal about it a couple of months ago.

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Quote from: Natalim on September 02, 2020, 06:12:42 PM

what do you think is the reason why Fury is the heavy favorites?

I have seen last time the highlights of the Fight between Fury and Wilder, despite Fury has some arrogant attitude, he still gain some huge popularity in their country. for them, He is some kind of a hero. You can see the way the crowds are cheering for him Fury is like Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. whenever he is fighting in the ring, the criminal rate is greatly subsided until his match is over.

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I do understand one thing here though : the odds are really low , If we do calculate the probability here .

There are 30 people , only one would get the prize.

Therefore the probability will be 1/30

The percentage would be : 3.33%

Now if I do place the bets it would not really be in our favour. Therefore I do believe am going to skip it since no one can actually perceive what's going on in the mind of judges.

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I think it should be Hamilton.Even though he has won it last year or in previous years as I don’t recall correctly now he deserves to win it.He has showed consistency in the sport he is part of the F1 and he has only proved that he has won consistently with the two teams that he has raced so far,Mclaren and Mercedes.

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You'd have to wonder who half of these players are - do they play darts or snooker? I know I'm on the other side of the world, but I agree with @Natalim that there's quite a few names missing (I'd've said Jeff Horn myself) - Scratching for names they must have gone for motorcycle riders to entice the Top Gear team back.

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