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The 15 Greatest Trash Talkers in Sports

By YPB Team

Some talked to unsettle an opponent, some could not help themselves, and a few turned it into the whole act.

  1. Mike Tyson — ranked #11
    Mike Tyson
    Delivered threats in a soft lisp, which made them worse.
  2. Muhammad Ali — ranked #22
    Muhammad Ali
    Invented the form, in verse.
  3. Conor McGregor — ranked #33
    Conor McGregor
    Built a career on press conferences before the fights.
  4. Michael Jordan — ranked #44
    Michael Jordan
    Quiet, constant and aimed at whoever was guarding him.
  5. Larry Bird — ranked #55
    Larry Bird
    Told opponents where the shot was going, then put it there.
  6. Gary Payton — ranked #66
    Gary Payton
    The Glove talked for 48 minutes a night.
  7. Kevin Garnett — ranked #77
    Kevin Garnett
    Intensity that spilled into a running commentary.
  8. Charles Barkley — ranked #88
    Charles Barkley
    Never stopped, on court or in the studio.
  9. Reggie Miller — ranked #99
    Reggie Miller
    Specialised in silencing whole arenas, loudly.
  10. Richard Sherman — ranked #1010
    Richard Sherman
    One postgame interview became a national argument.
  11. Deion Sanders — ranked #1111
    Deion Sanders
    Prime Time backed all of it up.
  12. Chael Sonnen — ranked #1212
    Chael Sonnen
    Talked his way into title fights.
  13. Draymond Green — ranked #1313
    Draymond Green
    The modern league's designated antagonist.
  14. John McEnroe — ranked #1414
    John McEnroe
    Aimed most of it at the officials.
  15. Zlatan Ibrahimovic — ranked #1515
    Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    Speaks about himself in the third person, sincerely.

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Comments

Delivered flatly, in a high soft voice, the lines landed harder than anything shouted. Larry Bird managed the same trick with no microphone: https://youpick.best/articles/mike-tyson-ranked-many-ways

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