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And Dunge still has 8 titles to Eli's 6, retiring at 27yrs old while Eli is still going at 32
Mc, RV and RD were way better than their competitors at the time and won titles back to back. Jett is extremely fast but he because of injuries has not been able to successfully defend a 450 title. Since RD we have had Anderson, Webb, Tomac, Webb, Tomac, Sexton and Jett none of these guys have been able to step up and dominate therefore we have the most past champions on the starting line today.
In 2017, Dungey won three races.
Tomac won nine races.
Dungey took the title by 5 points.
Tomac had two races where he was completely mental and blew away the championship. 2017 SX was one, and there was a lites SX where he was points leader but Damon Bradshaw'd the Vegas race and Roczen took the title.
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2013 MX, RV has him covered.
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I feel this is what's made him more popular now than those 2 ever were. What's not to love about a humble rural kid with all the talent in the world gradually piecing it together as his career progresses. With adversity, confusion and ultimately triumph. His story is far more interesting than RV or Dungey, but they were certainly more solid wire to wire. He even said on Gypsy (paraphrasing) that he just didn't have that self belief week in week out that he could be the guy and it impacted him mentally.
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The amount of shit that gets thrown at Dungey because he doesn't ride like wreckers or checkers is so weird. The guy is a class act, got his ride by writing a hand written letter to Decoster then plucked from the B class. Has put his head down his whole career and rose to the top. Then comes back after retiring and holds his own against the new crop of hotshots.
But, son of mountain bike legend from rural Colorado is more interesting? Weird.....
IMO that's a little off.... and I'm a huge fan of all three.
Dungey was one of two to have an unobtanium boot deal with nike, a mainstream target deal, and was on a wheaties box. We might not see those things again.
I'm a big Dungey fan and always rooted for him against Villopoto, but I will say Tomac is more interesting just from a riding standpoint. Watching him in Beast Mode is one of the coolest things in our sport's history IMO.
Dungey had incredible rides but his style just wasn't as exciting to watch
Personal taste I guess. Career wise and riding style I think Tomac is more captivating. Dungey I would say still has a stronger supercross legacy, but just nowhere near as exciting. It's very interesting to me how a guy with Tomacs talent didn't win a supercross title until 27.
I don't care about mainstream shit really. The way the fans in the stadium have roared for Tomac in these yamaha years is something else. And from a social media perspective the amount of Tomac love is overwhelming. He's the guy
Huge Dungey fan here.
I've always considered him to be the Universal Speed Limit in moto. Guys could be faster than him at times, but their longevity was inversely proportional to the amount of speed difference.
In other words, if you beat him by a minute and a half, you've got approximately 5 motos left in your season.
Can't say it enough that I'm a big eli fan, especially what he's doing now after a major injury.
He didn't win earlier because Dungey was the man in 15' 16' winning the most races enroute to two in a row....17' eli was on fire but had terrible races too which cost him.
Man I’ve thought many times over the years about how awesome the racing would’ve been in 12, 13 and 14 if dungey would’ve had a better supercross bike like the 2015 model. Not saying anything would’ve changed with who won the titlles, but I personally believe it would’ve been an epic battle of the Ryan’s.
Dungey has 9 title's
Tomac has 8 title's
Dungey has 8, Eli has 7. We don't count regional SX titles.
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You might not but you are not We.
The record books don’t either. Sorry.
Actually the record books do count them, just go to the ama's supercross record book page # 120 & 121, sorry.
Of course the regional SX championships are recorded and tracked, but when counting National Championships they are simply not included in the tally. You're just wrong on this one.
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