I will pretty much agree with everyone in this thread.  For 1, WRW IS a bit of an a-hole, VERY cocky, pretty rude, & all in all not a people person.

The problem with comparing WRW to Earl is like comparing Jordan to Chamberlain.  Its 2 totally different eras of the game.  While Earl IS the winningest bowler in history, & will probably remain that way, he didnt exactly have the type of competition we have these days.  Then again, he also didnt have the same advantages in equipment, so its possible that it evens the playing feild, but we will never know that.

All in all, can we just say that WRW is amazing, & so is/was earl?

Shawn

this topic isn't about the man's attitude and whether he's well liked. i suspect there are many people in this world that aren't well liked.

for those of you that think the japan cup isn't a real pba title you couldn't be more wrong. this is a very prestigious tournament that has been run since 1982 and has always been counted as a pba title. there are several players who have won it more than once.

as far as those of you who insist walter ray williams, jr., still hasn't won as many titles as earl anthony, well you are incorrect. the fact that earl anthonys two abc masters wins don't count as pba titles are in line with pba rules that were in effect at the time. we must abide by rules and decisions that are made every day. mike aulby has won 3 abc masters titles with only one  counting as a pba title. do we change his too ? norm duke has a abc masters title----do we change his status as well ? walter ray has been effected by this same type of ruling. several times the dream bowl in japan has counted as a pba title. hugh miller won this in the early 2000's when it counted as a pba title. walter ray won it a year or so later and it didn't count as a title.

all sports have had rule changes. there will always be comparisons between players of different eras. the fact remains that the man with the most, whether it be the most home runs, the most hits, the most points scored, etc., will be considered the best. in the world of bowling where the pba is the highest level of competition the man with the most titles is considered the best player. that man has 42 national titles and his name is walter ray williams, jr.