Kelly Slater, 43, and Tony Hawk, 47, are the undeniable Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in their respective sports of surfing and skateboarding. Competitively and culturally they have dominated their fields and brought the niche sports very much into the mainstream. However, in a clash of the titans—when it’s Kelly Slater vs Tony Hawk—who is the action sports’ GOAT?
Competitive success
Hawk entered in 103 skateboarding competitions in his career and won 73 of them, including multiple X-Games gold medals, the benchmark for skateboarding. Slater has a similar record, winning 68 professional events in his career. However … More