2006-09-19 20:20:54 · 23 answers · asked by tracy m 1 in Sports ➔ Snooker & Pool
Definitely Willie Mosconi. Check out the last question asked about this topic for a more detailed explanation. M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
P.S. I love Reyes and he does play a variety of games, but the same could be said of Mosconi. Mosconi once had an exhibition match with a champion snooker player and after a frame or two, Mosconi was actually beating the snooker champ at his own game. Prior to that, Mosconi had not played snooker at all. I will give Reyes an edge in shot-making, but what we're talking about here is the best all-around player.
I'd also like to comment on the remarks made by "jb1". First of all, the term "billiards" is an all-encompassing term for all cue sports. The word itself does not specifically mean carom games, pocket billiards (pool), or snooker. It could mean any or all of the above. Secondly, the question is asking for "you" who is the greatest... Of course Americans are going to think of pool players first. That's our game. There just isn't near the same level of interest here for carom and snooker games. So don't try to argue semantics and blame us for what we are accustomed to.
2006-09-19 21:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by straight_shooter526 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Efren Bata Reyes! The greatest billiard player of all time. And he is 52 years old right now and still playing and winning. Age does matter in sports so let's take considerations of that.
2006-09-21 17:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by kidrock usa 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For me this is a rhetorical question..a question that need not be answered as the answer is too obvious. Unquestionably, it's EFREN BATA "The Magician" Reyes. My answer is based on facts...see source below and just read the newspapers.
To put icing on the cake, he won the biggest prize in history...a whopping 500,000 US dollars. Likewise, he just won 2 out of 4 trophies in a recently-concluded 9-Ball Asian Tour sponsored by San Miguel and pocketing thousands of US dollars. He is the Michael Jordan of billiards because he elevated the level of competition by introducing safeties and eye-popping magical shots...hence the monicker..THE MAGICIAN. The awards? not less than 20 Word Titles and counting. Who will dare beat that? Not in a thousand years.....not..especially an Indian.
So those billard greats of the past maybe outstanding but the level of competition before was different. Since then, It has increased a thousand fold. This reality makes Efren not only the greatest player....but HE IS .....of all time.
World Pool Championship is around the corner. Reyes will simply ace it. Muscoloni?????
Nobody remebers him anymore ..except perhaps the dinasaurs....I admire their resilency to wirthstand the test of time..or shall I say...to defy the element of time...Good luck Reyes...my buddy.
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2006-09-23 16:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by bogsDgreat 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Great Pool Players
2016-10-20 09:08:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You foreigners are all the same...What about Sir Walter Lindrum[who got his knighted for services to the game or even Eddie Charlton.The question was on BILLIARDS NOT eight ball or pool
2006-09-20 19:32:17 · answer #5 · answered by jb1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know a lot of people have referred to Willie Hoppe, but I was doing a little research and it seems that Welker Cochran is an often overlooked player. This is of course assuming that we're discussing carom games. Robert Byrne has written a lot about Cochran and if I remember correctly, a lot of his achievements actually outshine those of Hoppe. M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
2016-03-17 02:43:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone "digs" up Willie Masconi all the time or even "Fats"....they would not touch any of the players in todays games.......my choice would be Efren Reyes...Earl "the crybaby" Strickland a close second......."Tony R" answered "me" for his answer....if he is the Tony Robles professional pool player then I might put him in the mix as well
2006-09-20 03:39:50 · answer #7 · answered by Mickey Mantle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Efren Reyes
2006-09-20 10:14:58 · answer #8 · answered by Warhorse X 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
i can only vote for the people i saw in my lifetime. i believe Mosconi is the best and Mizerak 2nd and Earl Strickland the 3rd. the "pearl" could move that cue ball like no one else. i would give Reyes a nod but some of his famous shots were never called. you could say he was just going to hit his ball first.
2016-12-10 07:06:51 · answer #9 · answered by Mjj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Willie Mosconi. Without equal, he had an entire era named after his strength in play. World Champ numerous times, and an advocate to enhance pocket billiards throughout the World.
2006-09-19 20:40:54 · answer #10 · answered by Michael K 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋