John John is knocking at the door of greatness! A perfect moment to pause and ask...
So I’m looking at John John Florence here, your Jeep Leaderboard Leader, and wondering who is the ugliest surf champ in history? Like ever? And I’m not saying it IS John John but I’m also not saying it IS NOT (because he’s not a world champion yet but also, when the sun is shining a particular way he is………..ok).
Right?
We’ve had Kelly forever and he is a certified male model. Andy Irons was as handsome as Adonis. Mick Fanning is Adolf Hitler’s dream man and Joel Parkinson is too (if he dyed his remaining hairs blonde).
Gabi Medina, no matter what your racist heart says, is traditionally handsome and Adriano de Souza, while pug-like, is… ummmmm… serviceable? The Little Plumber? Looks aren’t his high water mark but also not his total undoing.
C.J. Hobgood is an all-American.
Sunny Garcia may be most handsome ever (except for Kelly Slater).
Derek Ho is basically carved from granite.
Tom Carroll is two feel tall but good looking, as evidenced by his brother Nick.
Shaun Tomson even puts Kelly to shame.
Barton Lynch? Is he the last ugly world champ (besides kind of Adriano)?
Mark Richards? Yeah. He was a surf star but ugly.
But the ugliest? Let’s wait for this season to end!
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While you’re down there scraping, how about a follow up on the world champion ass on the women’s tour?
If one were to write on horniest women…..Jericho Popplar🤗
Slurping the very bottom of the trough for something to throw up online today.
Liam Hemsworth has been getting some private time up at Kelly’s wavepool, lets keep those fingers crossed for the most handsome world champ yet!
Are we talking mens only? Pauline Menczer was downright hideous! Id rather pump MR
JJF is not only ugly, but also dumber than dirt. He should get bonus points for just making it through the day.
you guys have stooped to a new low. this is a pretty disgusting article chas. seriously, writing an article about individuals ugliness? you have entered into trump territory.
So that makes it a win-win for the Grit.
So you’re saying that half of America, and particularly the deplorable half, thinks Chas is fit to be president?
chas as pres ? now your talking !!!
Too funny
Men, Damien Hardman. Women, Pauline Menczer.
Ugliest personalities – Men, Sunny Garcia, Women Layne Beachley.
You gotta be nice to Layne cos she got raped by her biological mother or some shit.
This is gold.
damien hardman, he ugly. adrino he surf ugly.
Hey Chas–why don’t you grow up? What kind of “ugly article” is this? What does this have to do with surfing? Beauty’s only skin deep–Yeah–yeah–yeah…..
Well Beachgrit, I wasn’t expecting this
Are you kidding? It was a long time coming.
More importantly which world champ had the ugliest personality?
I’d go with Sunny.
Honest question: any other world champs been to prison?
There was that great episode in Rabbit’s book where he is arrested in Japan and absconds from prison, a good book and well worth a read. MP wasn’t technically a world champ, but he was really the de facto world champ there for awhile wasn’t he – didn’t he get involved in a multiple car cop chase and spend a few nights in jail. Dora (never the de facto world champ) also spent a year or so in jail for credit card fraud!
Martin Potter, definitely, is the most ugly with that chin the dreadlocks could not hide (although his mate Barton Lynch comes a very close 2nd). Shaun, the most handsome Jew ever; probably more handsome than Jesus & could definitely walk on water.
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Not sure it’s relevant to go down that road, Taylor Jensen, the best longboarder on the planet is tall and handsome as a viking straight out of scandinavia, plus he got Nat Young’s daughter laid! Man you high?
It’s not about his looks. He’s clearly a good looking dude. High Performance Longboarding though is HORRENDOUS. He’s doing an air on a 9ft plus board. The definition of ugly.
(I get stoked on longboarding but if you wanna ‘shred’ ride your shortboard for the session)
Adriano and his overbite
Gabby and his underbite.
Adriano has an underbite. AI had a serious overbite.