LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Usain Bolt Top SI's Fittest Athletes List | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Professional athletes do their best to stay in shape to boost their performance. However, some do it better than others.
Sports Illustrated put together a list that ranked the 50 fittest athletes in sports. It rated athletes on speed, strength, agility and endurance. Each category was based on a scale of 0-10, so a perfect score would be 40.
There aren't many surprises near the top of the list.
| Sports Illustrated's 50 Fittest Athletes in Sports | |||||||
| 1 | LeBron James | Basketball | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | 10 | 8.5 | 10 | 10 | 38.5 |
| 3 | Usain Bolt | Track | 10 | 9 | 8.5 | 9 | 36.5 |
| 4 | Floyd Mayweather | Boxing | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Dez Bryant | Football | 9 | 9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 35 |
| 6 | Calvin Johnson | Football | 9 | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 34.5 |
| 7 | Serge Ibaka | Basketball | 7.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34 |
| 8 | Adrian Peterson | Football | 8.5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 33.5 |
| 9 | Jon Jones | MMA | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Michael Phelps | Swimming | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| SI.com | |||||||
Given LeBron James' recent dietary change, he has a pretty good grasp on the top spot.
Check out the full list at SI.com.
