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**Shodan** · #1 03-08-2024, 03:27 AM

You can ask who the GOAT of LB is. I think this is not the right question to ask, and I don't think there is a single GOAT. I think there are different categories of greatness, and I think that you can be the GOAT in each category. So here is my first draft of a list of GOATs. Feel free to discuss.

Disclaimer: I am not claiming that this list is 100% accurate. In some cases I don't know enough about LB history to have an informed opinion. I am also not going to say anything about audio, just text. So if you think I am wrong or you know better, please add your input.

Achievements
Lockhart. No doubt about it. Bleu is a semi-distant second. This is the only one that can be answered pretty much objectively. See The Greatest Of: Champions

Best Text Battler - At their best
I think DaDDiO is a reasonable nomination here. Nobody has ever dropped anything as good as Thrilla in Manilla.

Best Text Battler - At a somewhat consistent level over a long period of time
Esso. You open an Esso verse and almost every time, it's going to be an excellent verse full of haymakers. He has these complex concepts and he makes executing them look effortless. He sometimes has bad bars or lackluster verses, but not often.

Best Text Battler - Relative to the competition of their day
DaDDiO and UNKNOWN ARTIST are the only ones I can think of. But old heads might suggest someone else. Those two were active a decade and a half ago and they would at least be upper-mid tier on the modern LB.

Best Text Battler - In terms of how they influenced text battling standards
Possibly UNKNOWN ARTIST. He had his style of super clean punches in an era full of reaches and non-punches, and a lot of his bars still hold up today. I'd be interested to hear what old heads think about this. I also know some of you dumbasses would say Illokwent. Don't. Just don't. Illo is trash and always has been.

Site legacy outside battling
Part of me says X. He started the site, how could anyone else have that much legacy? The other names that come to mind are EtH, NOBLE, Student, and Mindless. Again a category where I am not qualified to name a GOAT.

**Shodan** · 03-08-2024, 03:27 AM

You can ask who the GOAT of LB is. I think this is not the right question to ask, and I don't think there is a single GOAT. I think there are different categories of greatness, and I think that you can be the GOAT in each category. So here is my first draft of a list of GOATs. Feel free to discuss.

Disclaimer: I am not claiming that this list is 100% accurate. In some cases I don't know enough about LB history to have an informed opinion. I am also not going to say anything about audio, just text. So if you think I am wrong or you know better, please add your input.

Achievements
Lockhart. No doubt about it. Bleu is a semi-distant second. This is the only one that can be answered pretty much objectively. See The Greatest Of: Champions

Best Text Battler - At their best
I think DaDDiO is a reasonable nomination here. Nobody has ever dropped anything as good as Thrilla in Manilla.

Best Text Battler - At a somewhat consistent level over a long period of time
Esso. You open an Esso verse and almost every time, it's going to be an excellent verse full of haymakers. He has these complex concepts and he makes executing them look effortless. He sometimes has bad bars or lackluster verses, but not often.

Best Text Battler - Relative to the competition of their day
DaDDiO and UNKNOWN ARTIST are the only ones I can think of. But old heads might suggest someone else. Those two were active a decade and a half ago and they would at least be upper-mid tier on the modern LB.

Best Text Battler - In terms of how they influenced text battling standards
Possibly UNKNOWN ARTIST. He had his style of super clean punches in an era full of reaches and non-punches, and a lot of his bars still hold up today. I'd be interested to hear what old heads think about this. I also know some of you dumbasses would say Illokwent. Don't. Just don't. Illo is trash and always has been.

Site legacy outside battling
Part of me says X. He started the site, how could anyone else have that much legacy? The other names that come to mind are EtH, NOBLE, Student, and Mindless. Again a category where I am not qualified to name a GOAT.

03-08-2024, 03:27 AM	#1
Shodan One Bar Champion Ranked Audio Record 2 Won / 4 Lost Ranked Text Record 111 Won / 71 Lost Exclusive Text Record 3 Won / 6 Lost Join Date: Jan 2014 Voted: 35 audio / 1023 text Posts: 2,963 Mentioned: 1226 Post(s) Tagged: 61 Thread(s)	The GOATs of LB You can ask who the GOAT of LB is. I think this is not the right question to ask, and I don't think there is a single GOAT. I think there are different categories of greatness, and I think that you can be the GOAT in each category. So here is my first draft of a list of GOATs. Feel free to discuss. Disclaimer: I am not claiming that this list is 100% accurate. In some cases I don't know enough about LB history to have an informed opinion. I am also not going to say anything about audio, just text. So if you think I am wrong or you know better, please add your input. Achievements Lockhart. No doubt about it. Bleu is a semi-distant second. This is the only one that can be answered pretty much objectively. See The Greatest Of: Champions Best Text Battler - At their best I think DaDDiO is a reasonable nomination here. Nobody has ever dropped anything as good as Thrilla in Manilla. Best Text Battler - At a somewhat consistent level over a long period of time Esso. You open an Esso verse and almost every time, it's going to be an excellent verse full of haymakers. He has these complex concepts and he makes executing them look effortless. He sometimes has bad bars or lackluster verses, but not often. Best Text Battler - Relative to the competition of their day DaDDiO and UNKNOWN ARTIST are the only ones I can think of. But old heads might suggest someone else. Those two were active a decade and a half ago and they would at least be upper-mid tier on the modern LB. Best Text Battler - In terms of how they influenced text battling standards Possibly UNKNOWN ARTIST. He had his style of super clean punches in an era full of reaches and non-punches, and a lot of his bars still hold up today. I'd be interested to hear what old heads think about this. I also know some of you dumbasses would say Illokwent. Don't. Just don't. Illo is trash and always has been. Site legacy outside battling Part of me says X. He started the site, how could anyone else have that much legacy? The other names that come to mind are EtH, NOBLE, Student, and Mindless. Again a category where I am not qualified to name a GOAT. __________________ I'm retired from LetsBeef. Spoiler for Ya Boi's Signature: Spoiler for My punches hit you like: Spoiler for GIF, courtesy of NOBLE: Spoiler for A wise man once said: "Wtf are yaw readin nigga this nigga dont even make ssince and have the niggas who comment be garbage but tryna give at vice i been in real battles for money and won i haven't seen not one hot verse on here accept maybe a couple yaw some fuckin haters o. Me i punch this nigga like a speed bag smoked boots" - space_dabree, discussing the outcome of his battle with Shodan. Spoiler for More words of wisdom: "Your iq is too low to vote on my shit. Grab ddthabeast, take some literacy courses, get hooked on phonics and come talk to me then." - Teeteegee, discussing a fair vote left which Shodan left on a battle of his. Spoiler for ILLoKWENT's declaration of love: "fuck off lil faggit.. before i tare your dick off , and shove it up your dads ass while your slut of a mom makes a home video documenting the whole situation as your sister masturbates to mozart.capeesh?" The first person to notice the existence of this line of text and PM me about it is entitled to 50 of the credits on my account. Let's see how long this stays undiscovered. - Added May 1, 2019 - EDIT: Good job Culture for finding this on May 11, 2019! Faster than expect. Prize now rescinded. Will remove this sometime... - ILLoKWENT, in response to a rhetorical question. Spoiler for More love from illokwent: "Because he lacks any form of maturity to do grown folk stuff... And u can quote me on that.." - Read, and then sigged.
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