Girls on Top: The Greatest Female-Over-Male Moments in Sports

Girls on Top: The Greatest Female-Over-Male Moments in Sports

Gertrude Ederle

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Date: 8/6/1926

Sport: Swimming

Event: Gertrude swam the English Channel in 14 hours and 30 minutes, beating the previous record, set by Enrique Tiraboschi, by more than two hours.

Complex says: Who would've thought this lady had a better stroke game than her male competitors? Ayo!

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Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs

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Date: 9/20/1973

Sport: Tennis

Event: Fresh off of his victory over No. 1-ranked women's player Margaret Court, Bobby Riggs attempted to continue his campaign of athletic male superiority by facing Billie Jean King. The 29-year-old King defeated a 55-year-old Riggs in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

Complex says: So she mercilessly beat a man 25 years her senior in front of a huge audience? Yeah, we've seen a movie like that once.

Danica Patrick

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Date: 3/20/2008

Sport: Auto Racing

Event: Danica won the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi, becoming the first woman to ever win an IndyCar race.

Complex says: We can't really blame the other drivers—we'd slow down, too, just to get a glimpse Danica's bumpers.

Germaine de Randamie vs. Tom Waes

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Date: 4/4/2008

Sport: Kickboxing

Event: Belgian actor Tom Waes agreed to fight world-champion kickboxer Germaine de Randamie after only three months of training. He was knocked out in the first round.

Complex says: The lady just helped him get rid of what little brain cells he had to begin with.

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Mackenzie Brown's Perfect Game

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Date: 4/21/2009

Sport: Little League Baseball

Event: Brown became the first girl in Little League history to pitch a perfect game. The 12-year-old retired all 18 boys she faced, striking out 12 of them along the way.

Complex says: We have a simple message for those 18 boys: Now ask yourself, who's the Mack?

Chicago Sky vs. E League

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Date: 6/2/2009

Sport: Basketball

Event: The WNBA's Chicago Sky defeated an Entertainment League team consisting of male celebs, 102-55 in an exhibition Battle of the Sexes match.

Complex says: The E League team consisted of "celebrities" like Bill Bellamy and Brian McKnight. Shouldn't dudes like that be working on reviving their careers instead of getting whooped on by lady ballers? We're just sayin'...

Chicago Bandits vs. Schaumburg Flyers

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Chicago Bandits vs. Schaumburg Flyers

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