NEXT ARTICLE » AP Images Kyle Newport Aug 5, 2014 373 Comments Share 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 arent many surprises near the top of the list. Sports Illustrateds 50 Fittest Athletes in Sports Rank Athlete Sport Speed Strength Agility Endurance Total 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 Given LeBron James recent dietary change, he has a pretty good grasp on the top spot. Check out the full list at SI. NEXT ARTICLE »
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