Steve Davis Contradicts Himself?

[The Boss]

Well the two players that had the most impact on the sport were undeniably Joe Davis and Higgins - one turned it into a legitmate sport and the other a spectator sport. Both John Spencer and Hendry advanced the techniques of the game but they didn't really fundamentally alter it. Ronnie isn't a particularly innovative player - indeed he actually sharked all of Hendry's break building techniques - and while he's taken the game to a new level he hasn't really changed the way people play the game. Joe Davis is a debatable inclusion - was his impact on snooker shaped by something within him like it was with Higgins or was he just the right man at the right time. I guess we will never know, but he arguably leaves the sport the greatest legacy.

There's also players like Mark King and Peter Ebdon who have made it into a physical sport on the level of boxing. I like diversity in the game, from Ronnie's fluidity and speed, Drago's battle with the table rather than his opponent and players like King who trade blows with the other player even if we don't see the actual punches thrown :snooker: