Or, in sports that don't have a world championship that is recognised as the big thing, the world number one where that is a proxy?
Michael van Gerwen has been ranked world number one in darts since 2014 but has only actually been world champion in three of those years (I think), so that would be an example of where more people refer to the champion than the number one and it's not van Gerwen at present.
Is it Marc Marquez, in Moto GP, who has been world champion and de facto number one in each of the last four years?
Michael van Gerwen has been ranked world number one in darts since 2014 but has only actually been world champion in three of those years (I think), so that would be an example of where more people refer to the champion than the number one and it's not van Gerwen at present.
Is it Marc Marquez, in Moto GP, who has been world champion and de facto number one in each of the last four years?
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