Who is more known around the world? Wladimir Klitschko is heavyweight champion of the world, and Lebron James is probably the biggest star in basketball which is now an international sport.
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Kobe would be a much bigger star if he didn't get it on with that girl in Colorado, that was a pretty big hit to him.
Yup. Thats bullshit, though. How many professional athletes DONT go around doing shit like that? Better yet, how many rich, powerful and attractive men in general dont do shit like that? Id say maybe 5% tops.
Kobe Bryant > Lebron James
Not really contributing to the thread, but Lakers fans will do as they do:cool2:
Kobe would be a much bigger star if he didn't get it on with that girl in Colorado, that was a pretty big hit to him.
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I had a friend return from a busniess trip to Hong Kong... he said basketball courts were littered with little Chinese kids wearing Lebron James jerseys. I think it depends on the area which star is bigger, but considering China is not known as really a boxing nation, and the fact that they make up 88% of the world population, I'd say James is bigger worldwide.
Jesus Christ man! Your grasp of numbers is appalling!
I've never heard of Lebron James. Is he an MMA fighter?
The biggest global superstar is Fedor Emilianenko. Wlad is up near the top too.
You are delusional Tunney.Fedor,while huge in Japan and South Korea can walk down the street in most other coutries (and that includes his native Russie) and not be recognized.
(edit:you've heard of Lebron,Tunney,I'm sure of that)
The biggest sports star in Japan isn't even Fedor,but probably the baseball player Suzuki Ichiro.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/02/23/sports/ichiro.533.jpg
I had honestly never heard of Lebron James before this thread.
Basketball isn't very big here in Canada, except perhaps for the Toronto area.
Really? Why am not surprised.....
im from australia,basketball and boxing both are not very big sports here
id say that not many have heard of either, but alot more would of heard of lebron james than wlad
if that make sense
Boxing is MASSIVE all over Asia.
Basketball is more popular than boxing in Asia.
In the Philippines, basketball is the #1 sport not boxing, even though Pacquiao is HUGE over there.
Is Lebron big outside of the US? I'll leave that for someone to answer.
He just won a Gold Medal at the Olympics which was held in CHINA with loads of kids wearing Lebron jerseys. The NBA is shown worldwide, especially in countries that have Pro teams outside the states (i.e. Italy, Spain, Brazil, etc)
20 years ago you could ask a person on the street who the Heavyweight champ of the World is. Today you'll get this:
:dunno::dunno::dunno::dunno:
Kobe is more well known worldwide than Lebron, although the only basketball player to be a true global icon is the Greatest, Air Jordan
And even he has nothing on Peter Crouch.
I had a friend return from a busniess trip to Hong Kong... he said basketball courts were littered with little Chinese kids wearing Lebron James jerseys. I think it depends on the area which star is bigger, but considering China is not known as really a boxing nation, and the fact that they make up 88% of the world population, I'd say James is bigger worldwide.
Who is more known around the world? Wladimir Klitschko is heavyweight champion of the world, and Lebron James is probably the biggest star in basketball which is now an international sport.
Thats like saying, who is well more known: Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays to billions of people on t.v every week, or Wlad, a boxer who plays to a couple hundred thousand every month.
An unfair comparison.
Who is more known around the world? Wladimir Klitschko is heavyweight champion of the world, and Lebron James is probably the biggest star in basketball which is now an international sport.
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The Boxing community barely follows Klitschko. You just kinda have to recognize him simply because he's the only believable Heavyweight champ, but in no way is he in the same realm of guys like Ali, Tyson, Holyfield who were highly recognized.
Lebron James is a household name
Who is more known around the world? Wladimir Klitschko is heavyweight champion of the world, and Lebron James is probably the biggest star in basketball which is now an international sport.
You did this on purpose but probably it's Lebron...
I know Lebron James.
I can't name what team he plays for though. Basketball isn't really a popular sport in England. I think it is good though. Better than American Throwball, and Baseball.