Most Popular Boxer of all time?

**Sin City** · 10-21-2008, 05:29 PM

back in their day Joe Louis and Ray Robinson where real popular.. are you basing this off of now or all time? Of course an average Joe wont know who they are because they didn't live through that era or read and watch boxing history.

**WhoreUs** · 10-21-2008, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by FutureGoldenBoy

These are the 3 most popular in my opinion.
Do you agree?
I know sugar ray robinson is the greatest boxer of all time but i doubt the average joe on the street will know who he is

Muhammed Ali
Mike Tyson
Oscar De La Hoya

those 3 are who the guys on the street now would know.

dempsey was the tyson/ali of his day but no one remembers him anymore.

i think leonard in the 80's match oscar in the 90's in terms of popularity too.

**Derranged** · 10-21-2008, 05:30 PM

Im not so sure the average person would know DLH.....

**WhoreUs** · 10-21-2008, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by Derranged

Im not so sure the average person would know DLH.....

maybe not the young ones.

but if you're old enough to see the '92 olympics and his commercials after barcelona you would.

remember when boxers had tv commercials?!?!!?

i hope our sport doesn't die.......

**JAB5239** · 10-21-2008, 05:32 PM

Dempsey
Ali
Tyson

**WhoreUs** · 10-21-2008, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by JAB5239

Dempsey
Ali
Tyson

add louis and that's the top 4 all time.

heavyweight boxing use to rule the world........

now we're lucky if we get a 30 second segment on espn between major league soccer and the water skiing chipmunk.

**MELLY-MEL...** · 10-21-2008, 05:35 PM

ali, followed by odlh

**Flawless 2** · 10-21-2008, 05:35 PM

Mike Tyson without a fucking doubt

**Golden Boy 360** · 10-21-2008, 05:35 PM

i wasnt even born when he won his gold at the olympics and i know who he is

Most Popular Boxer of all time?