Is Mike Tyson The Most Popular Boxer Ever?

[Dice]

I used to think Ali was the most popular but now I really think its Mike.
In my opinion a lot of people love Ali's confidence and trash talk but wether we admit it or not, we are humans that are attracted to violence and the way Mike would wreck opponents makes everyone love him.

Its not a race issue like today where some spanish fans cant get behind Floyd or Williams cuz of a race thing, its seems every race either knows or just simply loves Tyson regardless of the **** issues, the ****** **** he says, and his obvious decline, those late 80's knockouts just stay fresh in our heads.

Out of Forbes Mag's Top 10 highest PPV matches, Tyson was involved in six of them and in all six he's the clear bigger draw (Tyson-Lewis,Holyfield,McNeely), and he would be a bigger draw then Oscar period if he didnt decline cuz of a lack of focus.

What do you guys think?

[S A M U R A I]

I would think Ali is by far the most popular among mainstream fans and people in general. Tyson is probably just as popular with the hardcore fight fans. I don't know, to be honest. Ali is the most well-known boxer. Period.

I was never a big Ali fan, although he was the one who drew me towards this sport way back in the 70's when I was a tiny kid. I'd much rather watch Tyson fight.



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[Dice]

I think that it would be a generation split, the older ones like Ali more, the younger ones like Tyson more.

I feel Tyson is still the most popular due to the Vitali Klitchko fight. They had all these holograms of great HW's, you got Joe Frazier, Lennox Lewis, Foreman, guys who you could argue had better resumes, but when Tyson showed his face, in Germany at that, the crowd went nuts and he got the loudest ovation.

[SLASHEh]

also, Tyson was in the news a lot due to his bat****crazy antics, so people when they think boxing think tyson

[Golden Boy 360]

Yeah i seen that list too....overall in all ppv buys De La Hoya >>>>holyfield>>tyson

[number6]

Not the most popular but behind Ali the most recognizable fighter ever.

Everybody has heard of both fighters but Tyson has had the advantage of a bigger tv,internet and media audience to aid him.

Non boxing fans are familiar with these two, they are both household names
The gap between these two and the rest of the boxing world past and present is huge

[S A M U R A I]

I think that it would be a generation split, the older ones like Ali more, the younger ones like Tyson more.

I feel Tyson is still the most popular due to the Vitali Klitchko fight. They had all these holograms of great HW's, you got Joe Frazier, Lennox Lewis, Foreman, guys who you could argue had better resumes, but when Tyson showed his face, in Germany at that, the crowd went nuts and he got the loudest ovation.

Good points.



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[Sin City]

You are viewing it from the perspective of our own era..
If you look at it from their own respective era then I would say Joe Louis was the most popular in his time. After that, Ali.

[2501]

Tyson is the most infamous. Ali is the most famous. Just think about it this way, who is most likely to be put in a history book?

[Dice]

Tyson is the most infamous. Ali is the most famous. Just think about it this way, who is most likely to be put in a history book?

You got a point there but I just call it like I see it. When Ali comes up, "Yea man Ali was great, smooth", when Tyson comes up" YO HE WAS SUCH A BEAST" they just get excited over Tyson. But you made a good point, him and Ali are the polar opposite but at the same time, Ali was just as infamous for his ****** beliefs and his refusal to go to war