There is ONLY 2 BOXERS that TRANSCENDED the SPORT!! ALI and TYSON!!!!

[holdthatthought]

Mike Tyson didnt really transcend the sport Ali.

Tyson was more of just a paparazzi dream because of how bat **** crazy he was.

People will always remember tyson for the stuff he did outside of the ring... same reason people will always remember Ali

Ray Leonard?
Evander Holyfied?

The only reason the average person has heard of Holyfield is BECAUSE of Tyson

[shadeyfizzle]

People will always remember tyson for the stuff he did outside of the ring... same reason people will always remember Ali



The only reason the average person has heard of Holyfield is BECAUSE of Tyson

That has nothing to do with transcending the sport though. It applies to Ali because he became a political figure and part of something greater than a sport.

Mike Tyson was simply the equivalent of by today's standards....any other celebrity behaving badly on TMZ.

[sweetpea87]

No way, Joe Louis in the 30's was the biggest sports figure ever at the time, and thats when boxing was as big as baseball.

[MindBat]

Oscar is also known world wide by both Spanish and English speaking people.

Not just boxing fans.