Who is more famous worldwide:Mike Tyson or Michael Jordan?

[BoxingFollower]

Aint no comparison between Ali and Jordan. It's Ali. You Americans thinks worldwide sport is like US sport lol. An awful lot of people in the UK wouldn't know who the **** Jordan is by name and definitely not by face. They all know Tyson however. Seriously, if I started throwing names like Lebron, Kobe and Peyton Manning people would be like dafuq? Worldwide, people like Lionel Messi are more well known than people like Lebron James. This is justified though because Messi is probably the best sportsman in the world atm. People like Federer and Nadal are more known. The list could go on and on. You have to consider that the US is unique in its sports really. Jordan is a unique case and is known worldwide but not as much as Tyson (especially by face) and nowhere near as much as Ali.

Kids kids, tsk tsk tsk...Are you crazy, Jordan is hands down more popular than Tyson.

I know you are a boxing fan, and heck boxing is the only sport I follow mainly, but you are a fool if you think Tyson is more popular than Jordan.

I can go up to any kid in a school yard and say do you know who Mike Tyson is???Majority would say no, but I promise you even though many of them never seen MJ play, they would have atlest heard of him.

[stefl14]

Kids kids, tsk tsk tsk...Are you crazy, Jordan is hands down more popular than Tyson.

I know you are a boxing fan, and heck boxing is the only sport I follow mainly, but you are a fool if you think Tyson is more popular than Jordan.

I can go up to any kid in a school yard and say do you know who Mike Tyson is???Majority would say no, but I promise you even though many of them never seen MJ play, they would have atlest heard of him.

You're from America though. It's weird that though since in the UK where boxing is even less mainstream than the US most kids know Tyson.

[BoxingFollower]

You're from America though. It's weird that though since in the UK where boxing is even less mainstream than the US most kids know Tyson.

I understand what you mean.

Don't get me wrong, Mike Tyson is more better known than ANY Nfl player, and any Basketball player other than Jordan.

If I ask people in general about Tyson or Lebron,Kobe and etc, hands down Tyson would win, just not Jordan.

I also got know people in Canada personally, but maybe they dont count sense they are similar

[stefl14]

I understand what you mean.

Don't get me wrong, Mike Tyson is more better known than ANY Nfl player, and any Basketball player other than Jordan.

If I ask people in general about Tyson or Lebron,Kobe and etc, hands down Tyson would win, just not Jordan.

I agree he would in America. But I'm not sure on a worldwide level that he is better known.

[BoxingFollower]

I agree he would in America. But I'm not sure on a worldwide level that he is better known.

I see your point, Boxing is more mainstream outside of Usa, it's very possible that Tyson is more well known in outside of US.
However I think it's a very close race..in which the only person I would have no doubt about is Ali, I don't think any athlete is more known than Ali. In any country.

[Ghazan]

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[Ghazan]

Kids kids, tsk tsk tsk...Are you crazy, Jordan is hands down more popular than Tyson.

I know you are a boxing fan, and heck boxing is the only sport I follow mainly, but you are a fool if you think Tyson is more popular than Jordan.

I can go up to any kid in a school yard and say do you know who Mike Tyson is???Majority would say no, but I promise you even though many of them never seen MJ play, they would have atlest heard of him.

In the UK or anywhere else outside US if Michael Jordan was walking on the streets,people wouldn't even notice him.however, if it was tyson,there would be a stampede

[hhs661]

You don't believe that Ghazan. Jordan and Tyson are global icons. Maybe both in the top 5 of all time. Id say Jordan is slightly ahead but both are behind Ali

[racer59]

In Europe it's definitely tyson,not even close

Maybe UK, but not in mainland Europe...countries like Spain and France??? They love basketball.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Jordan.

Guy has been retired for a decade and even in Europe he's still selling out shoe releases in hours, his global brand is unmatched.