Who is known by more?

[deliveryman]

I am not sure about that. Tyson is not only known for being heavyweight champion of the world.

And Ali is not only known for being the greatest boxer to ever lace up the gloves.

What's your point?

When there's a huge block buster, academy award winning movie starring a super hollywood mega star entitled "Tyson" 30 years after he fought, then we can start making comparisons.

But to answer your question using more logical reasoning, consider this:

The majority of today's population consist of the baby boomers (People born in the 40's 50's, after the great depression and wwII people wanted to start having families) Meaning, that all of them were around and old enough for Ali's PRIME.

Even today's generation is well aware of who Muhammed Ali is, just as much or even more so than Mike Tyson. Also take into account there has been countless documentaries, huge movies made about the man. Not to mention the countless charaties and organizations he's been apart of. As well as being a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show every 3 weeks.

Ali has also fought all over the world including Africa, Asia and Europe.

[GreatestIam]

Ali hands down...this man went all over the world to fight to be an ambassador for the sport of Boxing. He trancended the sport and his time. Tyson is just a face and personality everyone knows about. He didn't accomplish ****

Tyson didnt accomplish **** haha


As for whos the most KNOWN or FAMOUS, i would have to say ALI is the most known just because his legacy has spread from his time to ours and when you mention boxing 91% of people probley think of ALI and even TYSON, who i would say is more FAMOUS simply becuz of his exploits and some of the crazy and wacky **** his done, i personally like TYSON more becuz his TYSON! and thas how alot of people look at it i would guess!

[VanesBoxing]

If you drop Tyson and Ali in the middle of nowhere in Africa, people wouldn't recognize Tyson much and probably run away with his scary looks, Ali on the other hand would be approached as if he was God himself.

its like comparing Usher and Michael Jackson on the worldwide fame scale.

[Bozo_no no]

Ali. No question.

On top of the world wide fame, he's probably known by nearly every ****** in the world. And in case you didn't know, there are a lot of them.

When you add his celebrity to his religious status within the nation of Islam, you get the most recognized man in the world.

[AintGottaClue]

Ali by a bit, they both are well known but Ali has been around longer

[yrrej]

Are you kidding? Ali is the best know PERSON in the world, much less boxer.....

[GMaster]

Thats true he is best known but that comes the fact that he boxed in different parts of the world

[supaduck]

Ali, EVERYONE knows Ali. 90% know Tyson.

[Floydko1]

Who is more "famous" so to speak?

100% Ali he ant a crackpot either

[butterfly1964]

Ali, then tyson, then foreman.