Iron Mike Tyson is more popular than any current heavyweight

[TMLT87]

Well yeah, no ****. But hes a bigger name than any boxer HW or otherwise in history other than Ali.

[-Kev-]

Of course. Aside from his boxing career, he’s been in movies, TV shows, Late Night shows, WWF, WWE, AEW (wrestling), his own cartoon series of 4 seasons/64 episodes, and a documentary.

Tyson has had more exposure and overall tv time after his boxing career ended than he did when he was actually boxing. While he boxed he was largely unapproachable by tv directors and producers. I’m surprised he was offered $20+ million to fight, I honestly think he is probably worth more than that due to his fanbase being even bigger than it was in the 90s. He can easily generate enough interest that he can earn $50million.

[BangEM]

If you was a star in the 80's/90's you was a bonafide star 'Social media platforms have created a illusion, athletes gain afew million followers and think they have made it.

Mike Tyson was a world wide Icon, before the age of social media.

That was due to the marketing machine and lack of access to more information. People were indoctrinated with repetitive narratives back then.

So it was easier back then to become an icon than now. If Mike Tyson had been in this era, people would've written him off after he lost to Douglas. Then the Holyfield and Lennox fights would've sealed it for him as being grossly overrated.

[Nash out]

That was due to the marketing machine and lack of access to more information. People were indoctrinated with repetitive narratives back then.

So it was easier back then to become an icon than now. If Mike Tyson had been in this era, people would've written him off after he lost to Douglas. Then the Holyfield and Lennox fights would've sealed it for him as being grossly overrated.

You are so right here. Different times that's all.

[Dariusz]

Boxers of nowadays lack charisma. Idiotic behaviour of Fury or Wilder is not a charisma. They will never be so popular as Tyson was.

[Stuntman Mike]

The funny thing is that the reason hes so popular is because he literally wanted to kill his opposition in the ring and just how mean he was with an angry ass face


Then when he reformed from his ways people could relate to him and realised he was merely a human and not an animal

He was an enigma a ferocious bad guy who nobody wanted to **** with

[QueensburyRules]

That's ****ing ******. Inflation and ****ty deals, end of. Mike was way more popular than Joshua has ever been.


You realize every little kid in the 80s grew up with punch-out. There's a whole generation of gamers who give no ****s and never will give any ****s about boxing who not only know who Mike Tyson is but also love the dude.



Where is Joshua's videogame? Is he even in any? Oh but him made money doe.

Mike got 30k from Nintendo. He got screwed because he'd dumb, but, he's waaaaaay more popular than anyone since.....duh.

- -OK, all U leetle Hello Kittys grew up on punch out, a big WoW!

I'm talking all time heavywt purse and gate records of the 3rd millennium belong to AJ with a nod to longevity of Wlad who had more stadium fights attendance.

[elfag]

I dont like this comeback thing of his. At first it was just talking about a charity exhibition match... which Ive seen Chavez Sr's charity exhibitions and they are about what I would expect for any 50 something returning boxer, a light sparring.

Now you got Holyfield calling him out and all this chit, Tyson is already slurring a bit and Holyfield is one of the worst examples of slurring and shouldnt even be sparring.

Ive seen casuals and non fans talking about if Mike Tyson could beat Fury and theyre ***ing serious about it like kevin mcbride 15 years ago never happened.

[2Shotz]

Ali & Tyson. Their names will be thrown around for a hundred years or more.

[Marchegiano]

- -OK, all U leetle Hello Kittys grew up on punch out, a big WoW!

I'm talking all time heavywt purse and gate records of the 3rd millennium belong to AJ with a nod to longevity of Wlad who had more stadium fights attendance.

Yeah, you're falsely equivalating a metric of economy for popularity.

The point is if you measure media Tyson has more ergo Tyson is more popular. If you measure some **** like ticket sales you've an economic debate....duh.