In their primes who was more popular Mike Tyson or Michael Jordan?

[ogc163]

As I stated in another thread, Tyson had Latin America on LOCK. Boxing and soccer are the most popular sports in latin america, and there was no one on Tyson's level in his prime. My fam is from Guatemala and a Tyson fight was always a huge event, they used to nickname any brolic young kid "Tyson". Jordan wasn't on that level.

 

[scarhead]

MJ was more popular than Mao in mainland China at one point.

"His Airness actually outranked Mao in one recent mainland popularity survey."
http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/97/0704/cs1.html

He was more popular than fukking Chairman Mao in Mainland China!
Come on people....

 

[BOBN]

In the 90s? just stop

Do you know who Guccio Gucci is? Could you even tell me if thats a male or female?

Micheal Jordan is like that to the majority of non-US Air Jordan owners/seekers/knowers. Successful shoemaker, sex unknown.

How you not even gonna be the most famous man with your own name? "MJ" refers to one person and one person only in the eyes of the world.

 

[BOBN]

Michael Jordan vs Michael Jacksons popularity woulda been more debatable

 

[Lakers Offseason]

Travel breh

No written article about Tyson's impact. No real proof about any of your bullshyt theories besides "if you didn't know Tyson, your a fakkit".

Did you read the articles I posted? Where did you refute any of that? Can you post links of articles written about TYson's impact?

If your answer is "Travel", then breh youre full of

I grew up abroad too

 

[Majestic Pape]

Because a brand doesn't automatically tie itself to an athletes popularity.

It's like Puma Clydes and people having no idea they're from Walt Frazier's line. Some people know about the Jordan brand without knowing he played ball.

You're on some Stretch Armstrong shyt with this line.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

These Jordan stans and fanboys spewing out some bullshyt

 

[Whitty Hutton]

The question is more popular in THEIR PRIMES not who was more popular in 1986.Jordans prime = A worldwide global icon who had people in foreign countries up at 4am watching his games,Mikes last game in a bulls uniform was the highest rated nba game EVER.He was on tv pushin chevy,gatorade,coke,mcdonalds,nike and ball park franks.He was in commercials wit bugs bunny on superbowl sunday in his prime

My fukkin grandmama knew who MJ was foh tyson groupies

Edit : and in 86 Jordan was more popular than tyson too.Dropped an nba record 63 on the celtics,won a slam dunk contest,rookie of the year,college player of the year,Won a ncaa title,gold medal at the 84 olympics, and was being hyped as the 2nd coming of one of the nba's most popular players ever Dr J

Umm yeah, I'm well aware of Jordan's accolades (and no he did not win the slam dunk in 86, that was Spud), and this meant nothing to the majority of the world outside the US in 1986. Jordan wasn't even more popular than Magic then. Stop lying to us and yourself, and stick to the MJ/Kobe battles

 

[Capo Dei Capi]

No written article about Tyson's impact. No real proof about any of your bullshyt theories besides "if you didn't know Tyson, your a fakkit".

Did you read the articles I posted? Where did you refute any of that? Can you post links of articles written about TYson's impact?

If your answer is "Travel", then breh youre full of

I grew up abroad too

I don't have to read articles to know Tyson was one of the most famous people on the planet.

Where you grow up?

 

[NYC Rebel]

Did someone say Jordan was more popular than Tyson in 86?

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

I don't have to read articles to know Tyson was one of the most famous people on the planet.

Where you grow up?

lol @ dude asking for articles.

 

[god shamgod]

Utterly redicilous.
So Tyson wins the HW title in 1986 and is not as big as a second year NBA player....runs through the division flawlessly for 3-4 years, and is not more popular than a Jordan that hadn't been to a championship yet? You nikkas have GOT to stop this fanboy stuff and just TRY to be rational.

Mike tyson won the heavyweight title november 22,1986.Jordan already had set an nba record on the boston celtics,won rookie of the year (and was the most exciting talked about player in the nba),a gold medal,a national player of the year and multiple college player of the year awards and a national championship before tyson became champ theres no way an up and coming boxer was more popular.But go head with your revisionist history

 

[NYC Rebel]

Mike tyson won the heavyweight title november 22,1986.Jordan already had set an nba record on the boston celtics,won rookie of the year (and was the most exciting talked about player in the nba),a gold medal,a national player of the year and multiple college player of the year awards and a national championship before tyson became champ theres no way an up and coming boxer was more popular.But go head with your revisionist history

This is an outright you weren't there lie.

Tyson was a known commdity by 86 MUCH MORE than Jordan in 86.


You can mention every medal..you are straight up changing my past with this outright lie.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Patrick Ewing was more popular than Jordan in 86. And niqqas in here want to lie and say MJ was more popular than Tyson back then?


That is an outright LIE

 

[intruder]

These Jordan stans and fanboys spewing out some bullshyt

All I'm saying bro is: in the U.S. maybe Tyson but worldwide? It aint even close.