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

[NYC Rebel]

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

Dog....the heavyweight champion of the WORLD was a worldwide known commodity back in the 80s and prior. You can't be serious.

Niqqas in Africa, Latin America, Asia, shyt....the Fijis all knew who was the heavyweight champ of the world

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

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

Tyson was a World Champion tho

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

I guess derrick rose is a bigger name than Floyd mayweather.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I guess derrick rose is a bigger name than Floyd mayweather.

at this stupid ass example

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

I don't understand. dudes arguing to death for Jordan on here.

surely theres a pretty nice variety of older folks you can ask and they'll tell you.

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

the nba wasn't as huge worldwide as it is now.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

at this stupid ass example

or maybe it just went over your head.

dude in here talking about "bu bu but Jordan was rookie of the year".

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

or maybe it just went over your head.

dude in here talking about "bu bu but Jordan was rookie of the year".

It didn't go over my head.

The example is stupid. 1) Rose isn't in his prime 2) Floyd basically has had an extra decade to build his name 3) shyt was a dumb example to make your point.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

It didn't go over my head.

The example is stupid. 1) Rose isn't in his prime 2) Floyd basically has had an extra decade to build his name 3) shyt was a dumb example to make your point.

how you know if rose aint hit his prime yet?

good point with #2 tho.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

how you know if rose aint hit his prime yet?

good point with #2 tho.

Because it's self-explanatory on why he hasn't hit his prime.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Because it's self-explanatory on why he hasn't hit his prime.

again, you don't know that.

theres a lot of players who had already hit their peak when people assumed that they were gonna get better.

especially seeing that hes coming off a gruesome injury.

 

[BOBN]

June 20, 1993

"The 30-year-old basketball player, nicknamed Air Jordan because of his gravity-defying leaps, is already the world's highest-paid athlete and is fast becoming the best known. Playboy magazine, borrowing from the late John Lennon, declared last year that he was 'more popular than Jesus'. Autograph hunters have rioted at the sight of him. In China, a survey by a footwear company found he was the second best known personality after Deng Xiao ping. He is a planetary celebrity and an advertiser's dream. In Britain, where American basketball can be seen only on satellite television, Jordan was the first choice of Brighton students when asked by Gallup which of 16 celebrities had most influenced their values."

Brighton is like the gay capital of Europe. Which kind of values he influencing?

^^^^^^^^^This is a pure idiot here people. tyson was nothing but a common street thug, MJ is known world wide, my brothers in mother Russia wear jordans. People in the UK wear jordans check any Uk rap video, shyt rita ora wears jordans. nobody is wearing a kufi and a towel with a hole cut in it.

I have Jordan khaki shorts. I bought them before I went on holiday because they have many pockets and allow my testicles to breath unlike most Euro shorts. I am satisfied with my purchase.

However if Jordan walked past me this morning with no team im not convinced id recognise him. But if I did I would congratulate him on his successful clothing line

 

[Carlos Huerta]

Yo this fukkin thread is hilarious for real. Just reading the last 2 pages.. the amount of hyperbole on both sides is great.

 

[Whitty Hutton]

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

KID, all those things are great accomplishments, glad they make you erect....but they were not that big of a deal to the general population in 1986. NBA popularity was no where near what it is today.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1986_voting.html
Jordan wasn't even more popular than Magic Johnson, let alone the HW champion of the world during a time when boxing was always a top event. Boxing was regularly seen on regular tv then

STOP IT. You weren't even alive.

 

[god shamgod]

KID, all those things are great accomplishments, glad they make you erect....but they were not that big of a deal to the general population in 1986. NBA popularity was no where near what it is today.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1986_voting.html
Jordan wasn't even more popular than Magic Johnson, let alone the HW champion of the world during a time when boxing was always a top event. Boxing was regularly seen on regular tv then

STOP IT. You weren't even alive.

so you're suggesting mike tyson instantly became this world famous global icon cuz he won the title.So I guess buster douglas was bigger than bo jackson in 1990 according to your logic

@ the bolded that's like comparing a player of derrick rose stature to kobe or lebrons.They've BEEN established for years terrible way to try to make a point

Bruh we'll have to agree to disagree and I was a kid back then

 

[NYC Rebel]

so you're suggesting mike tyson instantly became this world famous global icon cuz he won the title.So I guess buster douglas was bigger than bo jackson in 1990 according to your logic

that's like comparing a player like derrick rose stature to kobe or lebrons.They've BEEN established for years terrible way to try to make a point

Bruh we'll to agree to disagree and I was alive I was a kid back then

DUDE...YOU WROTE THE BIGGEST LIE i've seen in this thread. the BIGGEST. MJ bigger than Tyson in 86? Dude....MJ wasn't even bigger than Dwight Gooden in 86!!!

In 1986!! You're LYING