Lewis Black
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Jordan was very famous but he was not on tysons worldwide level.
Mike Tyson is/was more famous then mike jordan in their primes
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Jordan was very famous but he was not on tysons worldwide level.
Lewis Black
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Where's Suikoden VI??????
It's true, Tyson was a phenom, problem is Jordan's legacy (in a positive light at least) lasted a lot longer and had only 1-2 embarrassing moments in the athletic department...at least to #23 standards
Tyson on the other hand.......much more
With that said, Tyson has been able to keep himself in the spotlight due to the constant controversy he's kept himself in throughout his entire career, hell he's doing a one-man stand up tour based on his fukk-ups alone
. He's a fascinating character, in his wit and charm combined with his veracity that somehow connects the audience (public) to his story keeping them yearning for more. He came from hard times, he rose, he fell, he rose, he fell, and yet rises again in humble fashion not afraid to show he's more than just a boxer. It does not define the man, just a beginning of his celebrity.
Jordan does not captivate people, at all. His athletic achievements are well known, but that's it. The man himself is just...a man, unless you read books and/or stories off 2nd and 3rd hand accounts. He's successful, he's rich, he's great, he's...just another athlete who was the dominate force in his sport for a great period of time. However, whatever connection people held were due to his athletic contributions alone, for better IMHO.
Being the reigning, defending and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is a dream held by a lot of people due to the stature that title holds and the men that have carried it from Jack Johnson to Joe Louis to Rocky Marciano to Muhammad Ali to
to finally, Mike Tyson. (I left out plenty of names just to keep it short). You carry not only prestige but in most cases the entire national sport of boxing. The history that title holds is incomparable, no offense to the NBA.
In conclusion, Tyson is more popular, however, moreso because of who he is and not what he achieved
Tyson on the other hand.......much more
With that said, Tyson has been able to keep himself in the spotlight due to the constant controversy he's kept himself in throughout his entire career, hell he's doing a one-man stand up tour based on his fukk-ups alone
. He's a fascinating character, in his wit and charm combined with his veracity that somehow connects the audience (public) to his story keeping them yearning for more. He came from hard times, he rose, he fell, he rose, he fell, and yet rises again in humble fashion not afraid to show he's more than just a boxer. It does not define the man, just a beginning of his celebrity.Jordan does not captivate people, at all. His athletic achievements are well known, but that's it. The man himself is just...a man, unless you read books and/or stories off 2nd and 3rd hand accounts. He's successful, he's rich, he's great, he's...just another athlete who was the dominate force in his sport for a great period of time. However, whatever connection people held were due to his athletic contributions alone, for better IMHO.
Being the reigning, defending and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is a dream held by a lot of people due to the stature that title holds and the men that have carried it from Jack Johnson to Joe Louis to Rocky Marciano to Muhammad Ali to
to finally, Mike Tyson. (I left out plenty of names just to keep it short). You carry not only prestige but in most cases the entire national sport of boxing. The history that title holds is incomparable, no offense to the NBA.In conclusion, Tyson is more popular, however, moreso because of who he is and not what he achieved
Lewis Black
Superstar
It's true, Tyson was a phenom, problem is Jordan's legacy (in a positive light at least) lasted a lot longer and had only 1-2 embarrassing moments in the athletic department...at least to #23 standards
Tyson on the other hand.......much more
With that said, Tyson has been able to keep himself in the spotlight due to the constant controversy he's kept himself in throughout his entire career, hell he's doing a one-man stand up tour based on his fukk-ups alone
Jordan does not captivate people, at all. His athletic achievements are well known, but that's it. The man himself is just...a man, unless you read books and/or stories off 2nd and 3rd hand accounts. He's successful, he's rich, he's great, he's...just another athlete who was the dominate force in his sport for a great period of time. However, whatever connection people held were due to his athletic contributions alone, for better IMHO.
Being the reigning, defending and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is a dream held by a lot of people due to the stature that title holds and the men that have carried it from Jack Johnson to Joe Louis to Rocky Marciano to Muhammad Ali to
In conclusion, Tyson is more popular, however, moreso because of who he is and not what he achieved
Lakers Offseason
Superstar
Tyson was worldwide, jordan national
Jordan, along with Nike, made the NBA worldwide.
Lewis Black
Superstar
It was a joke. Dude is known worldwide but not at the level tyson was in his prime.
Lakers Offseason
Superstar
Depends if you're a basketball fan or boxing fan.
The generation that grew up when Jordan was in his prime would probably say that Jordan was more known in their home countries than Tyson was.
Tyson may be more popular now because of the way media has evolved and how Tyson is still a curiousity to the masses because of who he is.
Whitty Hutton
these posters are TRASH
He absolutely was at the very least up until around the time he lost the belt in '90. There was a time when "Heavyweight Champion of the World" was THE biggest title an athlete could have and they were the most famous guys around. The aura Tyson had was unreal, he was unbeatable and untouchable in many eyes while Jordan was taking L's to Celts and Pistons
I don't know what the point of this thread is though
Lewis Black
Superstar
so i guess nobody knew who jordan was during the olympics
smh like i said he was worldwide, but even then tyson was more well known.
Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
What a horrible thread.
Of course the the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD would be more famous than some hoopball star. Its only been in the last 15-20 years that other sports stars have become more well known than the Boxing Champion of the World. Just think if Floyd was a heavyweight how much bigger his profile would be be.
Of course the the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD would be more famous than some hoopball star. Its only been in the last 15-20 years that other sports stars have become more well known than the Boxing Champion of the World. Just think if Floyd was a heavyweight how much bigger his profile would be be.
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