More controversy surounded Ali then any other boxer... Some others prior to him like Jack Johnson would have but the media wasn't as huge as it is now...
Tyson was a good heavy and a phenom but not even close to Ali. Most of those articles are due to Tysons histrionics outside the ring...
Ali is as recognizeable as Tyson. Ali will forever be thought of as the better fighter, which makes him more popular...
End of story.
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"There's nothing special about him." -Sergiy Dzinziruk
At 1 time a study was done and outside of the pope (At the Time it was the late John Paul) who is recognized by just about anyone no matter what religion Muhammad Ali was the most recognized man on the planet...Not just by boxing fans but period.....That exceeds not only the popularity this guy claims Pacquiao has (and again nothing against the popularity of Pacquiao) but any other sporting figure ever....
Here is a link to an article that AskMen Magazine wrote some years back...Mind you this is not athletes but People period
Ali is #4 of all time most known faces in this article...Just under the late Pope Queen Elizabeth and Michael Jackson...(who at the time was all over the charts and not a known perv)
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