by Doc Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:42 pm
Steve wrote:i dont think so sayf, i didn't hear about him for ages, but i have heard of him
I think tiger woods is more famous
Or Mohammad Ali
yeah he hasn't been brought up much anymore since they're looking for the next Jordan .... like Kobe, Lebron and D-Wade ... but Jordan was the one who completely revolutionized the game and brought it to a new level, not to mention he was the one who globalized it .... basketball wouldn't be the number 2 sport in the world (in terms of popularity) if it wasn't for Jordan ....
Tiger Woods? pffffft
golf isn't much of a sport .... but you could make a case for Muhammad Ali, I mean everybody knows about him (except den denz who's probably been living in a hole
) .... but I think him and Jordan are probably on the same level .... but since boxing isn't as popular as it used to be and certainly no where near basketball I'd say Jordan has a little edge ...
And MJ isn't just known in America and "some countries in Europe", you can go down to China, Brazil,
Egypt , and even Pakistan and they'll know about him. Basically anywhere in the world since he pretty much represents the whole of basketball, just like Ali represents boxing ....
Basketball players are better athletes than soccer players anyway