Who's the most charismatic boxer of all time?

In my humble opinion, it's 'Iron' Mike.
The man had everything, in abundance.
Skill, malevolence, presence, style, notoriety, street cred; man, in his prime, he really was the REAL DEAL!

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Do you know what charisma is? Its the ability to talk to people and win over friends. You sure Tyson was that sorta guy?

 

Ali. I don't think Tyson was extroverted enough to be charismatic as Ali.

 

Hard to top ali on this one...

 

Sugar Ray Leonard.
I was only a kid during his heyday, but he was pretty much a poster boy for the sport. After his retirement, he found analyst/commentator positions quickly & did well at them.

I would say Muhammad Ali, but he didn't have Sugar Ray Leonard's relative luxury of coming after the beginning of the Civil Rights era. What I mean by that is that a more divided country made it more difficult for Ali to win over a similar percentage of the public with his personality.

 

ODLH for sure.

 

Oscar de la Hoya should be in the discussion as well I think.

I don't really think Charismatic is how I would describe Tyson. He was fascinating, compelling, exciting and pretty ****in scary, but not really charismatic.

 

oscar easily...getting millions butts to watch his fight

 

Definitely Miguel Cotto.

 

Ali.

 

Oscar De La Hoya for me.

 

Ali was a great fighter but an ******* as a human being.
Racist, sexist and disrespectful to his fellow fighters, am I really alone in thinking the history books should be rewritten to tell the true story of what a complete twat this bloke really was?!



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Ali is not just the most charismatic boxer of all time, but the most charismatic sportsman. I'm surprised that there's even any debate about this.

 

I actually agree. How he treated Frazier is inexcusable.

 

Oh dear.

I fear you're in line for some unimaginable abuse from fellow ESB dunces.

Welcome to the club, my friend!



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