I was having a discussion with my roommates earlier about who is more well known worldwide, MJ or Pele, and we couldnt come to a conclusion. I was wondering who you guys thought is more know.

Michael Jordan, and I would think rather easily

probably Jordan, Nike is such a global corporation nowadays.

Tough call. Now I would say Michael Jordan because Pele is so old. If you took percentage of people in the world that knew Pele in his prime and the percentage of people that knew Jordan in his prime I might go Pele.

by the way i thought it was mj

That's what I'd say. In their retirement and well past Pele's prime, MJ is probably better known. During the top of their playing days, I think Pele's popularity was far more widespread.

The correct answer is Muhammed Ali.

the difference, i think, is the increaded amount of media michael was surrounded by as compared to pele.

soon, the world will know le pointe

I don't think it's necessarily the media reporting on the games as much as it is the insane amount of advertising. It's truly amazing how world-renowned Pele is without the money of someone like Nike to sell him everywhere.

Michael Jordan.







and for the record: I like Maradona better.

To the wrong question. But yes, he's far and away the best known athlete ever.

what about jesus?

Pffft. Hit him in the body and he went down like a sack of potatoes.

You think? I would say Jordan although there is no real way of knowing.....and which people here were really around to know?

that "turn the other cheek" policy he had didn't help his boxing career much, did it?

I'd say right now, Ali is still better known than Jordan. You didn't need to be alive in the 60's to realize Ali's worldwide popularity.

I have heard that the worldwide recognition of Michael Jordan's face/image is second only to that of Jesus Christ.