Who was the biggest sports star in the 80s?

[MikelArteta]

Wayne Gretzky
Magic
Bird
Montana
Carl Lewis

 

[JA_Carter]

Maradona should be on the list. It’s a toss up between him & Tyson

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Maradona

 

[CarltonJunior]

The entire decade? Probably Magic.

 

[G-Zeus]

I was sn immigrant in canada in 86 and i knew of mike tyson before i knew mj

 

[TEH]

Tyson

 

[DrunkerThanAMotherfucker]

20+ replies in & no mention of Bo Jackson?

 

[Optimus Prime]

You were the most famous person in the world if you were Heavyweight Champion
Mike Tyson is the answer

 

[get these nets]

I picked Tyson for the decade, for a 7 month period in the mid 80s no sports figure was more popular than

Spoiler

Tyson lost his first pro fight the same weekend that Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

And it's a toss up to remember which story got more news coverage.

 

[Po pimp]

In the 80s, Tyson had the highest peak

 

[broller]

I picked Tyson for the decade, for a 7 month period in the mid 80s no sports figure was more popular than

Spoiler

Tyson lost his first pro fight the same weekend that Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

And it's a toss up to remember which story got more news coverage.

But thst was in the 90s.

But I agree Tyson was it in the 80s

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

Would have to be Mike Tyson because Heavyweight Boxing ie global..

Unless we're just talm bout America then I'd have to pick Magic.

 

[get these nets]

But thst was in the 90s.

But I agree Tyson was it in the 80s

True Feb 1990

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Mike Tyson

 

[IllmaticDelta]

tyson easily