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I would say that mayweather beating pacquiao was very popular. Saying that, it could also be the most unpopular winner of an event as well.
As far as the general public is concerned he only ever did one interview (you know the one) so it's a bit irrelevant. He had a shit golf club too but we weren't to know that at the time.
Rossi when he won his tenth title.
OH WAIT...
That would have been the most popular.
Had he won I reckon the circumstances might have soured it a little.
Not at all.
Yeah, he was punished correctly and to win the title would've required a win from the back of the grid. That would've been amazing.
Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon has to be right up there.
EDIT: Thoroughly covered.
Tokyo Sexwale when he becomes the FIFA president.
Gianni Infantino.