Who is the most legendary freestyler?

[Adi]

Who is the most legendary freestyler?

[Adi]

For me, it's Palle.  He was the man when freestyle starting growing (early 2000s) and he's still big time.  

Touzani is also epic for making the break-through freestyle video.

[redsforlife]

Mr. Woo, he was the 1st freestyler to really make it big both performing and with internet videos. For a very long time, he was the standard of what a good football tricks or freestyler was for the casual fan. His name is still fairly well known outside the freestyle community which is not true for many of the other guys mentioned in this list.

I want to remind some of you this isn't a, "Who is the best or your favorite freestyler?" poll. This is for the freestyler that has attained the most legendary status.

[Adi]

I want to remind some of you this isn't a, "Who is the best or your favorite freestyler?" poll. This is for the freestyler that has attained the most legendary status.

Exactly.

I think some of the newer/younger freestylers might not be able to accurately answer this since to them Andrew Henderson and Ethan are probably the most legendary.  Yes, they are great freestylers, but this is for the legendary freestylers.  Just as in football, Ronaldo is not legendary right now but he will be in 5-10 years once he's gone.

[Emil Nissen]

palle, also for me...he and touzani almost invented the newschool freestyle as we know it 

[Zarzi]

This sport has been a lot of legends. I voted on Skóra. Paweł is one of the best players in the world. His style and incredible precision, accuracy is amazing. In my country, Poland, was one of the first people who started the sport. Certainly, he contributed to the large spread freestyle around the world. Master!

[redsforlife]

Skora will win the poll, because he has the most loyal fanbase. The thing is, I find him among the least legendary listed on this. Within the community maybe, but outside the community, almost no one knows him. Most footballers I know either know the name or have seen some video of Mr. Woo, Touzani, Abdullah, Palle, and Tsatsulow. There are some that know Sean, but that's because the media coverage after he won RBSS. The combined legendary status of the freestylers I mentioned within and outside the community makes them much bigger legends to me. We must think of what a legend is. A legend isn't the great unknown person. It's the one that everyone has heard of and can have some memories. Seriously, if you  like football you've seen Touzani's famous video and Tsatsulows famous video at least. Mr. Woo's Rangers performance and many of Abdullah's street performances are also the stuff of legend among football fans. If anything, I'd say Abdullah could arguably hold the most legendary status. So many people that have lived in or visited Amsterdam must have some memory of him. They may not know his name, but they all know who he is. That is what makes a legend. Mr. Woo has the NIKE stickman commercials with Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho asked for his autograph, and many people know this. To non freestylers, that's fuckin huge.

[Zarzi]

Of course, but any friend of mine or people I talk to, most of them are not familiar with the freestyle. Often I start a conversation with them about freestyle, even by accident, because they know that this interested. When I ask about Skóra, it tells everyone that it's a champion, an amazing man. Here, just as you mentioned, you have to consider for those players who are legends.
Frankly, it's likely that such Touzani is more a legend, in the end he is one of the pioneers of the sport. His first films are amazing and climate.
Just I thought FOR ME the main character is Skóra.

[redsforlife]

Of course, but any friend of mine or people I talk to, most of them are not familiar with the freestyle. Often I start a conversation with them about freestyle, even by accident, because they know that this interested. When I ask about Skóra, it tells everyone that it's a champion, an amazing man. Here, just as you mentioned, you have to consider for those players who are legends.
Frankly, it's likely that such Touzani is more a legend, in the end he is one of the pioneers of the sport. His first films are amazing and climate.
Just I thought FOR ME the main character is Skóra.

I could see that being the case in Poland. He's easily the most legendary Polish freestyler. Most of my French friends are more familiar with  Sean than the ones I mentioned. I'd say almost everyone in Korea knows Mr. Woo.

Many people get pissed when this mentioned, but Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch are definitely of legendary status. Just far too many people saw a video of them first or have seen them through some media outlet.

The point Adi made about how Ronaldo isn't viewed as a legend yet, because he is still active and in the spotlight would definitely go in favor of my  opinion of Skora. I rank him among the current freestyle crop much more. Skora's a fabulous freestyler, but I can't consider him much more legendary than some of the other top current guys.

In a few years, Indi will be one of the biggest legends in freestyle. She's already by far the most famous freestyler in North America, and she's probably among the most famous in the world.

[Zarzi]

I agree with you. The case legend depends on the feelings of a person. The person who saw the first one, surprised him with his game will definitely be the most important.
As I mentioned earlier, for me, a legend is Skóra - this is due to my personal feelings. I realize that there are people far more worthy to be called a legend. Certainly Palle or Touzani more influenced the development of the sport, brought something new and amazing.

[Adi]

You locale matters when answering this question.  Skora is surely much more of a legend around his neck of the woods than in the US for example.  I think language plays a big part in this as well.  Guys like Palle and Sean speak English well which means they can connect with the international audience much easier than someone like Skora for example.  Yes, he speaks some English but it's not as easy or natural for him as it is for some others like Nam. 

[VRK]

Abdullah... hes a pure entertainer still the guy is seen in amsterdam streets performing... probably the MOST LEGENDARY for me
he revolutionized freestyle especially sits those 360s, sole juggling by far has the BEST sole juggling style on Earth he calls him skywalk :D and made fs a thing to make people happy and entertain them.  ABDULLAH FOR LIFE