Top 5 MOST INTIMIDATING FIGHTERS OF ALLTIME.. NO BIAS - Page 3

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Originally Posted by The Gambler1981

He was still known to be insane, if you are standing across the ring from him you can't be sure what he will do exactly.

The nature of a lunatic is unpredictable, they can seem fine one second then everything changes the next.

True but in the ring he was actually patient & smart... not really reckless.. what he did to Byrd was pure brilliance.. no one had even come close to hitting him flush & going toe to toe with Tua fighting behind a jab.. he didn't show remnants of psychosis in the ring like Tyson.. I THINK he only had 20 fights.. Byrd actually retired him... so he left boxing with a real bang & unreached potential.. he could've had fights with the brothers.. Tyson Holyfield Lewis & Bowe.. who knows how he would've fared against them.. He seemed like an Evander Holyfield type with power.. big potential never reached.

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Originally Posted by jimmy1569

True but in the ring he was actually patient & smart... not really reckless.. what he did to Byrd was pure brilliance.. no one had even come close to hitting him flush & going toe to toe with Tua fighting behind a jab.. he didn't show remnants of psychosis in the ring like Tyson.. I THINK he only had 20 fights.. Byrd actually retired him... so he left boxing with a real bang & unreached potential.. he could've had fights with the brothers.. Tyson Holyfield Lewis & Bowe.. who knows how he would've fared against them.. He seemed like an Evander Holyfield type with power.. big potential never reached.

He looked liek garbage in the Byrd fight until the huge blow that pretty much ended the fight. He was already in real decline at that point, just look at how he looks as opposed to the Tua fight which wasn't all that long before, even though he did slowly get Byrd in position he really looked little like that wrecking machine from the Tua fight until the ending anyway.

I am sure the Tua fight did not help his brain, but really he could never reach his potential because he was always going to run off the rails, it was just a matter of when. Honestly it is probably better that it happened when it did before he really made a big name or found himself in a big fight and completely imploded.

It is what it is with him, I liked him at the time but it is clear to me he could never really make it, still that dude was intimidating which is the point of the thread.

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Look there is no doubt Vitali and Wladmir are two of the greatest HW's to ever exist. But you are notgoing to tell me if you walked down the street and saw Wlad with his well coiffed hair and well tailored suits you would be intimidated.

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jimmy1569 · 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SkillspayBills

Look there is no doubt Vitali and Wladmir are two of the greatest HW's to ever exist. But you are notgoing to tell me if you walked down the street and saw Wlad with his well coiffed hair and well tailored suits you would be intimidated.

Not talking about demeanor outside the square circle. Everyone knows Wlad is a nice guy out of the ring.. Talking about his opponent. realizing that he's going to get hit with a jab that is has powerful as most heavies full power shots. The anticipation of the beatdown is what i'm talking here & Not the actual beatdown itself... Wlad can have a cold stare when he needs to.. the fact that he's got the most intimidating & dominant brother right in back of him & you got the opponent thinking.. a what if scenario in terms of both bros throwing leather at me... even when Sanders KTFO Wlad.. he had to deal with the intimidation of Vitali in his face right after. Vitali was a few seconds from clocking him as he made sure Corrie didn't celebrate too much as he had next dibs on him.. Oh & guys.. watch Corrie being staredown by Vitali right before there bout... Corrie was shettin bricks & was acting all mild mannered when they touched gloves.. Vitali doesn't fhock around..

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