Okay, what fighters scared you the most and which ones would you have stared down yourself? Feel free to add a justification or clarifying remarks. Like most lists, these lists can go on and on, but I'm going to limit mine to five each. Here's a quick list to start things off.
Top Five Most Intimidating (in no particular order)
1. Mike Tyson: - I still recall the anxiety I felt watching Iron Mike as he shook out his legs and beat his goves together in the moments right before the opening bell.
2. Ike Ibeabuchi: - No explanation necessary for those who saw him fight, or, I imagine, for those who knew him personally
3. Andrew Golota: - was there a scarier or more intense pre-fight stare? Also the prospect of instant infertility was never greater than when fighting the "Foul Pole."
4. Razor Ruddock: - not a great fighter perhaps, but the threat of a coma always loomed.
5. George Foreman: - 1st and 2nd comings. Sure he was a sweetheart during his comeback run, but I always imagined the fear that his opponents must have felt as he stoically lumbered towards them.
Note: Okay, they're all heavweights, but they're the first that came to mind.
Top Five Least Intimidating (in no particular order)
1. Joey Gamache: - Seems like a real nice guy though.
2. Chris Byrd: - nothing about Byrd is scary
3. Morade Hakkar: - just happy to be on a list
4. Fres Oquendo: - just a plain goofy dude
5. Bob Fitzsimmons: - I don't generally comment on old-timers who I never saw fight, but I have never seen a pic of this guy that comes close to intimidating. Always made me feel that I could've been a great bareknuckler back in the day.
Same with david tua. Looked like some crazy islander bout to eat you for dinner
http://www.autographedtoyou.com/CelebPics/david_tua1.jpg
Yeah, a prime Tua is definitely one of the most intimidating.
Yeah, I was going to add McClellan, but my list filled up too quickly.
He is the type of guy the want to fight anyone anywhere and is going to do it with killing intent.
He was also more sadistic the any boxer i seen
Sonny Liston's glare and mob connections would've intimidated me.
Hagler was a scary guy to look at too IMO. I wouldn't want to look at him from across the ring.
yrah Hagler is hard to intimidate he is a bigger in size and stronger.
But no one expect Duran to last for 15 round and even make it a close fight
i definitely agree, in his lightweight days and even when he fought SRL he would certainly of been intimidating especially with all his pre-fight talking
in his lightweigth days i would agree.... but i dont think hagler was particularly "intimidated" by him as such
yrah Hagler is hard to intimidate he is a bigger in size and stronger.
But no one expect Duran to last for 15 round and even make it a close fight
Nothing intimidating about Floyd Mayweather either. Even if you walked in 100% sure he was going to smack you all over the place. The whole time you'd just be trying to smash him, a la Hatton.