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Best Boxing Staredowns

Miburo17y ago

What are some of the best/most memorable staredowns in boxing history? Let's get them out there. I'll start it off with an obvious one: Hagler-Hearns. I expect some Pryor fights to get a mention for certain.

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17y ago

ICEMAN_JOHN_SCULLY

All time would have to be Tommy Hearns-Wilfredo Benitez! Yup, they were NOSE TO NOSE for a good while

17y ago

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Benitez-Leonard and Benitez-Hearns! Wilfred knew how to give the eye man!!

17y ago

Calzaghe-Kessler goes down in my book as the gayest staredown in the history of staredownessdedsness. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

17y ago

keepthemhandsup

jones vs. tarver II, even though i'm a roy fan. it was just unexpected that Tarver would say, "got any excuses tonight roy?" and it was more unexpected what transpired minutes later...roy jones jr. koed for the first time. damn it you beat me to it!!!

17y ago

Calzaghe-Kessler goes down in my book as the gayest staredown in the history of staredownessdedsness. :wtf1:.................:rofl:

17y ago

Kennedy McKinney vs Junior Jones

17y ago

Benn-McClellan was an intense staredown.

17y ago

jones vs. tarver II, even though i'm a roy fan. it was just unexpected that Tarver would say, "got any excuses tonight roy?" and it was more unexpected what transpired minutes later...roy jones jr. koed for the first time.

17y ago

Calzaghe-Kessler goes down in my book as the gayest staredown in the history of staredownessdedsness.

17y ago

roy jones-richard hall!!!

17y ago

I recall seeing clips of a Pryor staredown against a taller black fighter where Pryor is literally shoving his face against the opponent's. Pryor was shorter so it looked like he had to reach to pull it off, but despite the awkwardness it appeared intimidating rather than goofy because he was so intense, he was not messing around.

17y ago

Hopkins - Echols ll

17y ago

Tyson-McNeely. ...definitely

17y ago

zab-baldomir... the only time i ever seen a low blow BEFORE the fight! another stroke of brilliance from SUPAH!!!!

17y ago

I would certainly choose it for funniest, I actually laughed aloud when I first watched it (the fight itself could fall into this category as well). McNeely was so goofy looking; I'm not sure if it was overconfidence or bravado but we all know what happened... Yeah, that was my thought too, McNeely looked like Goofy, then you got Tyson looking all serious flexing his jaw and everything. Classic.

17y ago

Tyson-McNeely. I would certainly choose it for funniest, I actually laughed aloud when I first watched it (the fight itself could fall into this category as well). McNeely was so goofy looking; I'm not sure if it was overconfidence or bravado but we all know what happened...

17y ago

Tyson-McNeely. beat me to it

17y ago

Tyson-McNeely.

17y ago