the most intimidating fighter

[just the facts]

I don't much believe in the intimidation factor as it pertains to professional fighters. I think almost all top shelf fighters have seen it all and have no fear when it comes to anything in the ring

[juggernaut666]

I don't much believe in the intimidation factor as it pertains to professional fighters. I think almost all top shelf fighters have seen it all and have no fear when it comes to anything in the ring

Theres still a level of fear however...I think the Tyson /spinks fight is a clear example of it,prior to the fight spinks manager went into Tysons locker room to be slick only to find him punching holes in the wall...and it trickled all the way down to Tysons entrance with the sound of chains as his entrance.

[RED REP]

Greb
Dempsey
Tyson
Liston
Foreman
Gans

And Willie Pep, intimidating but for a very very different reason than those
above!

[MRBOOMER]

Barrera's pretty nasty looking.
Joe Louis looked like he just killed people.
Victor Ortiz looks are meaner then his punches at this point but he's a good one.
James Toney
Hopkins
Wladimir looks psychotic sometimes.

[MRBOOMER]

I don't much believe in the intimidation factor as it pertains to professional fighters. I think almost all top shelf fighters have seen it all and have no fear when it comes to anything in the ring

Even though fighters admit to being afraid of other fighters after they retire? Or just blatantly duck fighters with big ko records (not talking about ggg so nobody start) you still think that huh.

[Anthony342]

As a white boy growing up in East Harlem and encountering many very tough Puerto Ricans, I instantly recognized the Duran stare haha.

I know Roberto was Central American but he had that look that made one want to cross the street, against traffic if necessary, when certain tough guys were coming fowards.... Camacho, who was Puerto Rican, and who could be evil in the ring with those fast hands, never quite had the same ambience outside the ring as Duran.

Camacho's outfits often looked positiviely feminine but to my mind the only guy who ever got away with calling him a madicone and having essentially the same facial structure, was Chavez.

I bet there was also some name calling when Haugen fought Camacho.

[BattlingNelson]

I'm thinking Monzon, Ali, Louis, Foreman, Tyson.

[billeau2]

I bet there was also some name calling when Haugen fought Camacho.

There was still a pocket of irish in the hood. So there were fight fans and "rivalries" for sure.

[rightsideup]

I know another fellow in boxing circles, kind of similar to Ray in his knowledge base and experience....I asked him this question and he mentioned Roberto Duran as being very intimidating.

Duran was one of the few fighter's whose emotions flowed thru his eyes. Sugar ray Leonard commented how surreal the look of a murderous type of look he had during points of there Montreal fight. Yet during the same fight when he was in control he smiled and winked at the tv commentators.

[Anthony342]

How about Benitez? I'm sure we all remember his classic staredown in his fight with Leonard.