**How intimidating you look, doesn;t win fights**

[Orishaman]

Many avarage fans think that phisique is everything in boxing...well sure it help looking at a cut boxer but that has to nothing with boxing ...boxing is about the sweet science-hit and not get hit ...one of the best boxers in the scene today and in fact for the last 15 years has been James Toney a master boxer, a throw back to an era when boxing skills were actually stress and study....on the other hand you got a guy like Lacy, impossing cut, and yet so hittable that his weakness have been exposed....that;s the thing about boxing, you stay long enough and someone will exposed your deficiencies....as a former boxer the boxers dislike the most to fight were the tall lanky southpaws, the had leverage, power and awkarness to give you trouble.....

[Mishra100]

Most boxers have some trouble not being afraid of huge punchers. I think they just play it off very well because they are trying hard not to think about it at all.

I know people like Iceman say that the 2 hours in the locker rooms is the one of the times where you are under the most pressure. I'm sure most fighters think of all the craziest stuff like being knocked out in there. Imagine if you were about to face Mike Tyson and you had to sit in the locker room for 2 hours thinking about what he has done to other opponents.

By the way, I don't think anyone on this forum would say that one of the key skills in winning a boxing match is intimidation. But almost everyone would say it helps.

[Orishaman]

Most boxers have some trouble not being afraid of huge punchers. I think they just play it off very well because they are trying hard not to think about it at all.

I know people like Iceman say that the 2 hours in the locker rooms is the one of the times where you are under the most pressure. I'm sure most fighters think of all the craziest stuff like being knocked out in there. Imagine if you were about to face Mike Tyson and you had to sit in the locker room for 2 hours thinking about what he has done to other opponents.

By the way, I don't think anyone on this forum would say that one of the key skills in winning a boxing match is intimidation. But almost everyone would say it helps.

Dude in any contact sport the time just before, "Fight time" is the most stressful and spiritual a boxer need to have, been there and I know....

[Jazzy Paul]

Physique isn't intimidating on it's own.

[IwatchBoxing]

that;s the thing about boxing, you stay long enough and someone will exposed your deficiencies....as a former boxer the boxers dislike the most to fight were the tall lanky southpaws, the had leverage, power and awkarness to give you trouble.....

Oh yeah, like Collazo?

[Orishaman]

Oh yeah, like Collazo?

You mean Hatton...Right?

[The Surgeon]

Many avarage fans think that phisique is everything in boxing...well sure it help looking at a cut boxer but that has to nothing with boxing ...boxing is about the sweet science-hit and not get hit ...one of the best boxers in the scene today and in fact for the last 15 years has been James Toney a master boxer, a throw back to an era when boxing skills were actually stress and study....on the other hand you got a guy like Lacy, impossing cut, and yet so hittable that his weakness have been exposed....that;s the thing about boxing, you stay long enough and someone will exposed your deficiencies....as a former boxer the boxers dislike the most to fight were the tall lanky southpaws, the had leverage, power and awkarness to give you trouble.....

Lookin hard duznt mean ****, but if the dude ur fighting is mentally weak it could help! But 2 real fighters, real brave men, heading off it dont mean jack ****!

[Orishaman]

Lookin hard duznt mean ****, but if the dude ur fighting is mentally weak it could help! But 2 real fighters, real brave men, heading off it dont mean jack ****!

If the guy is there ready to fight, never assume anything...even if he look weak...underestimating your opponents have lose many fights for boxers....many!!!

[The Surgeon]

If the guy is there ready to fight, never assume anything...even if he look weak...underestimating your opponents have lose many fights for boxers....many!!!

U got that rite! But that aint what im saying, im thinkin more like Spinks freezing up against Tyson. Intimadation definately helped him, but say Ali, wouldnt hav been intimadated and fought his best fight, u feel me?

[Orishaman]

U got that rite! But that aint what im saying, im thinkin more like Spinks freezing up against Tyson. Intimadation definately helped him, but say Ali, wouldnt hav been intimadated and fought his best fight, u feel me?

Man that had to do nothing with stared downs or nothjing Spinks was frozen pizza ever since they signed the fight up, he was resolved to take the dive after the first big hit....that was one of boxing most embarrasing moments....I am not a big Tyson fan...since half the battle on his first 25 fights or so were won by a very calculated set by Cuz Amato to create this image of Tyson....