Top 10 most intimidating fighters of all times

[Weltschmerz]

Vitali Klitschko.

[tenPt]

Here's my list:

1. Mike Tyson
2. George Foreman
3. Sonny Liston
4. Roberto Duran
5. Jack Dempsey
6. Joe Louis
7. Marvin Hagler
8. Larry Holmes
9. Thomas Hearns
10. Aaron Pryor

What are your thoughts?

Good list!!

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[HughJass]

I suppose there's various forms of intimidation. Holyfield was intimidating in that his belief in his religion (helping him) was so strong that it did give him extra strength. But for me this thread is about bad/scary guys.

Liston & Tyson joint top for me.
Young versions of Duran & Foreman next.
.....Then in no particular order......
Nigel Benn, especially pre Watson (even us in the crowd fed off his demeanour)
Marvin Hagler
Stanley Ketchel
Jack Dempsey
Khaosai Galaxy
Tommy Hearns

beautiful pick!

[craigus1990]

I would replace Holmes with Jack Johnson.

[LacedUp]

I suppose there's various forms of intimidation. Holyfield was intimidating in that his belief in his religion (helping him) was so strong that it did give him extra strength. But for me this thread is about bad/scary guys.

Liston & Tyson joint top for me.
Young versions of Duran & Foreman next.
.....Then in no particular order......
Nigel Benn, especially pre Watson (even us in the crowd fed off his demeanour)
Marvin Hagler
Stanley Ketchel
Jack Dempsey
Khaosai Galaxy
Tommy Hearns

Foreman lower than Liston? Foreman before Ali to me was the baddest man on the planet. Maybe his renewed teddy bear look hurt has hurt his bad-guy image!

Vitali Klitschko.

Why?

[LacedUp]

where the hell is joe frazier and aaron pryor as great of a fighter he wasn't really that intimidating , carlos monzon get's slot number 10 for me.

I thought about Joe Frazier, but he was too nice outside of the ring.
What do you have against Aaron Pryor being there? That stare of his before the first bell was pretty intense.

People were scared of him.

[HughJass]

I thought about Joe Frazier, but he was too nice outside of the ring.
What do you have against Aaron Pryor being there? That stare of his before the first bell was pretty intense.

People were scared of him.

i have nothing against pryor , the guy is actually one of my favourite fighters just i can think of a few more who were more menacing i.e monzon benn langford and even a few more

[LacedUp]

i have nothing against pryor , the guy is actually one of my favourite fighters just i can think of a few more who were more menacing i.e monzon benn langford and even a few more

I did think of Langford and Benn, but they seem to be rolling around on a lot of those lists. So just made one with my own picks.

But they could certainly be there.

[Hitman Hodgson]

Good list, and I'd agree with most of it especially the top 3.

I'd consider putting Valero in the list as well, the phycotic look on his face when he went to work and devastating power must have scared the 5hit out of his opponents.

I also think Pac, Floyd, and prime RJJ were pretty intimidating in a slightly different way.