Why does no boxer today seem to have the intimidation factor Mike Tyson had?

[Richard G]

Not true. He was a good boxer with a lot of power, and that's it. Skill for skill, he wouldn't come close to someone like Floyd, or even Sergio Martinez.

LOL You have no clue.

[RA-Box]

I would have to imagine that someone getting into the ring with prime Roy Jones would have known they fucked up.

Kovalev had that scary aura for a bit.

Vitali definitely had it. Scary calculating, terminator mofo.

[BoxingIsGreat]

LOL You have no clue.

So, Tyson is more skilled than those guys? The guy was a bully, and when it didn't work, you saw what happened starting with Buster Douglas.

[CasperUK]

Wilder tried to do that. And just like Tyson, he couldn't sustain it long term.

Tyson had that fear factor for 20 years right until his retirement. Perhaps not amongst his peers in the ring but within the public he had that aura.

Infact, well into his retirement he still had that aura of menace (2010-ish). It's only when he became a fat tub of goo and weighed 350lbs and then became a medicated pot-head that he finally lost his aura and he was just an old 50 year old washed up athlete. Make no mistake though, Mike could have walked into ANY room in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000's and 2010's and the room would have stopped and all the focus would have been on him. He was an icon.

Wilder just seems like an imbecile who screams "BOMB SQUAD" at every opportunity as though he is suffering from Tourette's Syndrome

[CasperUK]

So, Tyson is more skilled than those guys? The guy was a bully, and when it didn't work, you saw what happened starting with Buster Douglas.

Yeah, I saw it too when Mitch Green stood up to Tyson too, both in the ring and outside of it. Remind me, what happened to him?

I also remember when Clifford Etienne stood upto him. Same with Brian Nielsen, Buster Mathis, Peter McNugget, Frans Botha, Julius Francis, Tony Tucker, James Tillis, Bonecrusher Smith and Jose Ribalta. They all got splattered. This whole "if you stood up to Tyson you could beat him" nonsense has to stop. There is enough historical data out there to suggest the exact opposite.

Standing up to the bully is useless if you have more courage than skill.

[KillaMane26]

Im confused cuz when Wilder threatened dudes lives everyone was sooooo upset like Mike didnt used to..

But yea Mike was ****ing crazy and was a giant since 14. So he had a long time to build that type of aura.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Yeah, I saw it too when Mitch Green stood up to Tyson too, both in the ring and outside of it. Remind me, what happened to him?

I also remember when Clifford Etienne stood upto him. Same with Brian Nielsen, Buster Mathis, Peter McNugget, Frans Botha, Julius Francis, Tony Tucker, James Tillis, Bonecrusher Smith and Jose Ribalta. They all got splattered. This whole "if you stood up to Tyson you could beat him" nonsense has to stop. There is enough historical data out there to suggest the exact opposite.

Standing up to the bully is useless if you have more courage than skill.

Those were D- bums.

[anonymous2.0]

Everyone wants adulation not fear. I guess it would be interesting to name your current top 5 most intimidating active boxers.

[CasperUK]

Those were D- bums.

So too was Buster Douglas apparently....

[BoxingIsGreat]

So too was Buster Douglas apparently....

True.

Mike Tyson fought only ONE good fighter in whole career in Lewis. His resume is shit.