How do you build an intimidating physique

[GGG Gloveking]

Redd and Richard, intimidation can do a lot, Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey and a lot of other fighters won fights before they were started. Richard I somewhat agree with you, except I dont agree with giving them confidence I think it would be better to not give them that confidence. Anyway I'm just saying if you can have the intimidation factor why not?

To paraphrase The Art of War by Sun Tzu: when strong, appear to be weak, when advancing appear to be retreating. This is winning by deception

[bbos]

getting an "intimidating" physique will only work on cowards and the average guys who can't fight.

Also Mike tyson intimidated fighters because he was a killer in the ring. He had the boxing skills to back it up.

[Rock&Roll]

To paraphrase The Art of War by Sun Tzu: when strong, appear to be weak, when advancing appear to be retreating. This is winning by deception

Exactly this, have the book btw.
He mentioned about looking intimidating... Well go get some neck and face tatoos then.
If you want to build your body up, take drugs (cheats option), otherwise it's going to take several years of hard work just to look the part.

[Richard P]

Redd and Richard, intimidation can do a lot, Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey and a lot of other fighters won fights before they were started. Richard I somewhat agree with you, except I dont agree with giving them confidence I think it would be better to not give them that confidence. Anyway I'm just saying if you can have the intimidation factor why not?

People didn't look at Mike Tyson and think this guys huge, don't fancy that much. he won a lot of fights before they started because they knew he was a beast in the ring and could back it up. Look at Frank Bruno, an Adonis of a man, carved out of wood, but nowhere near the intimidation of Tyson as he was nowhere near as aggressive/dominant in the ring.

Even as an AM local level (if you chose to fight here and there) you will get a local rep of a big guy who can't fight it's a bit of a paradox to be in. The more chiseled and jacked you are, the better people think or want you to be, then you get in dangerous territory.

Agree with an element of confidence in the opponent, but you can very quickly turn that confidence into doubt with 10/15 seconds of a bell ringing