Fighters that were afraid of an opponent but ended up KOing them

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What are some fights that you can think of where a fighter was actually intimidated or visibly scared of the opponent that they were gonna face but ends up knocking out that opponent in the process?
    Foreman once said that he was actually afraid of Frazier going into the fight and was hoping that Frazier wouldn’t look down and see his knees shaking. I find that really interesting, knowing how easily Foreman demolished Frazier.
     
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  2. BCS8

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    Foreman always talks up his opponents.
     
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  3. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thought Tyson looked nervous in final instructions before first Bruno fight.
     
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  4. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tony sibson said when he was afraid of an opponent he had that electric feeling in his stomach and he normally fought and won when this happened.When he didn't he would sometimes have harder fights or lose. I think most of us can relate to this I know I can
     
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  5. nikrj

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    Lennox Lewis looked a little scared in the first round against Tyson.

    Regardind Foreman, I remember that in the movie Champions Forever (1988) he also said he did not want to face Ken Norton, whom he considered the most physically gifted man he had ever seen.
     
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  6. swagdelfadeel

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    Michael Bentt against Tommy Morrison
     
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  7. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman especially talks up guys he demolished as a way of showing respect
     
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  8. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Ali was confident in himself but he admitted later that he feared Liston.
     
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  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I agree that Foreman has had a thing for talking up the guys he's destroyed, for whatever reason...I'm sure that they believe it and appreciate it no end:naughty2::sisi1:sisi1...but he says nothing nice at all about Jimmy Young, whom I'm convinced that GF still despises.
     
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  10. GoldenHulk

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    Foreman said facing Joe Frazier that he did the Liston stare down thing, and knew if his opponent looked down he knew he had a psychological advantage. But in the ring center against Frazier he didn't want Joe to look down because his knees were shaking.
     
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  11. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What did Foreman say about Young? The only thing I ever heard him talk about was his religious experience in the dressing room after.
     
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  12. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Yes and it is very credible lol. Ali feared much more to foreman. His eyes did not lie
     
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  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Ok. Ali was lying again.
     
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  14. reznick

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    Dempsey vs. Willard

    When Dempsey was face to face with Willard before the opening bell, he realized he was going to have to fight for his life.
     
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  15. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Concur. Foreman knew pre-fight he had been trained and marketed perfectly to be competitive or beat that version of Frazier. Foreman knew he had the size and firepower to stand in with Joe. Even at the mid-ring Instructions, it's Foreman that is looking straight down on Joe.

    Howard Cosell fight call:

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