Most menacing boxer: Tyson or Holyfield?

Tyson easily.

 

Tyson obviously scared more people, but that was more due to his reputation, and the idea of what he might do to someone, as well as his more destructive nature. Appearance wise though, Tyson never looked as menacing as Holyfield did in their staredown during their rematch. He looked like death. 19:30.

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Is this a serious thread?

Nobody votes for Holyfield in this one.

 

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/biggest-fear-factor.682338/

I think that Foreman (destroying Frazier, world champion 6 times) by destroying Frazier and Norton in 4 rounds approached Tyson's "fear factor". Holyfield didn't come close

 

Sonny Liston terrified most of his opponents before Ali tamed him.

 

Dont mess with Holyfield when he starts to brawl.

 

Holyfield was one of the toughest SOB s ever, but Tyson had grown men scared.

 

Holy was borderline terrifying during the Tyson II staredown, but in general he seemed like a pretty good natured dude imo.

 

Yea I don’t think Holyfield was scary per se. he was however someone you couldn’t scare which was frightening in of itself. Also while he was always a great fighter his insane competitiveness really really showed in rematches and he became almost machine like.

 

Great post and I'm with you. I rate Holy #4 ATG because he was such an incredible Warrior, like Ali in that aspect. At times he was near supernaturally Great (for instance the ridiculously tight knockout of Douglas, the first fight with Bowe, Tyson I...and I daresay II).

 

ghengis khan was less menacing than mike.

 

I don't know.

19:07 To me Holyfield always looked like what a HW boxing champ should look like when he kind of half smirk/half grins like this. He knows he's the man. He knows that you know he's the man. He knows that if you don't know he's the man, you're about to learn.

All that said, Tyson had a scary rep and talked some evil **** at that time.

Then again, Mike dropped his eyes during that staredown.

So whats all that mean? What's my answer?

George Foreman

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iS5N9Wy6gwU

 

Holyfield was much more of a warrior than Tyson but as for who was more feared or intimidating, that’s just a daft question, obviously Tyson