Staredowns don't mean sh**,oscar always looked up in the air,i guess that meant he was afraid of everybody.
Looking someone in the eyes can show your opponents humanity and can be a vulnerability to some fighters. Some boxers just like to look at their opponents as a target to maintain that edge.
I'm alone on this but eye contact with a fellow male is overrated and gay. Never really understood it to be a good way of earning someone's respect unless you're a homo trying to pick some dude up at a gay bar. I obtain people's respect through speech and action. If I don't look some dude in the eyes it's most likely because I can communicate with him just fine without having to eye **** his ugly face.