Outside Of The Heavyweight s, Which Fighters Had The 'Fear Factor '?

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  1. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Stanley Ketchel was slaughtering foes.

    Michael Moorer at light heavy.

    And in recent times I'd say David Benavidez plays that role.
     
  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The only answer to this whole thread is here,,,The Los Manos De Piedra
     
  3. Philosopher

    Philosopher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tony Ayala Jr. Reprehensible human being, scary at his weight....
     
  4. slash

    slash Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes.

    He was not a tough man, to pull some **** like that.
     
  5. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Heck, just give us the list so far mate and the other will be brought up at some stage by someone.
     
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  6. Turnip mk3

    Turnip mk3 Active Member Full Member

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    Hagler. Very scary dude . Mean as hell . As a young boy in the late 70s early 80s he was feared . Even my granny knew who he was.
     
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  7. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I just made a whole list of no less than 5 fighters per division, and spent hours writing a deep analysis on all of them. Unfortunately, the site crashed and all my work is lost to history.
     
  8. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Guys.
    I always felt Bad Bennie looked pretty intimidating, the front cover of a early 70s BN, had a photo of him sitting at a piano ! with hand wraps on, the caption read " The fighter that trades in Fear " anybody ?
    stay safe guys.
    Mike.