Coldest stare downs/face offs in boxing history

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What are some of your picks?
     
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  2. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Hearns-Benitez
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    Tyson-Ribalta. I think one comment read "Ribalta looks like he's about to kill someone and Tyson looks like he just got done killing someone!"
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  3. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Any Liston staredown, I love his ones against Patterson though.

    Foremans stare down on Fraizer

    Jose Ribalta staring down Tyson(searched for 20 minutes for this guys name)

    Tyson staring down Larry Holmes

    Fraizer and Alis glares at each other during FOTC was awesome.
     
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  4. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Tyson-Ribalta was so good man
     
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  5. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Leonard/Benitez is IMO the greatest stare down of all time...............
     
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  6. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The kid was locked in a stare down with both Hearns and Leonard (damn cold), and it almost seemed as if the ref had to stop el animal Roberto Duran from making a third chilling addition to Benitez's collection.
     
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    Tyson-McNeeley

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    Trinidad-Vargas
    Toney-Jirov
     
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  9. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns-Duran
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  11. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It wasn’t face to face, but Michael Dokes pacing back and forth starting down Donovan Ruddock from across the ring even gave Gil Clancy chills.

    Don’t know how to timestamp but it starts around 19 minutes on this video:

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    Most entertaining was Naseem Hamed-Kevin Kelley. Hamed did his somersault into the ring and bounded right into Kelley’s chest and they were right in each others’ grills with people prying them apart. Naseem mouthed ‘woooorrrrlllldddddd’ while he was introduced as champion thereof.

    Starts about 21:45 in this clip and goes about 5 minutes, haha.

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  12. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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  13. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield looking at Tyson before the 2nd fight. Holy looked like ancient Death himself. I knew Mike wasn't getting a victory.
     
  14. Anubis

    Anubis Boxing Addict

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    Johnny "The Heat" Verderosa had these giant blue vacuous eyes and thick lipped open mouth gape. He would meet his opponent's eyes with a crazy man's expression asking, "Who are you, and what are we doing here?" Against fellow unbeaten Robert Mullins on ESPN, his weird stare drove Mullins nuts, got Robert going after him like wildfire in the opening seconds, giving John the opportunity to put him out with a monstrous right just 28 seconds in. I'd love for that legendary stare down to appear on YouTube.
     
  15. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pryor--Johnson was really something.