Ten most intimidating fighters in history

Rubin Olivares in his hayday no doubt put the frigtners on many a bantam

Edwin valero certainly had ...er an aura about him

Jake Lamotta (when you've hit him with your best shot for Nil Gain )

 

Gene Fulmer !

 

Foreman in the years 72 -74 was more intimidating than tyson, he was a dark mad face and huge body , funny the peolpe picking duran lmao,

 

intimidation is measured by who they intimidate.

who exactly did Foreman intimidate? Asides from Norton and Ali?

i guarantee Tysons resume was a bit longer

 

Not going to make a list. But Sam McVey, Iran Barkley, and Abe Simon were pretty scary looking guys when they were starring men down. Not people I'd likely be able to look in the eye.

 

and Lennox ringside after one of Bowe's fights!:tong

 

Intimidation in boxing often goes hand in hand with the direct fear of being hurt.
Tysons opponents at the height of his powers had been getting dragged out of the ring feet first, giants toppling everywhere. plus he was quicker and meaner and more skilled and more accurate than anyone else out there, pretty much everyone was quaking in their boots facing him until he lost.
Foreman and liston and hagler and mugabi, and mclellan and hearns and lightweight duran and julian jacksonwere intimidating for the same reason, they weren't just beating people, they were wrecking them. Theres not just the risk of losing, theres the possibility of really getting hurt.
I think the other type of intimidation comes when boxing a 'star'
Ali was a star, ray robinson, mayweathers a star, it must be like fighting charleton Heston himself

 

I'd find away to put Hagler in there somewhere. I know when I was a kid he use to intimidate me and I was only watching him on TV. At 6'5" and a punch like a howitzer, Lewis too, could be intimidating

 

Johnny du Plooy

 

Duran was absolutely an intimidating presence.

Antonio Margarito...the first time I saw him was the weight-in against Cotto. Never seen the guy before but when I saw him I thought right there and then that Cotto was a loser, just based on how big Margarito looked. He had a maniacal glint in his eyes that I found quite unsettling.

I think Listton at #1 is a decent choice. A frightening-looking man with mob connections. Massive bear paws for hands. No wonder Floyd looked petrified of him.

I think also that John L. in his time must have been a guy best avoided either in the ring or at the pub.

 

Ali was scared to death with Liston too btw. It didn't mean much as we know but he was scared, many people close to Ali said so.

 

In terms of both Style and/or Persona, these gentlemen were quite intimidating.

Aaron Pryor "What time is it?...Hawk time"
Mike Tyson
Rocky Marciano
Roberto Duran
Nigel Benn
Julian Jackson
Manny Pacquiao (scary enough for FMJ to avoid like the plague, after all health comes 1st)
Joe Frazier
Khaosai Galaxy
Genary Golovkin (TBD)

 

Mike Tyson
Sonny Liston
Edwin Rosario
Tommy Hearns
Razor Ruddock
Jeff Fenech
Gerald McClellan
Michael Moorer
Carlos Zarate
Roberto Duran

 

Tyson
Smoking Joe
Rubin Carter
Tony Ayala
Tommy Hearns
Bad Bennie
Monzon
Liston
Braxton
James Scott
JJ Jeffries
Dempsey
Fenech
Duran
James Toney
Barklay
Roy Williams