Who was more terrifying Mike Tyson or George Foreman?

[Neil_Hines]

Tyson was like a pit bull, if he snapped there was no saving you.

I agree with you, friend.

[Mr140]

Still stand by Holyfeild being the scariest person the man feared nothing and could be having a heart attack in the ring and keep fighting. Not mention he thought god empowered him to beat the shit out of people that is scary. There is a reason why scary guys fear crazy people guys like Ali and Holyfield throw Tyson and Foreman off because Ali and Holyfeild thought they were the chosen ones who were blessed by god you know crazy fuckers. Now Tyson and Foreman might scare everyday people more but when came to them Ali and Holyfeild probable put more fear in Tyson and Foreman then most not to mention once they were in ring with them because they take everything they had and kept going.

[Master]

There is a difference between an intimidating person and a crazy man.

[Mr140]

Yea but he is talking about being terrifying would you be more scared of a thug who can hit hard and is fast and great fighter or crazy person who not only great fighter but thinks god blessed him to beat shit out you and really thinks that is true.

[X]

I agree with Mr140. That's quite insightful.

Ive read a lot of bios about Sonny Liston, and several have pointed out that Sonny was a genuine hard man, unafraid of just about anyone. However, in prison, he always established himself as Top Dog ..... but always kept away from inmates who were genuinely mentally ill.

He said something like 'Why mess with a crazy person, you never know what they might do, and they could do anything'

I strongly believe that Cassius Clay convinced Liston that he was crazy, and that fear totally outpsyched Liston.

A bit later on in his career, I also think that Ali became something of a fanatic on the subject of the Black Muslims. It became the period of his career when he was most unpleasant and very cruel and spiteful in the ring. That fanatical belief is impossible to counter, as he would probably genuinely have died in the ring before getting beat. I agree he also thought he was unbeatable because he had been chosen by God.

[brocktonblockbust]

I act crazy as a loon when I lived in the ghettos for many years the deep and I mean deep ghettos in Newark New Jersey and East Orange New Jersey and Irvington New Jersey tough places I mean real tough gangs everywhere I could hear shots being fired outside my window maybe once every week or two down the block and I found the best thing I could do was act insane when walking back around midnight through the neighborhood past groups of people smoking crack or brandishing their pistols under the streetlights on the corners I would just come back and acted really f****** crazy and everybody left me the hell alone for 7 years straight over there. There's no question that insanity y is more intimidating than Brute Force

[brocktonblockbust]

You know what's really messed up is that I actually wasn't acting at all. I was just being me