Thread: who was the most ferocious?

obviously every fighter has a level of ferocity, but who was the baddest? for me its a toss up between 3: duran, hagler or tyson. imo those 3 in their primes were the most vicious and relentless men to ever step foot in the ring. all 3 seemed to enjoy crushing their opponents (especially duran). it would be good to hear your thoughts on the subject.

Duran, Hagler and Tyson are very good picks, I'd add Chavez, Dempsey, Foreman and Pryor into the mix.

Hearns Duran, Tyson,

I think hearns had the meanest look though. Its that " im fina fukk you up look".

Louis was scary becuase he was so deadpanned. Just went out there and slaughtered the opposition and then calmly walked back to his corner. Very scary to watch. Almost like he was a killer robot. LaMotta was ferocious.

IMO the guy who sticks out is Aaron Pryor. I think he has a legit claim to be THE most ferocious fighter of all time and moreso then any of the 3 listed he never lost that fire at any point in his career. I remember he got knocked down once I forget by who and he bounced right back up and had the other fighter covering up as Pryor charged back then the ref got in there and issued the count. Was awesome.

"The Dark Destroyer" Nigel Benn

Originally Posted by holmcall

Louis was scary becuase he was so deadpanned. Just went out there and slaughtered the opposition and then calmly walked back to his corner. Very scary to watc. Almost like he was a killer robot. LaMotta was ferocious.

I loved that about him, he would land one of those huge, short, sharp right hands and turn as his opponent hit the deck and slowly wander back to his cornerIt's classy I think.

jack dempsey and nigel benn actually came to mind as i was writing the thread. those 2 definately had that non stop action thing and lots of it! see what you mean about joe louis, a bit mysterious was joe, and that must have been unnerving to some.

Originally Posted by holmcall

Louis was scary becuase he was so deadpanned. Just went out there and slaughtered the opposition and then calmly walked back to his corner. Very scary to watc. Almost like he was a killer robot. LaMotta was ferocious.

Joe Louis was told not to smile and gloat over the opponent as it would remind the white folk of Jack Johnson.

gotta go with Tyson. A ferocious stalker to his opponents

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by holmcall

Louis was scary becuase he was so deadpanned. Just went out there and slaughtered the opposition and then calmly walked back to his corner. Very scary to watc. Almost like he was a killer robot. LaMotta was ferocious.

Joe Louis was told not to smile and gloat over the opponent as it would remind the white folk of Jack Johnson.

i honestly didnt know that about louis.

Tyson,Pryor,Duran,Benn

Tyson