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There are some guys who psych their opponents out before the bell rings. Those few moments when the ref is giving his instructions are so crucial. Perhaps thats why Oscar looks at the ceiling rather than at his opponent. But the all time winner of this award is, hands down - LARRy HOLMES.
Although at the K-1 championships, Don Frye and Ken Shamrock had one of the best nose to nose staredowns ever.
Sounds silly but Oscars can be very Off-Putting
He obviously doesnt fear you, so you must be thinking "whats up with this guy, whats going through his mind"
Scariest has to be Tyson, the bloke wouldnt even try to be scary he just was... ;D
Tyson was good. He didnt even look like he was breathing.
He was one scary mother lover i like how ali used to just talk non stop shat , that showed he had no fear. although i cant stand tarver, the got any excuses tonight roy line is a classic and u could see rjj was scared by that.
Hagler-Hearns. You can tell they were just waiting for the bell to start.
Tyson is a scary mofo.
Marvin Hagler was indeed rather marvelous at the staredown ;)
I agree that the Hagler/Hearns stare down was the most intense i ever saw.
Hagler-Hearns, good call.
Tarver's "You got any excuses tonight, Roy?" - classic.
I remember the story Brian London gave, about being offered a £100 by his promoter (back in 62/63), to confront then World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, who was on a world tour.
London stepped up to Liston in a press conference, and thumped his hands down at the table Liston was sitting at. Liston stood up and stared at London... Brian said he "shit himself" and that it was "almost, not worth the money!" ;)
hahaha im sure most people would s*** themselves, the Tyson v Mcneeley fight must have been intimidating for Mcneeley although he just stood there and laughed, biig mistake.
Nigel Benn.
i agree-tysons staredown in the ring with mcneeley was scary.
Just moved his eyes from side to side as he followed mcneeleys eyes.
Not as scary as wat apened in the ring tho ;D
is Brian London the Blackpool guy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Britkid
ye
the don frye ken shamrock staredown WAS intense...Quote:
Originally Posted by BABABOOEY
that was a fun hype job that was done, and they legitimatley seemed to dislike each other
anyone got a link to the Don Frye and Ken Shamrock staredown please?
it was just intense cuz they were both pissed and shamrock put his face into fryes face and frye just pushed back and the crowd went crazy
Benn Eubank 1 was very intense if my memory servers me corectly.
To me, Larry Holmes was the best. He looked like. . .just evil. Like his opponents must've been wondering, "What's wrong with this guy"?
But if you can catch the Shamrock-Frye, it was classic!
Uh..no he wasn't. ::** Tarver is an ass clown. George Foreman and Fraizer had a hell of a stare down, Fraizer didn't flinch either. Tyson used to scare them b4 the staredown even. He'd be in his corner pacing back and forth like a lion and then look up at his opponent, that scared the shat outta most of em, particularly Spinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by gally
VITALI KLITSCHKO...Kirk Johnson pissed himself right then and there. Lennox looked a little worried too.
but by far the best of the best PRIME BIG GEORGE FOREMAN!!! Most intimidating fighter EVER
Tyson had a great stare down
Holyfield just looks mean so his stare down was always cool because he never looked intimdated by anyone and than can be intimidating in it self
hagler
duran
foreman
frazier
vitali not a good stare down looks like a goofy bastard not saying hew oudlnt scare you but he just looks goofy, same as riidick bowe
theres ugly like tyson or holyfield but its ugly with a rough character some guys are just ugly and goofy looking
I agree, hands down, a staredown from a PRIME Foreman would be the most scariest ever!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
He didn't even look frightened by Frazier... but in reality he actually was. He later said that he hoped Frazier would stare into his eyes, only because if Frazier looked down, that Foreman was afraid that he'd see his [Foreman's] legs shaking.
Foreman always looked intimidating when he was young. Always! haha
mcneely: tyson has to be one of the most bizarre fights ever....tyson looked pretty mean at the staredown stage....Quote:
Originally Posted by dickilad90
mcneely boxed like a mentalist!! ;D
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Originally Posted by pacdog
not sure why, it just made me laugh
thanks I guess ;D ;D
In all seriusness thought his statement is true though, tyson, holyfield, fraziers, formenas may not be particularily model types but they have a character to their mean look, there are some that are just plain ugly, kind of like a hemi barracuda sure i doesnt look like a sexy corvette or ferrari which is like having a hot blonde but its a mean ugly in a cool way, now a edsel is just plain ugly
Hearns was scary
But it has to be Frazier-Foreman...you could feel the tension
Don't know about anyone 1 particular stare down but i KNOW IF dURan,Foreman or Tyson were staring at me like that,I'd cack my pants!
Yeah, Duran was intense. His black eyes always had a charles Manson look to them, he was pure evil in that ring. And no Lyle, that big doofus doesn't scare anyone. He does look goofy, damn goofy. Another great one, that I remembered is Pryor vs Arguello. Pryor had finally gotten the chance he desperately wanted, and when he stood in the middle of the ring and pointed right at Arguello, you could tell Alexis was at least dumfounded if not intimidated.
Drago versus Rocky IV, or maybe Tatum versus Simpson
This is gonna sound daft, but Frank Bruno actually had one of the best stares in heavyweight history in my opinion, he actually made Tyson break a stare a couple of times if memory serves... The problem with Frank was that the stare was the thing he did best.
Hearns had a great look, especially before the Hagler fight. Tyson McNeeley was funny - McNeeley had his eyes shut and was just swaying from side to side, Tyson's mad eyes followed him like he was getting hypnotised by a swinging watch.
I'll never forget Tszyu/Judah - Kostya usually doesn't get into the whole stare, he sort of looks around, smiles politely at the refs instructions then touches them up - that night he never took his eyes off Judah, and had a look of total superiority and confidence bordering on smugness. I remember feeling not very confident in the lead up to that one, but much better when I saw how confident Tszyu looked...
Larry Holmes was great. Trinidad too. Hagler.
DRAGO hands down: "I MUST BREAK YOU!"
You talking about the same Frank Bruno who crossed himsellf about 12 times before facing Tyson?Quote:
Originally Posted by Greig
Yeah, that was the second fight - can't remember the stare from that match. But on the first one Bruno stared his ass DOWN ;D
george foreman
Tyson-McNeely. Tyson was scary.
Gotta go with Liston. Watch the staredown with Ali in their first fight. Liston looks like he wants to kill someone.
if anyone watched the bruno documentary that came on tv quite a while ago, bruno never crossed himself 12 times it was more like 47 times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Violent Demise