Now...Who are the most boxers feared of all time.

[southakron314]

Archie Moore - most knockouts of any boxer - 145 KO's,ect,ect ,ect

[southakron314]

Archie Moore - most knockouts of any boxer - 145 KO's,ect,ect ,ect

Marciano kick his ass though. Dropped him five times.

[Chino]

Regardless of how his career ended or is planning a come back...during his prime Mike Tyson was feared. The boxers that went in the ring with him that pop on the top of my head is Bruce Seldon and Michael Spinks. I don't remember other boxers being as intimidated. I would have to look at Tyson's resume to remember others that were peeing their pants as soon as they saw Iron Mike to his eyes right before the fight.

[El Kabong]

George Foreman
Earnie Shavers
Mike Tyson
Marvin Hagler
Tommy Hearns (especially after the Duran fight...WOW! #1 He lifted Duran off the canvas with an uppercut and #2 that KO sounded like a damn shotgun blast)

[Taeth]

I can't recall his name, but the guy nobody, including Ray Robinson would fight.

[Beanflicker]

I can't recall his name, but the guy nobody, including Ray Robinson would fight.

Charley Burley.

That brings up a good point. We're all quick to name off big named bombers like Tyson, Foreman, ect. But what about the guys who were so feared that they never became big names? Guys like Aaron Pryor and Charley Burley?

[Beanflicker]

Taken from Charley's wikipedia...

Among the fighters who "ducked" Burley were Hall of Famers Billy Conn (who fought Joe Louis for the heavyweight title), Frenchman Marcel Cerdan (who was supposed to face Burley in his American debut), Jake LaMotta (who had fought the likes of powerpuncher Bob Satterfield, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Holman Williams, who was Burley's greatest rival), and even Sugar Ray Robinson, considered by many boxing historians as the best pound-for-pound fighter of all time.


Obviously we never know the full story, but if thats true, it he had a rugged iron chinned guy like Jake Lamotta ducking him, than goddamn he must have been a bad motherfucker.

Even with guys like Shavers and Foreman, sure they were feared but not too many of the top guys of the time ducked them. Both of their records are pretty much a "who's who" list of 70s Heavyweight boxing.

[X]

I can't recall his name, but the guy nobody, including Ray Robinson would fight.

Charley Burley.

That brings up a good point. We're all quick to name off big named bombers like Tyson, Foreman, ect. But what about the guys who were so feared that they never became big names? Guys like Aaron Pryor and Charley Burley?

That's what I meant earlier - there is a difference between being feared and being avoided.

[Unknowndonor]

Have to give Lennox a shout. Would probably say avoided, at least for awhile. After beating Bowe at the Olympics, Bowe never would fight him, and we all remember the belt in the garbage can. Tyson definately stayed away, and Holyfield never fought him until there was noone left. And even Tua didn't go for broke after Lewis cracked him to the body early.

Shout to Pryor as most avoided.

As for feared, give Tyson a vote, and hell, Max Baer killed a couple of guys.

[eagle]

George Foreman
Earnie Shavers
Mike Tyson
Marvin Hagler
Tommy Hearns (especially after the Duran fight...WOW! #1 He lifted Duran off the canvas with an uppercut and #2 that KO sounded like a damn shotgun blast)

George Foreman is a good pick. He must have scared the shit outta everyone with that destruction of Frazier.