Who is the most ferocious fighter today ?

[Master]

As good as these lot are, they are no Tyson or Nigel Benn.

Benn was at times rocked and hurt by not so huge bangers to start he can't be considered "ferocious"

even though he was trying to rip off heads and shate down necks early on!

Still makes Benn ferocious, every punch was aimed to take you apart.

[ross]

Yep, Benn didnt get knocked out by nobodies and soft punching ones at that. Benn took everything McClellan could dish out

[Beanz]

I have seen goldfish with more teeth than Rios. Ferocious? Really ? It's quite easy to be ferocious when you don't make weight and have to pay someone to allow you to come in to the ring so much heavier. Until he shares the ring with someone smart enough to make space and make him pay for his come forward style I think it's a bit early to crown him mister ferocious. If he still marches forward after getting caught clean a few times then maybe, but you could make a case for Murray being just as fierce after not stepping back whilst being so much lighter and having that much damage to your face.

[Maravilla2012]

Peterson looked pretty ferocious in the ring against Khan.

[Master]

These guys are not vicious, they are pussy cats.

[Spicoli]

As good as these lot are, they are no Tyson or Nigel Benn.

Benn was at times rocked and hurt by not so huge bangers to start he can't be considered "ferocious"

even though he was trying to rip off heads and shate down necks early on!

Still makes Benn ferocious, every punch was aimed to take you apart.

Thats what I'm saying bud. Early on and in spots Benn was dropped and hurt by non lethal hitters, Logan, Galvano, Dewitt etc. He was the epitome of fearless and got up exactly like he went down...hard!! Any fighter can be hurt at any time...any! Kirkland is not on his way to accomplishing what Benn had nor even start to box as Nigel had late in career but he's a cyclone. Fast & straight is Kirklands downfall but he unlike Rios has been at least ferocious enough in the gym and the ring to not lose his championship on the scales and come in zombie walking his way through, as mentioned before. I think the way these guys take shots is telling...Kirkland gets dinged and "short circuits" for a sec. Its like he's completely aware but he's sparking and legs say hell no, then he seems to bounce back and is still pitching. Rios absorbs and soaks it up, Antillion hurt his body, Acosta made him sag but it's like slowly chipping away at a wall. He reminds me of a guy who's chin suddenly goes one night, hasn't had to learn a backfoot and that'll be it.

[Althugz]

Ferocious would be someone who opponents fear to fight. I doubt very much that any top fighters fear Kirkland after seeing him get splattered by a non punvher in the first and then getting dropped and almost stopped by another non puncher that Cintron beat...

Whereas Rios can go and go and take anything dished out.

Your right.

Truth be told I wanted to put Mayorga on the list !

Mayorga is a good call! Maybe not now but those performances against Vernon must have made his future opponents shit bricks! At that time I'd say he was one of the most ferocious

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

When I think of a ferocious fighter I think of an irresistible force. I think Manny Pacquiao has been that guy for the longest time.

[Pavlik]

When I think of a ferocious fighter I think of an irresistible force. I think Manny Pacquiao has been that guy for the longest time.

just isnt obvious because he is a nice guy reminds me alot of shane carwiin mma heavyweight.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

When I think of a ferocious fighter I think of an irresistible force. I think Manny Pacquiao has been that guy for the longest time.

just isnt obvious because he is a nice guy reminds me alot of shane carwiin mma heavyweight.

yeah carwin can just totally physically dominate a guy. I think he's brilliant.

Pacquiao is the same in that he just seems to immascultae guys. It's true that he isnt saddistic as some of the other guys but then thats a trait of a bully... Manny cuts a different mould.

[ross]

Ferocious would be someone who opponents fear to fight. I doubt very much that any top fighters fear Kirkland after seeing him get splattered by a non punvher in the first and then getting dropped and almost stopped by another non puncher that Cintron beat...

Whereas Rios can go and go and take anything dished out.

Your right.

Truth be told I wanted to put Mayorga on the list !

Mayorga is a good call! Maybe not now but those performances against Vernon must have made his future opponents shit bricks! At that time I'd say he was one of the most ferocious

Check out his fights with Andrew Lewis on youtube. Just full commitment on everything and you can hear the thud of every punch! Lewis must have had a pretty good chin because he absorbs quite a few of those shots full on the face before he cant take any more.

[imp]

Mike tyson will always win the most ferocious! No one in history bit of someones ear in the ring!
Jack dempsey, sonny liston and possibly ketchel can all fight for 2nd place!