Who was the most feared hw out of these four.

[Panamaniac]

Liston number 1 because that was his thing, mike Tyson just looked like an animal and Ive see him look down sometimes in the staredowns. If they were in the ring together, liston would come out the most scariest with Tyson second but the person who would actually be the scariest fighting would be big George, with liston coming in last

He wasn't looking down, per se, he was staring at their chest, as many - if not most - of his opponents were taller. You can't staredown someone by looking up.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again. As a heavyweight Tyson was garbage. Whenever he went in with a properly good fighter he got handled, and that's fact.

As a cruiser he'd would've been awesome, but as a heavy, don't follow the crowd and get ****** in, he just wasn't made for it.

You're letting your disdain for Tyson get the better of you. The thread-starter qualified his topic by saying "before Douglas." Nobody "handled" Tyson before Buster.

[The Surgeon]

You should watch how he stared down fighters before a fight. I bet their knees were shaking! People have said he has even beaten fighters during a stare down.

Read an interview with Brian London once, he said Liston was in the UK for a fight or whatever reason sitting at this flimsy looking table answering Press questions. London in the thankless pursuit of a fight with Liston stormed up to said table full of fire and as he unleashed his tirade on Sonny he thumped the flimsy looking table with his fist for effect, the table however flipped over causing a scene and Big Sonny just Shot London a Glare, as Brian recalls it, a glare like u never saw before, cold! With that the Englishman took off without even finishing his verbal assault! Shaken from the mere stare of Liston

For the record, ive just returned home from a wedding and i think the clarity of this post deserves some green K because its taken me about 20mins in my drunken state!

[The Surgeon]

I've said it once, and I'll say it again. As a heavyweight Tyson was garbage. Whenever he went in with a properly good fighter he got handled, and that's fact.

As a cruiser he'd would've been awesome, but as a heavy, don't follow the crowd and get ****** in, he just wasn't made for it.

This thread is based purely on the intimidation factor and regardless if u rate him or not Tyson was a scary dude. Look at Mike Spinks, Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon among others....

Also Tyson was 100% Heavyweight

[Ray Corso]

Tyson as a 15 yr old J.O. Heavyweight Champion weighed in at 191lbs! I know cause I weighed him in!!! To me his best was 205 to 212 but to make 201 at 21 yrs old would be way to much to ask! Ray.

[JAB5239]

As for fear, I'm guessing the "publics fear" not fighters fear because with the top guys there is NO fear!

Dempsey
Baer
Louis
Marciano
Liston
Forman
...........theres a few others who could bring power like Bowe whose KO percentage was high but he wasn't a "fear factor" promo in the publics eyes!
Ray.

Gotta disagree Ray. Fighters go out and do what they have to do in spite of fear. Dempsey admitted fearing Langford, Baer admitted fearing Louis, Liston Supposedly (not sure I agree) feared the black ******s in the 2nd Ali fight, Foreman said he was scared to death of Frazier.

[young_robbed]

I've said it once, and I'll say it again. As a heavyweight Tyson was garbage. Whenever he went in with a properly good fighter he got handled, and that's fact.

As a cruiser he'd would've been awesome, but as a heavy, don't follow the crowd and get ****** in, he just wasn't made for it.

are you kidding me? Tyson couldn't have made the cruiserweight limit, even as a teenager he was a heavyweight.

you dont consider Rudduck, Berbick, Thomas, Tucker, Spinks, Tubbs, Bruno, Williams, and Smith to be top opponents? Are you ****ing kidding me?

[LacedUp]

This is how I see it too, Liston's mob ties and entire image put real fear in guys not to mention the stare!

But Liston was always nice and polite. So was Tyson (pre all that other **** shyt). Foreman was the most unpredictable champion of all times. He was the guy threatening journalists to break their arms and legs.

It's close. But I go for foreman. No mention of Max Baer?

[Ray Corso]

There can be some apprehension about loosing their spot a top and the chance of loosing financial levels by a loss or losses! The talk about fearing is a compliment fighters give to one another and the use of the word fear is acknowledged by the fans!
Just think if your George Foreman, your in top condition getting ready to fight for a title and your in "fear"? Sorry it don't happen that way fellows!
I fought for a short 4 years (30 fights) I handled hundreds of fighters in thousands of fights and fear was never discussed and never shown!!!
Its not part of the sport on the inside fighters don't fear other fighters, they do fear fallure and never met one who wasn't concerned about their opponent if he were hurt! Controlling an assortment of emotions is the first demention that a fighter needs to get a hold of!

:Lots of fights are happening long before the bell rings!! Fearing your opponent isn't an option!!! Ray.

[BKM-2010]

not being a hardass here but judging purely looks wise I don't really see Liston as the most intimidating.



Of cource it would be different if you were in his presence. But to me Tyson and young Foreman just LOOK the most scary to me.

[Scott9945]

But Liston was always nice and polite. So was Tyson (pre all that other **** shyt). Foreman was the most unpredictable champion of all times. He was the guy threatening journalists to break their arms and legs.

It's close. But I go for foreman. No mention of Max Baer?

If he didn't like you or had been drinking, Liston definitely wasn't always nice and polite.