Pre fight stare downs that gave you chills

[Monzon83]

There was a few with Sonny Liston that come to my mind. He was a bad mofo.

[forcefraser]

Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely. That was the most menacing to me. Tyson's eyes going back and forth like a clock while chewing on his mouth piece.

And Mcneely grinning like a champion, ready to wrap Tyson in a cocoon of horror.

Spinal

[oogiebe]

Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely. That was the most menacing to me. Tyson's eyes going back and forth like a clock while chewing on his mouth piece.

And Mcneely grinning like a champion, ready to wrap Tyson in a cocoon of horror.

Spinal

LOLOL!!! Big Mc had the look of a giant moron!

[margaret thatcher]

Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely. That was the most menacing to me. Tyson's eyes going back and forth like a clock while chewing on his mouth piece.

And Mcneely grinning like a champion, ready to wrap Tyson in a cocoon of horror.

Spinal

thpinal

[ironbeard]

Foreman v Frazier I.

[bennie]

Davis was a bit overawed by how big boxing was over here and the support for Watt.

It didn't help that Davis made the long walk to the ring at Hampden Park in pink shorts and dressing gown. The reception he received is surely the worst ever for a visiting fighter in a world title fight on these shores.

[DrDuke]

The Holmes-Norton staredown was badass, although Norton wasn't even staring at Holmes.

The Leonard-Benitez one gotta leave everything else far beyond.

[mickey1975]

Davis was a bit overawed by how big boxing was over here and the support for Watt.

It didn't help that Davis made the long walk to the ring at Hampden Park in pink shorts and dressing gown. The reception he received is surely the worst ever for a visiting fighter in a world title fight on these shores.

It was at Ibrox. I was reading the programme last night funnily enough.

[My Name Is Earl]

Davis was a bit overawed by how big boxing was over here and the support for Watt.

It didn't help that Davis made the long walk to the ring at Hampden Park in pink shorts and dressing gown. The reception he received is surely the worst ever for a visiting fighter in a world title fight on these shores.

It was at Ibrox. I was reading the programme last night funnily enough.

How much were ringside? I know it was £25 for Minter/Hagler the same year.

[mickey1975]

It didn't help that Davis made the long walk to the ring at Hampden Park in pink shorts and dressing gown. The reception he received is surely the worst ever for a visiting fighter in a world title fight on these shores.

It was at Ibrox. I was reading the programme last night funnily enough.

How much were ringside? I know it was £25 for Minter/Hagler the same year.

I don't know, I wasn't there. Probably around that range.

[Cyclops]

Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely. That was the most menacing to me. Tyson's eyes going back and forth like a clock while chewing on his mouth piece.

That was the very definition of 'chomping at the bit'.

Perfect!

This is the best one I can think of. I first saw it in the Tyson documentary a good 10 years back at least but it was chilling, I was too young for Tyson's prime and I can remember going to a sleepover over my rich friend's house who'd parents had bought him the Tyson Bruno 2 PPV (where I lost a pound betting against Prince Nazeem on the undercard- it was the first time I'd seen him fight and didn't know anything about him; Naz didn't put his guard up once but I was awestruck- and it was also the first time I ever smoked weed because some other kid at the sleepover had some: I would have been 14) but that particular bit of footage you're talking about... Yeah Tyson was so menacing,

Valuev on Monte Barret. Hammer house of Horrors stuff.

I looked this up on YouTube because you mentioned this and they got real close, and Valuev's head and eyes were so disproportionately bigger than Barrett's... Yep it was real stuff of nightmares. I didn't watch the whole fight, but Valuev knocked down Barrett which wasn't scored and had him over again on just pure strength in the first. I will never, ever say that Valuev was a great boxer, but the hatred and disrespect he gets on every forum is understandable, but still odd to me. He was 7 feet tall and over 300 lbs. Whether he was a good 'boxer' or not, he was a nightmare to fight. He was slow and didn't do anything particularly impressively, but just his sheer size and decent boxing ability made him a difficult prospect for anybody. Why did neither Klitschko fight him? Only 'little' guys like Chageav, Haye and an old Holyfield had the balls to fight him. It's annoying to say that Wlad fought everybody and Vitali was this rock solid giant when both essentially ducked the biggest, heaviest fighter of all time. A win for either of them against Valuev, regardless of whether he held a paper title or not, would have enhanced either of their records. The only person Wlad fought who was bigger than him was Wach, who wasn't as a good as Valuev, and the only person Vitali fought who was close to Valuev's size was an old fat Lewis, who punched his eye out.

One, or both of the Klitschko's should have fought Valuev. It's weird neither stepped up to the plate, and let guys who were essentially cruiserweights do it for them.

[margaret thatcher]

i dont think beating valeuv wouldve really added much to vlad's career. vlad had the depth and opposition quality for valuev to not be much of a big addition, and he hardly lost a round total vs the 2 guys who beat big nik. although vitali's resume is so weak that nik would be among his very top wins, so that would've still been a good one for vitali. i dont think vitali was scurred of niko, but defo gave the vibe that he didnt want to fight him.

[bennie]

Davis was a bit overawed by how big boxing was over here and the support for Watt.

It didn't help that Davis made the long walk to the ring at Hampden Park in pink shorts and dressing gown. The reception he received is surely the worst ever for a visiting fighter in a world title fight on these shores.

It was at Ibrox. I was reading the programme last night funnily enough.

Yeah, my bad. Davis didn't pose in a Celtic shirt like Sean O'Grady but his arrogance made him horribly unpopular among the Scots. He and his managers (the Wacko Twins) should have checked Watt's record more thoroughly. The only man ever to beat Watt in his home city of Glasgow was Ken Buchanan.

[MasterG]

Iran Barkley was one scary dude.

[JamesPhilips]

Iran Barkley was one scary dude.

Yeah he looked the part. He’s nice in real life though, quite gentle.

[bigjack]

Iran Barkley was one scary dude.

Yeah he looked the part. He’s nice in real life though, quite gentle.

Met him in Vegas years ago and he was very imtimidating to look at, lovely fella though and got his autograph

[TheGman]

I know a funny one,Mike Tyson vs Julius Francis at the weigh in,Mike was close to laughing at him whilst twisting his little dreadlocks lol

[JC]

I know a funny one,Mike Tyson vs Julius Francis at the weigh in,Mike was close to laughing at him whilst twisting his little dreadlocks lol

There was a weigh-in head to head where Emmanuel Augustus couldn't stop cracking up. He was too laid back for any of that.

I wonder how he is doing these days. I know he was shot in the head a few years back but survived.

[Noxy]

Alfonso Ratliff vs Tyson

[Monte Fisto]

Tysons aura defo is the scariest when it comes to stare downs. He played the bad guy so well back in the day, largely because he wasn’t really playing it.

[coneye]

Tysons aura defo is the scariest when it comes to stare downs. He played the bad guy so well back in the day, largely because he wasn’t really playing it.

Don't think he was playing it ,, If it was'nt for boxing , i think you would of found Tyson doing a couple life sentences probably for murder , I think Tyson was a bad man , he had that mix of agresion, visciouness, and fear that made him dangerous , . If i could liken Tyson to any animal ,,, it would be that big junk yard dog , who would never make the grade has a police dog , because he was a fear biter , a dog that bites under fear and is always unpredictable , when the fear kicks in .

Ala biting Hollyfields ear off , that was fear , he was getting beat , so he lucked for an escape , and bit his ear off , ,,, thats how little self control he had when the fear kicked in ,,, without boxing to help control his emotions , he would off killed someone , Nope with Tyson there was never any play acting to sell tickets , it was all genuine

[Flump]

Ruddock v Dokes was a good one

[Teddy's Toupee]

The Holmes-Norton staredown was badass, although Norton wasn't even staring at Holmes.

The Leonard-Benitez one gotta leave everything else far beyond.

Benitez-Hearns?

[JimJim2009]

Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely. That was the most menacing to me. Tyson's eyes going back and forth like a clock while chewing on his mouth piece.

And Mcneely grinning like a champion, ready to wrap Tyson in a cocoon of horror.

Spinal

[oogiebe]

Not pre fight but a chilling staredown nonetheless.