WHAT IS THE POINT OF STAREDOWNS

Pre-fight staredown. Some say stare downs mean little. I disagree. The winner of a stare down, if by big margin some of the time has the initial edge in the fight, and some of the time usually ends up winning. Intimidation is a silent weapon in boxing. Some guys have it, other guys have issues dealing with it.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOXING CHAMPION PRE-FIGHT STAREDOWN

And I guess, there are different ways to play the psychological game.
I liked how the old version of George Foreman handled it.
When his opponent went for a stare down, he ignored it, and looked very relaxed and confident.
It must have been frustrating to his foe.

What also pops up in mind is Larry Holmes’s “Let’s have a good fight” to Gerry Cooney after the
referee’s instructions. Another example of self-confidence addressed to the opponent. Benítez’ stare downs were great. Benitez was the epitome of cool and his stare down with Hearn’s is one of my all time favorites Thomas Hearn’s had one of the most frightening death stares I’ve ever seen,. Benitez has the aura of a boxing master, he exudes a confidence like “Who is this crude brute daring to challenge me?”

WHAT BOXING CHAMPIONS HAD THE MOST MENACING, INTIMIDATING AND FRIGHTINING STAREDOWNS?

Wilfred Benitez vs Maurice Hope, in 1981. Foreman vs Lyle, that one was nose-to-nose. Leonard vs Benitez is pretty good too. Toney vs McCallum 1 stare down was awesome and Pavlik vs Taylor 1 was a really good one. Foreman laid a good stare down on Frazier before their 1st fight as well. The two of them trading glares while Joe looks up at George is one of the classic boxing photos. Duran vs Barkley had a pretty good one to. Trinidad vs Hopkins as well as Tito vs. Vargas and Hagler vs Hearns, they both had that killer look. Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello 1 where Pryor stands in the middle of the ring pointing at Arguello with a chilling look was legendary. Vitali Klitschko, and Sonny Liston used the stare down to their advantage by deflating a guys ego before battle.

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WHY MUHAMMAD ALI AND JOE FRAZIER PRE-FIGHT STAREDOWN WAS LEGENDARY.

For one that was a bit different, I liked Ali and Joe’s face off. Them talking it up before Manila was like, “yeah, let’s do this one more time”. This included the smack. Both guys were smiling as it seemed all part of the show before getting down to the real business. And boy, did they give the fans what they paid for.

Imagine if Joe and Ali didn’t talk to each other during instructions. Everybody would’ve thought “What’s up with the them? Maybe this fight will suck!” LOL. We all know better now. 

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