[quote]AllTraps wrote:
tmoney1 wrote:
Who would you say the most intimidating athlete is, past or present? I would say Mike Tyson in his prime. Everyone who got into the ring with him had a fear in his eyes, knowing what was about to come.
Andre the Giant could squash that flea. Dude was like 7 foot something and 400 something pounds. Tyson’s what…1/2 that?[/quote]
Yeah, but how slow was Andre the Giant. He’d never of caught Tyson
[quote]PGA wrote:
Terry Tate.
I think as far as just shitting your pants facing them, not because of pysical stature, Tiger is, without a doubt.
When the players see his name on the leaderboard they think “Oh shit, not again.”
His raping of the British Open showed he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants.
Whats scary is he really cant be beat when leading. He can only lose it himself and he never (once) does.[/quote]
I agree with you PGA. However, Micheal Johnson and Lance Armstrong Probably had an equally intimidating effect when beating their opponents
[quote]Scotacus wrote:
Schwarzfahrer wrote:
To say that an athlete shouldn’t be scared tells me that you’ve probably never been in a serious fight.
Actually, I tended to get real calm before or starting into a fight. in fact, I actually started to smile a little. Its not through conscious effort, its just what I did.
So maybe this is anecdotal towards my point, as I never thought about how intimidating the other guy was once we got going.[/quote]
Good for you.
Do you think you could keep your cool when Tiger Woods came charging onto you, screaming and cursing? Probably.
But exchange Tiger with Tyson and you’d make a new 100 Meter Dash PR.
[quote]HardcoreHorn wrote:
Look at it from this perspective. There’s this thing called the Gracie Challenge. There are plenty of boxers with tremendous knockout power. Yet, no boxer has accepted and won the Gracie Challenge, despite the fact that they would come out of it $100,000 richer if they did.
Through this line of reasoning I assert that pure boxing, no matter how good, DOES not beat pure Gracie Jiu Jitsu. [/quote]
You know what is worse then being intimidated by a thug?
Kissing the ass of some fishy self proclaimed martial arts guru.
[quote]King of Kings wrote:
In Australia we have a aussie rules player named Barry Hall.
In one recent game he went up to another player who he was matched up against and this guy pushed Barry.Barry got this look in his eye and pretended to throw a punch.
The guy fell backwards flat on his arse with his eyes closed he was so scared and Mr Hall just stood still and had a chuckle 
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Yeah and then Hall proceeds to be physically dominated for the rest of the season. He was really intimidating in the Grand Final though, how many Goals did he kick? One? Zero? Overrated.
[quote]jacross wrote:
Yeah and then Hall proceeds to be physically dominated for the rest of the season. He was really intimidating in the Grand Final though, how many Goals did he kick? One? Zero? Overrated.
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Hehe nice!
[quote]oaxaca joe wrote:
I still think Brad Pitt in Fight Club would kick Mike Tyson’s ass anyday. Or Tiger or any other athlete mentioned in this thread. And he would do it in the most intimidating way possible.[/quote]
LMAO
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Scotacus wrote:
Schwarzfahrer wrote:
To give you an example: You might have seen the last fight between Fedor and Coleman. From their nonverbal communication you could clearly see how scared Coleman was of the Russian Cyborg. The prank he pulled after the fight (hitting Fedor playfully as a friendly gesture and to kinda kid around that he finally was able to “beat” him) was even more revealing.
Mark Coleman simply wanted to humanize his feared opponent. You’re right that a real Champion can free himself of that (for example, Fedor was calm as a clock).
I wouldnt be too quick to read minds. Coleman is quite seasoned and has made a spectacular career out of facing the toughest head on.
OK, we get it. No one could possibly intimidate you because you are just that much of a force to be reckoned with. All athletes should take notes from your successful example and they would all be better for it and get better endorsements for shoes and Nike sports apparel.
When is your line of shirts coming out, by the way? You can get “No Fear” printed on the back if that’s not already copy written. I know I’m afraid of you just by how you type. You sound pretty bad ass.[/quote]
hehe, get over yourself.
[quote]Schwarzfahrer wrote:
Scotacus wrote:
Schwarzfahrer wrote:
To say that an athlete shouldn’t be scared tells me that you’ve probably never been in a serious fight.
Actually, I tended to get real calm before or starting into a fight. in fact, I actually started to smile a little. Its not through conscious effort, its just what I did.
So maybe this is anecdotal towards my point, as I never thought about how intimidating the other guy was once we got going.
Good for you.
Do you think you could keep your cool when Tiger Woods came charging onto you, screaming and cursing? Probably.
But exchange Tiger with Tyson and you’d make a new 100 Meter Dash PR.[/quote]
Thats apples and oranges. You cant compare you “versus” Tyson with Coleman v Fedor. For you to crap yourself would be a sign of intelligence, if you found yourself face to face wtih Tyson. For Coleman to do that would indicate he had clearly not prepared for the fight.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
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And you hear of athletes who get in the zone so to speak and push everything else out of their consciousness, including intimidation, to focus on their game. So, to sum up for you, intimidation is a factor at first, but for the successful athlete it gets taken out of the picture.
Its odd no one has mentioned baseball. Probably the most intimidating matchup in all of sports is the batter facing a 100mph fastball.
[quote]Michael570 wrote:
HardcoreHorn wrote:
Look at it from this perspective. There’s this thing called the Gracie Challenge. There are plenty of boxers with tremendous knockout power. Yet, no boxer has accepted and won the Gracie Challenge, despite the fact that they would come out of it $100,000 richer if they did.
Through this line of reasoning I assert that pure boxing, no matter how good, DOES not beat pure Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
Do you see the irony in the BJJ cult mentality?[/quote]
I hereby challenge all the Gracies to fight me at the same time.
If they win I will give them $ 5.
I have proven myself to be the greatest fighter ever.
[quote]michaell wrote:
And with that out of the way. Did anyone consider Lance Armstrong as one of the greatest athletes of our time? Definitely not intimidating, but since the subject came up…[/quote]
No, But I did say he was the greatest cyclist and I was quickly informed that I was wrong and that Eddie Merckx was the greatest. And yes, Lance was intimidating to his competition and maybe to even people on the street. But this is entirely another thread besides we will have people saying that Cycling is not a sport much like Golf.
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
And if you’re telling me Tiger Woods is more intimidating than Mike Tyson…
Which one would you step into the ring with. Changing my kid’s diaper is more intimidating than facing any golfer. I thinl you need to look up the word intimidating before telling the whole world you wear tampons.
[quote]michaell wrote:
Holy. Flame war going on in here much?
I didn’t read all 10 pages, but whether or not you consider golf a sport depends on whether or not you consider physical condition an important factor in one’s ability to be successful at a sport.
I think most claims about golf not being a sport were based on the fact that out of shape people can excel in it. So if you’re claiming golf is not a sport you should probably base your argument on why a sport must be an activity whose elite success requires top physical condition.
Hence either you accept golf, curling, car racing, billiards, sailing (keelboats), and the like as a sport or you accept none of them. I don’t see how you could pick and choose.
And with that out of the way. Did anyone consider Lance Armstrong as one of the greatest athletes of our time? Definitely not intimidating, but since the subject came up…[/quote]
not intimidating ? remember the 2004 tour lance already had the race in the bag and should’ve been cruising but he consistently attacked simeoni just cause he didn’t like the guy and didn’t want him to place or get any press coverage for being in the lead group ?
thing is it’s not just simeoni he was attacking but everyone from the lead group. 5 or 6 guys from multiple teams so lance was fucking up their shit as well. any other rider tries that and he get gets flicked off the road. but they let lance do it. they all let lance fuck up their shit and they made SIMEONI go back to the pack or lance would’ve rode their ass into town.
that’s pure intimidation. the big guy not letting the little guy eat for no other reason than BECAUSE HE CAN !
[quote]Schwarzfahrer wrote:
Good for you.
Do you think you could keep your cool when Tiger Woods came charging onto you, screaming and cursing? Probably.
But exchange Tiger with Tyson and you’d make a new 100 Meter Dash PR.[/quote]
this thing with physical intimidation is understood. what noboday seems to get is there can be things other than your ass on the line. your dinner. your house. your job…
how cool would you be BETTING with tiger woods ? he does play for money you know. even if he gave you 20 strokes how cool would you be ? give me a break. like i said before he would gladly eat you and your family.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
I wasn’t saying you were arguing the definition; I only used your quote. And yes I have read the thread. Also, we don’t need a dictionary, this has been argued before, and others have already been proven wrong. Golf is a sport. Poker is a sport. Hell, Monopoly is a sport.
On the other hand, just because someone participates in a sport, that does not automatically make him an athlete.[/quote]
I wouldn’t have argued that golf isn’t a sport… but poker? Someone please convince me that poker is a sport.
[quote]michaell wrote:
malonetd wrote:
I wasn’t saying you were arguing the definition; I only used your quote. And yes I have read the thread. Also, we don’t need a dictionary, this has been argued before, and others have already been proven wrong. Golf is a sport. Poker is a sport. Hell, Monopoly is a sport.
On the other hand, just because someone participates in a sport, that does not automatically make him an athlete.
I wouldn’t have argued that golf isn’t a sport… but poker? Someone please convince me that poker is a sport.[/quote]
convince me that it’s not.
Jack Lambert is definitely up there.
Honestly, if we’re talking about sheer physical intimidation, I don’t think anyone can stack up to Andre The Giant in his prime. At 7’4" and weighing over 500 lbs, his sheer size and natural levels of strength (claimed he never worked out a day in his life) are unmatched.
Check out these pics of him:
But here’s my favorite. Just to give you some idea of how big he was:
If you’re going for professional athlete who I’d least like to meet in a dark alley, then I’d have to go with Tyson. Not that I think he would beat Fedor in a fight, but he is clearly a lot more mentally unstable. And as was illustrated in his fight with Holyfield, he’s not afraid to fight dirty to win.
Good training,
Sentoguy