A few days ago, the well-known media "RINGNEWS24" named the six most terrifying boxers in history, which resonated with many boxing fans. The boxers selected by "RINGNEWS24" this time, in addition to all possessing strong strength, also highlight their "terror". Next, let's see who can make it to this list?
6. Nikolai Valuev
The scary thing about Valuev is his appearance, which is an important reason for being on the list. Valuev, who is 2.13 meters tall, has a maximum fighting weight of 328 pounds in the championship. He is the tallest and heaviest world boxing champion to date. Moreover, he has a rough face and hairy face, so he is known as a "boxing dinosaur". Unfortunately, according to Valuev's strength and fighting style, he is more like a "herbivorous dinosaur".
5. Thomas Hearns
Hearns is the first winner of five different levels of championships in boxing history. He has two nicknames-"Detroit Killer" and "Motor City Cobra". Hearns' power is known to make bones crunch. He destroyed Robert Duran in just 2 rounds in 1984. In an earlier confrontation with Sugar Ray Leonard, 40% of the opponent's retinas were detached due to Hearns' attack. Unfortunately, Hearns's body was a bit thin and his jaw was made of glass, which greatly affected his development.
4. Edwin Valero
Valero was once synonymous with a tyrant in the boxing world. He was a troubled boy with a surly and irritable personality. He even beat his own mother. Valero is a boxing champion at two different levels. At his peak, he was considered to be one of the very few fighters who could compete with Manny Pacquiao . However, Valero eventually killed his wife and committed suicide. His professional record was finally fixed at 27 undefeated fights and 27 KO opponents. This record may never be broken. It is said that in Valero’s hometown of Venezuela, his name can stop children from crying at night.
3. George Foreman
Uncle Foreman in his later career can be described as kind-hearted, but when he was young, he was considered vicious. Foreman is different from Valuev. His fear is not limited to his external image, but exudes terror both inside and outside his body. If you watch Foreman's battle with Joe Frazier in 1973, it will be clear why he is terrifying. He can knock down the defending boxing champion Frazier 6 times in just 2 rounds. Later, when the fight with Muhammad Ali was finalized, Ali's wife even suffered from depression due to inner fear. These are Foreman's best masterpieces.
2.Mike Tyson
What else can we say about this man known as "the baddest man on earth"? What's interesting is that Tyson 's performance on the field did not scare the audience, but intimidated all the opponents. At his peak, Tyson knocked out Larry Holmes and quickly defeated Michael Spinks, which made many people shy away from him. Later, in the confrontation with Tyson, Bruce Selden couldn't afford to pretend to be ordinary for 109 seconds, which already explained a lot of problems.
1.Sony-Liston
Liston can be described as the nightmare of a generation, even Foreman regarded it as an idol. As the world heavyweight boxing champion (1962-1964), Liston was more reticent than the likes of Deontay Wilder who would roar in the future, but it was this terrible silence that made many people feel uneasy. Liston is a typical representative who is good at using fists to speak. Later, when Ali challenged Liston, he admitted that his blood pressure soared due to fear. You must know that being able to scare the "greatest" Ali is definitely not something ordinary people can do.
