Who was the most INTIMIDATING athlete of all time?

[dherm360]

Originally Posted by mintacular

My vote is Mike Tyson, can anyone beat that? Thanks.

when I saw your thread this is who I immediately thought of, early in his career he was dominating and feared.

Also thought of Tiger Woods during his run

[White Borders]

Dale Earnhardt, Sr. He was known as "The Intimidator".

[djrhanover]

For me, the first name I thought of when I saw this question was Dick Butkus.

[39special]

How about Don Drysdale or Bob Gibson.

[Wihawk]

Tommy "Hit Man" Hearns didn't exactly look like a charm school grad with that evil pre fight stare

[CW]

Wow, I'm amazed it took post #7 for Bob Gibson to be mentioned. He was the first that came to mind. I would also have to imagine that Michael Jordan was intimidating in his prime.

[novakjr]

Boxing:Sam Langford...

Baseball: Batting- Barry Bonds. Steroids aside, from '01-'04 nobody wanted to pitch to the guy, and when they did, we all know what happened..

Baseball: Pitching- I have to agree about Gibson, but Randy Johnson is right there with him.

Football:I think I'll have to agree about Butkus, but on a different note, I think just about every receiver or TE had to cringe at the thought of a crossing route when John Lynch was on the field..

UFC/Wrestling: For a while there, I'd say that Brock Lesnar was one scary dude...