Top 15 Most Feared Athletes of All Time
Opponents who lost something before the contest started. Fear as a genuine competitive advantage.
1Mike TysonOpponents were beaten in the dressing room, before the walk.
2Sonny ListonA stare that did most of the work.
3Lawrence TaylorChanged how offences were built, out of necessity.
4Dick ButkusThe standard every fearsome linebacker is measured against.
5Ronnie LottHad a fingertip amputated to keep playing.
6Khabib NurmagomedovUndefeated, and everyone knew how it would go.
7Anderson SilvaMade elite fighters look like they had wandered in.
8Roy KeaneMidfield as a hostile environment.
9Jack LambertMissing front teeth, entirely on purpose.
10Ray LewisPre-game dance included.
11Bob GibsonWould not speak to opposing hitters, ever.
12Nolan RyanA hundred miles an hour and questionable control.
13Wilt ChamberlainThe rulebook was rewritten around him.
14Shaquille O'NealBroke backboards and the concept of a defensive scheme.
15Deontay WilderOne-punch power that never really left the fight.
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Comments
Sonny Liston did it with a stare and Mike Tyson did it in the ring walk, and reputation is the only qualification: https://youpick.best/articles/anderson-silva-ranked-many-ways https://youpick.best/articles/mike-tyson-ranked-many-ways
