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I mean, look at the guy!

He reportedly had a 84″ reach with what might be the largest fists I have ever seen on a guy his height. His arms were literal sledgehammers, and his power certainly supports this. If my memory serves me right, he is considered the second hardest hitting heavyweight ever.

He crushed everyone that had the guts to get in the ring with him, few as they were (aside from Ali of course). Add to that, possible mafia connections, and you've got yourself a scary guy.

Sonny Liston was the original baddest man on the planet. He grew up in an unforgiving world and a abusive who would beat up Liston and since that, this is where Sonny Liston was that one side y'all should not be mess with, even cops made a mistake of messing with him and even inmates when he was in prison.

Sonny was a truly tough and brutal man who was the product of a harsh, unforgiving, life.

Sonny was as feared in the street as he was in the ring. Arrested 19 times, in prison twice, Sonny once took a gun away from a police officer who was harassing him, beat the officer and broke his knee. On another occasion when he was again being harassed, an enraged Sonny took the officer, slapped him around, and put him in a trash bin.

Mike Tyson studied Liston (and Jack Dempsey) for their ability to intimidate an opponent. Mike is a lot smarter than people credit him for, and said once, "if you can make your opponent afraid, he is beat before he ever gets in the ring. Sonny Liston was the best at that - look what he did to Patterson."

Mike’s talent for terrifying his opponents is legendary. With his muscular physique, malevolent glare and his black trunks and shoes with no socks, he looked the part of an executioner. For most of his career, he was incredibly intimidating.

Sonny Liston wins the contest as the best of the intimidators.