When fighting, does the taller guy underestimate/laugh at his opponent who is shorter than him?

Question

Like I'm asian, 15, 5'6 1/2" tall. If I'm fighting a white boy the same age as me but he's around 5'11", can he underestimate me and think he's way more tougher than me? Isn't it a fact that when two guys fight (I'm talking about fist fighting/physical fighting ... a mixture of everything here), the taller guy can feel less intimidated than the shorter guy? I'm talking at least a 5 or more inch difference ... I know race has nothing to do with fighting but just wanted to share that. Also, he has a bigger back and bigger shoulders than me.

Answer 1

h**l no! Remember that a lot of taller, bigger fighters were scared to death of Mike Tyson during his prime.  And Tyson at 5'10", 220 was small by heavyweight standards.

Answer 2

yes they do and im very short aswell i like it tho cause the come at u and think they well snap u and most of the time i just hit there body so they lose there wind drop there hands then just smash them  but they got a advantage cause they got good reach

Answer 3

Yes I think that people underestimate your fighting skills when you are physically smaller then they are.

Answer 4

I am 6'0" tall. I was an awesome fighter in my scrapping days. The short guys always freaked me out. Shorter guys fight harder. They are also easier to p**s off (short man's complex). If a short guy locks you in, they can really grip because their hands are closer to the body. I was always cautious with them, try to get behind them, but even that is harder to do.

I loved the bigger/taller guys. They don't fight as hard. They are so used to people being afraid and backing down. Or winning easy because it in the person they are fighting's head they are supposed to lose. I come in and dismantle them. Plus, it looks fantastic. I whooped some punk who was 6'7". People though I was so bad ***, and I let them, lol. Between the two of us, it was nothing. I rushed him and pounded him, he had never seen that. He had no IDEA how to handle me.

If somebody laughs at you before a fight, they are cocky, they underestimate you, and they are fit to go down.

And the next time you want to not bring race into something, DON'T yellow boy. (see, you don't like it either)

Answer 5

i don't think thomas hearns or donny la londe laughed at ray leonard., and i don't think lennox lewis was laughing at oliver mc call (particularly in the rematch).