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i'm sure it was a heart break was there anyone else watching did they try to get the woman that walked away to go back and face the other woman

A few of the women try to get her to go back and settle things, but most just walked away as well

[jerry55]

Women get  excited by catfighting just as much men do

[DoYouKnowWhoIAm?]

Females are much better than males at projecting their emotions via body language and facial expression.
[And I'm not talking about Robert De Nero here, just your average guy on the street.]
Stare downs between male boxers before a big fight can very intense, but the tension there comes from the crowd, and the knowledge that this a BIG fight, with people all over world watching and waiting to see what's going to happen. Otherwise, if you get two guys going eyeball to eyeball before a fight, the reaction of most people is going to be - "Come on fellas, stop messing about and get on with it!".
Put two girls in the same situation though, and you have drama and tension the instant their eyes meet.

[brenda2]

The stare down is primarily for others.  It lets each woman pretend she is the "lady" and that it is the other one who is crude and wants to fight.  Also, it shows others who are watching that she is unafraid of the other woman.  The secondary purpose is to intimidate the opponent.  If either backs down during the stare down, she in effect has lost the fight.  The stare down continues until others pull them away, until one backs down, or until a fight begins.

 Can't be put any better

[momfightfan]

The stare down is primarily for others.  It lets each woman pretend she is the "lady" and that it is the other one who is crude and wants to fight.  Also, it shows others who are watching that she is unafraid of the other woman.  The secondary purpose is to intimidate the opponent.  If either backs down during the stare down, she in effect has lost the fight.  The stare down continues until others pull them away, until one backs down, or until a fight begins.

 Can't be put any better

when the women are in a stare down do they want to be pulled apart to save face or would they like to fight and get it done

[mMikebl]

to fightfanatic..Yes, I did win the fight, but it was quite the battle.  I won 2-1 (best of 3 submission). We are friends, but I feel both of us act a bit different around each other now. In fact we were at a party New Year's Eve and as my husband and I were ready to leave,she made the statement to me that "we have to have our re-match."  Knowing her, I was wondering if and when she was going to ask me to do it again.  Like me, she is quite competitive, and I felt that she would want another shot at me. I replied "Of course. We can do it again."  I left it at that for now.

You said it was "an arranged rules cf with your husbands present".  Whose idea was it?  What led up to it?  What were the rules?  Did both of you always observe the rules?  If not, who cheated and how? 

[momfightfan]

The stare down is primarily for others.  It lets each woman pretend she is the "lady" and that it is the other one who is crude and wants to fight.  Also, it shows others who are watching that she is unafraid of the other woman.  The secondary purpose is to intimidate the opponent.  If either backs down during the stare down, she in effect has lost the fight.  The stare down continues until others pull them away, until one backs down, or until a fight begins.

 Can't be put any better

are the women hoping someone pulls them apart

[momfightfan]

what is the longest stare down has everyone seen and did the women fight or did one back down

[jerry55]

It has many functions: compare the opponent's body, intimidating her, studying her...
Infact it's a sort of ''ritual'' that take places before a match.
I love it

Veronica.

It is a "ritual" that I love to watch

[BigDevil]

Stare downs are normal in any fight sport from both men and women weather it be boxing, MMA ect.

[momfightfan]

Stare downs are normal in any fight sport from both men and women weather it be boxing, MMA ect.

the boxing and mma are staged stare downs the real ones are much better

[brenda2]

The stare down is primarily for others.  It lets each woman pretend she is the "lady" and that it is the other one who is crude and wants to fight.  Also, it shows others who are watching that she is unafraid of the other woman.  The secondary purpose is to intimidate the opponent.  If either backs down during the stare down, she in effect has lost the fight.  The stare down continues until others pull them away, until one backs down, or until a fight begins.

 Can't be put any better

are the women hoping someone pulls them apart

I don't think so, by that point most women just want to settle things

[jerry55]

The stare down is primarily for others.  It lets each woman pretend she is the "lady" and that it is the other one who is crude and wants to fight.  Also, it shows others who are watching that she is unafraid of the other woman.  The secondary purpose is to intimidate the opponent.  If either backs down during the stare down, she in effect has lost the fight.  The stare down continues until others pull them away, until one backs down, or until a fight begins.

 Can't be put any better

are the women hoping someone pulls them apart

I don't think so, by that point most women just want to settle things

I think it would be dangerous to try to get them apart lol

[Matrix21]

Nice picture, would love to see a stare down like that.

[kt67]

Yes the stare downs are are almost as good as the fight itself! Rusha used to be great about putting several stare down photos in his picture sets