When I was in high school (a million years ago) the word spread that Cecil (a little bitty guy) and Glen ( a big guy) were going to fight. I don't remember why. So all of us that were Cecil's friends went to watch the fight so we could take him to the hospital afterwards. Of course the end of this story is predictable...Cecil flitted around Glen like a flea on a dog...and beat him silly. Best fight I ever saw...no martial arts or anything else...just sheer speed. (I didn't dislike Glen...but it SEEMED unfair at the time...taught me a lesson.)
That day Cecil earned himself a reputation and gained respect.
Hopefully he was smart enough to be worried about a small guy, that was even tougher than he was.