People who claim to be "hard" are actually complete pansies 100% of the time.
I have stood up to a few in real life
One guy I gave the riot act to was a dick to everyone in the neighborhood
A tiny little guy who strutted around and bragged about his military service
He had four sons who hated him
He would play touch football in the street with the kids and tackle them when he was losing
He came to my door one day all hot about something
I don’t even remember fucking what
I let him rage for a minute and then calmly asked him what kind of solution did he seek
He ranted on again for awhile
Then I calmly asked again
What kind of solution do you seek
He started to rant a third time
I stood straight in front of him again and told him he needed to seek a solution instead of ranting like a child
I Marched his chicken ass all the way home while lecturing him about acting like an adult and seeking solutions to problems instead of throwing childlike fits
He shuffled his little ass in front of me on his way home
At one point he turned to me and desperately stated “why can’t you just go home”
I continued to scold him for acting like a child instead of actually trying to find solutions for disagreements
Right up to the end of his driveway
And then I turned and walked home while he scurried into his house
He never did that shit to me again
He was terrified of me from then on