To me, some of you are thinking too much. The post danielperrygin made, for example, he is going to react by going to get his 6 brothers. And how's that? You tell the guy, "Hey, I'm going to beat the shit out of you, but wait right here...I'll be back in a few..."?
Assuming a man, or his wife/family, was threatened face to face by the guy (gangster/crazy head/random guy), I'd think most men would react right then and there on the spot, w/out a thought.