How does AJ do in Bruno's title shots?

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  1. Okin129

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    Prime Bruno couldn't even beat James Smith and Tim Witherspoon, how should he beat prime Wladimir Klitschko ?
    Who has Prime Bruno ever beaten to make such an assumption ?
     
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    Shannon Briggs is in great shape for a guy in his 40s...and?
     
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    Because Shannon Briggs is comparable to Wladimir Klitschko ? I don't know what you are trying to tell me.
     
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    Read your post above, you said you'd never seen a 41 year old in great shape.
     
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    I was talking from a boxing point of view.
     
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    Joshua is levels over Bruno and defeats them all. Only 80's Tyson i can see being given a good argument to defeat Joshua right now and in 89 it would be a very close fight bc Tyson was motivated to come back after losing to Douglas.Guys like Witherspoon would get battered it wouldnt even work up a sweat for Joshua bc he doesnt have the ability nor style to trouble him.
     
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    50/50
     
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    I'm starting to think that most of the guys from the classic section are blind.
     
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    Beats the **** out of him
     
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    Prime Wlad v Prime Bruno is not a 50/50 fight. 41 yr old Wlad v prime Bruno is not a 50/50 fight...Totally different stratospheres in every department. Bruno gets taken apart
     
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    I think AJ would smash Bruno within 5 rounds, i think this fight would be similar to the fight he had with Whyte, the only difference would be that Whyte has a better chin than Bruno had.
     
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    I happen to think it is foolish to regard an 18 fight guy as already surpassing a guy who fought 45 times over 14 years and gave prime ATG champions a very tough time.

    I am certain Joshua can surpass Frank. But he has not yet. So just simmer down kid. It's much to soon to get so carried away.
     
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    If that's your view then fine. I don't think Wlad ever fought someone with the combination of the Jab, reach, power and strength of Bruno so, I'm not sure what "stratospheres" you're talking about but, Bruno brings more than almost any of Wlad's opposition ever did.
     
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    Frank Bruno was a top 10 heavyweight at some point in his career but he was never elite.

    Anthony Joshua became heavyweight champion after only 34 rounds of boxing and he is already unified champion.

    Yeah, it's really foolish to say AJ is better than Frank Bruno ever was, especially if you have a pair of eyes to watch
    fights from both of them, you fool.
     
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    Bruno was a good fighter, had some power and length in his jab, but lets be honest, he lost to anyone that was decent. Wlad to clever for him imo as well as being the better boxer plus having better one punch power. 8 rounds max and a tiring Bruno has his brains scrambled once again