Tommy Morrison vs. Frank Bruno

Bruno KO8.

Better skills, better jabber, better chin, better championship carriage.

 

Gonna go with Morrison in this. Tommy can come back from the brink if hurt, Frank once badly hurt gets stopped. Also Bruno couldn't stand up to the barrage that Ray Mercer took during the first 3 rounds of his fight with Morrison. It would definitely be a good fight see between these two.

 

Bruno could catch Morrison, the version that fought Lennox Lewis would do well with the jab and possibly catch him with the right. I think Morrison is more skilled but his chin could be an issue if he got caught.
I think Bruno did the statue think mid to late in a fight when he got exhausted and couldn't think, he never went early. Tommy could go early if caught.
Saying that if Morrison managed to avoid franks power he would likely get the TKO late. I just edge towards Bruno as I see him landing something fairly early, he managed to against Tyson and Lewis. Bruno always had trouble stepping up to top tier class but I think he had just enough to beat Tommy, mainly to do with punch resistance. Morrison with a great chin would be something else.

 

I see two scenarios. Bruno coming out early on jabbing away then catching Morrison with one of those huge rights. A early impressive finish for big Frank. Or Bruno doing well for at least 6 round s using the jab lovely and keeping Morrison at a distance , then Tommy catching him with a fast hook and Frank' been hurt and stopped along the ropes.

 

depends how hesitant bruno is over tommys power/HIV-ridden sweat. If he has no fear he would outbox him and club him out early. If he respects him too much Morrison may end it late. I can see Bruno bottling up over the HIV sweat flying across the ring.

 

I think I'd lean towards Morrison, faster puncher and quicker afoot.

 

I could see this fight playing out in many ways. I think in almost every scenario I picture Morrison hitting the canvas at some point. I'd probably favor Bruno to win by KO but I'd give Morrison a shot at a come from behind KO mid or late in the fight or a KO in a fire fight in the middle of the fight.

 

I too could see it going either way. But, the way Morrison rallied to KO Ruddock might make me lean his way. Since neither man could handle the other's power well, the winner would likely be the man who lands first. And that might actually be the faster Morrison.

 

The question is would Joe Hipp and a retired Razor Ruddock really have taken Bruno near the brink as they did Morrison?

 

Bruno was an "on top fighter ,"he never came back from adversity to win,the nearest was when Jumbo Cummings nailed him at the end of the round and he started the stiff-legged waltz. Morrison could go down and get up to win.

 

Ruddock had fought the previous year and was just 31 years old.Morrison sustained a broken jaw against Hipp but still dropped him twice for a 9th rd tko.

 

I think Frank's jab would be the deciding issue i can't see Morrison coping with that jab he would be on the end of it all night.A badly faded Williams gave Tommy all sorts of trouble with his excellent jab .Brunos jab wasn't as Quick as the truths but was harder a real weapon .unless Tommy gets through with his big hooks he get busted up and stopped.

 

Morrison didn't come back so well from the great Mike Bentt.

 

He never came back to win after being dropped.