He loses to Byrd by decision or KOs him late. Depends how he approaches the fight and how he deals with Byrd's elusiveness. I'd lean towards Byrd though, as the slightly safer bet. He beats Rahman by KO, with a slight but not inconsiderable chance the reverse happens. I think Rahman doesn't get past Bruno's jab and eventually goes down to something huge. Rahman wasn't hugely resilient, but he packed major power. I think Bruno outpoints Peter in a hairy fight where Peter might hurt him a couple of times and have him hanging on. But I think Frank's jab and overall ringcraft get the better of the crude and clueless Peter.
It's within the scope of Bruno to go 3-0. However, he likely drops 1 and possibly 2. I actually quite like Byrd against him. Rahman blew hot and cold. At his best I'd pick Rahman over him. Peter I think could be outboxed by Frank but if FB gasses in any way against Peter, he's going to get his lights switched off.
Bryd could be a troublesome guy at his Best .He could give Frank so many difficulties ,Bruno should beat him ,but I'm inclined to think Chris gives him the runaround ,tiring him out ,then hurting a fatigued Frank in the last couple . Peter end s up losing by ko to Bruno IMO .Maybe ,as you say Bruno being tagged a few occasions .But Frank clubs him to the floor around the 9th. Rahman could wipe out Bruno with one Punch ,I really think that if he tags him .But I also believe Frank could do just the same .It could turn in to a slugging match here and I'll pick Frank to score the ko Punch.
I'd go with Byrd making him look foolish the 2nd half of the fight & win going away. Peter knocks him out. Probably second half of the fight---if only Frank would hold or do something different other than freeze the second he gets stung/hurt. Rahman fight is a tossup. Hasim can out jab him and if Frank loses the jab battle, he'd be very vulnerable. But just who likes backing Rahman to win anything? I think Bruno has a far better chance of going 0-3 than he does 3-0.
Id give Frank a really good chance of beating Peter, I just think Bruno tops him in more department s.of course ,Peter's in with a chance of putting the Boom on him but I see it being the other way round . It's Bryd who I actually pick against Frank ,by catching him as he's blown himself out trying to crush Chris .Byrd certainly had no problem s fighting the bigger ,heavier fellas
Bryd would be stuck on that jab all night Frank stops him in a similar fashion to Tillis . Rahman could go either way both could hit hard . Peter was strong but crude again the Bruno jab is the difference .Peter gets busted up and stopped.
Bruno had a few really bad flaws like his stamina and the way he froze when hurt(not necessarily his chin, as neither Tyson not Lewis actually really knocked him down but the way he dealt with being tagged) he just always found himself against the ropes being battered. That being said he was also fundamentally solid with a firm jab, strong and hit like a hammer. Peter had no headmovement and even with his chin he is not taking that Bruno 1-2 long enough for Bruno to gas. Peters chin will only put his life in danger. Just imagining Bruno's straight right slam into Peters stationary rhino skull makes me cringe Rahman could go either way. Byrd vs Bruno I'm not sure. Bruno might gas of course but if Bruno doesn't exert himself, stays relaxed as his opponent can't really hit and keeps Byrd at the end of his jab he could win. Byrd of course needs to entice Bruno into wasting big shots and wait for him to gas out.
It seems like if Peter from the first Wlad fight showed up, he’d get Bruno out of there. Peter at that time would throw with his opponent. He did it to Maskaev and caught him. He might have to eat some of Bruno’s punches before catching him, but I think something would get through and it would end soon after.
All three are hard to say. Bruno vs Rahman could really go either way, I think Bruno early would get the better of Rahman possibly get a knock out likely in the mid rounds. But if the fight goes to the late rounds I could see Rahman stopping Bruno. I give Peter a good chance of knocking Bruno out, Bruno may have a tough time taking out Peter I think he'd likely win a decision if he did win. Byrd vs Bruno is an interesting match up I see Bruno likely winning a decision in a dull fight I think he could control Byrd with his jab.
Maybe Frank against some other guys------Ruddock. Valuev. Ruiz. Ibeabuchi. Brewster. Ibragimov. McCline. Chagaev. Povetkin. Morrison. Briggs.
Good one. Ruddock v Bruno .Either Razor early or Frank mid rounds ko. Valuev.Frank by decision . Ruiz.Frank stop's him mid rounds, if not Ruiz over take's him for a decision. Ike.Frank gets stopped here before the 6 th Brewster. Frank score's a early ko. Ibragimov.Bruno loses by close decision. McCline gets stopped but has him rocked first. Chag. I believe Frank loses here but not sure how it pans out. Povetkin.Another match up I'm not sure about 50/50. Morrison. Good scrap but I feel Frank hurts Tommy early and he never recover s ,Bruno by 5. Brigg's. Unless Shannon tag's him in the opening rounds, I see Bruno actually stopping him long before the 10 th.
A big big factor is if Bruno actually faced that sort of competition, is the wear and tear factor. Bruno didn't exactly pull a Liston cleaning out the division. An awful lot of soft opposition. Fighting top 10 or top 5 competition wears him out quick. Lets face it, he was not asked to dig deep too often. When he was, the problems rose geometrically. He'd have to be constantly digging deep against the likes of Rahman/Tua/McCline/etc. or whomever he fought. I just do not see the well being that deep for that level of fighter. That is a different skillset itself anyway---the ability to hang at the top. That wear and tear factor is huge with some guys & much less to other guys. Not exactly a murderer's row of fighters we're talking about either. Beatable guys, all.
