Where would a prime Frank Bruno rank among today`s Top 10 heavies?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    1. AJ
    2. Wilder
    3. Povetkin
    4. Ortiz
    5. Whyte
    6. Parker
    7. Fury
    8. Breazeale
    9. Kownacki
    10. Miller
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Much as he did in his own era.

    He would steer clear of them for the most part, and get mixed results when it became unavoidable to fight them.
     
  3. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Without a doubt top 8
     
  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He’d beat Parker.

    Kownacki and Breazeale would be live underdogs. Let’s say he splits those.

    Whyte probably finds a way to win, but it’s far from a sure thing.

    The rest probably knock him out except for Tyson, who decisions him.

    So I’d say he does surprisingly bad.
     
  5. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    He'd be in the middle of them i'd say without too much thought.
     
  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. AJ
    Loss. Knocks him out with some ease

    2. Wilder
    Win. He would beat Wilder by KO, as he had some real boxing skill to go with his power. Both are chinny, so no advantage either way there.

    3. Povetkin
    Loss. Povetkin knocks him out in mid rounds

    4. Ortiz
    Win. Ortiz of a few years ago would knock him out early, but he is now an old guy with health issues.

    5. Whyte
    Loss. Whyte outguts him. Decision or very late knock out.

    6. Parker
    Possible win. Frank can win this one, due to being bigger, heavier handed, and a better boxer. Then again, Parker has some guts and a beard, so it is tough to say.

    7. Fury
    Loss. Fury Outboxes with with ease.

    8. Breazeale
    Win. Not really sure what Breazeale does well. Bruno outboxes him and stops him late.

    9. Kownacki
    Loss. Kownacki swarms and eventually stops him, in one of the most comical contrasts ever of a body beautiful and good boxer who nonetheless has a poor chin and stamina, against a fat guy who is tough and throws a lot of punches.

    10. Miller
    Loss, but toughest one for me to call. I respect Miller a lot for fighting everyone and finding paths to victories, but like Breazeale, he just doesn't impress. I will say Miller on pure balls.
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Very much as he did in his actual own era I reckon. Fury, AJ and Wilder probably beat him ,He may have slight success against certain top twenty guys but that's as high as he gets. He'd always have that dangerous ,heavy Punch but I don't believe it takes him to the very top.
     
  8. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He'd be a champ. Bruno had better skills than Wilder or Joshua. He just happened to come along during Prime and very close to prime Tyson.
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    In what way does Bruno have better skill than AJ?!
     
  10. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well I'd take Oliver McCall to beat anyone Joshua has faced, and he would go at least 5-5 against Joshua in my opnion . Bruno beat McCall. Bruno fought better competition that simple. Bruno gets judged harshly because in his biggest fights he lost. But he loss against Witherspoon, ( a very good fighter) against a prime Tyson ( Who was fighting at ATG level when they 1st fought) and Lewis( Lewis an ATG in prime) I'll say this, if Joshua faced Bruno's competition, he wouldn't be undeafeated. Probably never been heard of. I haven't seen anything from Joshua that says he's more than average. But his competition has been beyond below average. That may make him look good to you, your welcome to your opnion. But mine is he's lucky to be fighting in a time of a sport that has fallen severely off, and slowly dying.