Frank Bruno vs Anthony Joshua

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bruno caught Tyson with hardly any jabs and was just pawing with that jab for the last two rounds of that fight, Liston had a far harder, better jab than Bruno, Tyson was out of sorts v Bruno, Tyson ws the greatest fighter in history and sliping and countering the jab and Bruno was nowhere near Holmes level.
     
  2. Jamie_gooner

    Jamie_gooner New Member Full Member

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    Did you really just say Ruiz beats Lewis ? Not at any stage in their respective careers, even on Lennox’s worse night LOL
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Lewis had an awful trainer for that fight and he sacked him a fighter later after getting smashed by McCall.
     
  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    A1 > HP, lobsterback! :nono:
     
  5. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    AJ by legal homicide. AJ faster, stronger and better.
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ is faster and better but not stronger.
     
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  7. Col Mortimer

    Col Mortimer The question isn't indiscreet.The answer could be Full Member

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    I wouldn't say AJ's any stronger than Bruno. There was only a small difference (2lb) in weight between them in their respective fights against Lewis & Pulev.

    As for speed of jab, AJ's maybe the quicker but generally not as ram rod and purposeful as Bruno's tended to be.

    I'm not saying Bruno beats AJ but it would be more competitive than most think.
     
  8. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    75% AJ
    23% Bruno
    2% draw
    bruno could ko anyone , but i think AJ would win
     
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  9. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Yes he is. Bigger, faster, stronger and better.
     
  10. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Not saying it would not be competitive just simply saying AJ is bigger, faster, better and stronger.
     
  11. Col Mortimer

    Col Mortimer The question isn't indiscreet.The answer could be Full Member

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    I'd give Bruno a somewhat better chance of 23% against a post Ruiz AJ.

    Though I agree that AJ probably wins.
     
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  12. Safin

    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Bigger? Not necessarily. McCall Bruno was weighing in at 248lbs ripped to the bone (Joshua has never been close to as lean). Taller? yes. Stronger? I seriously doubt it.

    Faster? Definitely.
    Better? Very likely.
     
  13. Col Mortimer

    Col Mortimer The question isn't indiscreet.The answer could be Full Member

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    I disagree on the stronger point. Bruno was a very strong bloke too. Both heavily muscled and Bruno was just as much as a gym rat as AJ is.
    AJ , for his size doesn't do too well in clinches.
     
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  14. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I said this a couple of years ago in a similar thread. Nothing has changed in those couple of years to make me rethink my position.
     
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  15. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    It would have to be AJ.

    However I've always thought Bruno was a better fighter than some often make out.

    He was limited, often robotic and carrying all that muscle he could run out of steam but he had a decent jab and a ****ing bomb of a right hand.
     
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