What lineal heavyweight champion does Frank Bruno beat?

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  1. mcvey

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    Carnera was a sucker for a right hand there would be no," late ,"about this fight. Carnera had a weak chin and a weak punch and he cannot jab with Bruno. How the hell could he win this?
     
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  2. Totentanz.

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    I think Carnera is getting a bit too much credit over the better man.
     
  3. mcvey

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    No chance.Baer took his time he was enjoying himself, he could and should have gotten Primo out of there a lot earlier.Baer had no jab Bruno had an excellent one.
     
  4. Totentanz.

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    I know, I was being sarcastic.
     
  5. janitor

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    The same way that almost every other ranked contender that Bruno fought did.
     
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    How could Bruno possibly be considered the better man on paper?
     
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    Outboxed Smith, Witherspoon, and a green Lewis before getting caught, knocked out versions of Tillis, Williams, and Ferguson, and won the title by overcoming McCall.
    Bruno's best showings are better than Carnera's.
     
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  8. janitor

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    No they aren't.

    Not even close.
     
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    You gonna back that claim up?
     
  10. janitor

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    Let's look at the basic stats.

    Buno was a belt holder, while Carnera was undisputed.

    Bruno beat one opponent ranked in the top ten by Ring Magazine, while Carnera beat more like half a dozen., including two lineal champions, and a few Hall of Famers.

    Bruno's resume is built on people who lost to, While Carnera's resume is built on people he beat.

    Obviously I don't know who would have won if they had fought, but Carnera was clearly a much more successful fighter.
     
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    I think that I might've not made my point clear, I was talking that purely in a H2H sense, Bruno is clearly the better fighter on paper when talking about skill and performances in ring.
    Carnera was definitely much more successful in his career, sorry if I caused any confusion.
     
  12. mcvey

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    But they all were way better than Primo.
    Tyson
    Smith
    Witherspoon
    Lewis
    And they were all punchers which Carnera was not.
    They would all ko Carnera.
     
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  13. mcvey

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    Willard was undisputed does that mean he was a better fighter than Witherspoon?
     
  14. mcvey

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    Name the more than half a dozen top ten men Carnera beat.
     
  15. mr. magoo

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    I’d give him a chance against quite a few of them personally.
     
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