Frank Bruno vs Herbie Hide.

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  1. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Hide catches Bruno and stops him, too fast and elusive for Frank.
     
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  2. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think if Hide won't catch him early, he's in big trouble. Bruno is bigger and has better jab, hits hard and Hide is known for glass chin.

    Hide had very good left hook, that's his chance. I think Bruno survives early attacks with holding and knocks Hide out in 6th or 7th round
     
  3. Vinegar Hill

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    I think Bruno knocks him out inside 3 rounds, I don't think this is even close.
     
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  4. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hide was unorthodox and hit like a mule despite his fragilities, Hides footwork would keep him out of trouble and I think he'd catch Bruno by surprise and stop him.
     
  5. Big Ukrainian

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    Hide had holes in his defense. As was proven by Riddick and Vitali.

    Bruno could also hold when hurt or tired. And Hide's main weapon is left hook, Brune is open for right hand, not left.
     
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  6. Wass1985

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    Bruno was a slow stiff plodder who wasn't exactly an attacking fighter like Vitali and Bowe.

    Bruno was one of the worst fighters to try and survive when hurt, he basically froze and had no idea out to get through trouble. Hide could hit like very hard with the right hand as the Michael Bentt fight proved.
     
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  7. mr. magoo

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    I like Bruno Better in this fight, but it would be a fun scrap for as long as it lasted
     
  8. pablod

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    Be a good fight
    hide was definitely explosive and was faster, plenty of flair and could move.
    Bruno was much bigger physically and had a nice tidy defence, very heavy hands and a banging jab.

    Hide could definitely slip one through Bruno's defence at any given moment and hurt big frank, who did seem to freeze when stunned, maybe even flatten him but Bruno could equally move forward behind that hard jab and big arcing right and break the much lighter herbie up.

    so 2 scenarios I think. either hide smashes some odd angled bombs through brunos defence leaving frank asleep on his face in rounds 1-3 (quite a lot of hides ko victims seemed to go face down, scary power) or Bruno walks through him like a tank with a jab wobbling herbie and clubbing him out within 8
     
  9. Wass1985

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    Best post on the subject. :happy
     
  10. Vinegar Hill

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    You're badly
    underestimating Bruno here. He only was beaten by top men like Tyson,Lewis, Wetherspoon and Smith. He had no problems with 2nd tier operators like Hide.
    Apart from the 2nd Tyson fight which was his last fight nobody got him out of there early, he survived a frenzied Tyson onslaught in their first fight and hurt Tyson. He hurt Lewis, Wetherspoon and Smith like Tyson all punchers, before tending to eventually gas and be stopped.
    All infinitely tougher and better than Hide as was Bruno, as I stated in another post this wouldn't even be close.
     
  11. Wass1985

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    Decent points until you type such rubbish as it wouldn't even be close, Hide had the power to take Bruno out without a doubt and was quick enough to land a telling shot on Frank that would end it.
     
  12. ForemanJab

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    Hard fight to call. Hide was very explosive and had tremendous knockout power but unfortunately had a very bad chin. Frank is big, strong as an ox and can box and punch but also has a poor chin (but not as bad as Hide's). Hide has the advantage in speed and stamina, Bruno has a slight edge in punch resistance.

    I think either man could get the knockout in mid rounds
     
  13. Vinegar Hill

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    Like I've said bigger punchers than Hide didn't blast Bruno out. You're also
    underestimating Bruno's chin as though the first time Hide landed Bruno would go. Bruno took big shots from all of those guys before succumbing Witherspoon 11, Smith10, Lewis 7, Tyson 5 where he took a lot of punishment before being stopped on his feet. That's not forgetting going 12 hard rounds to beat Oliver McCall.
    All of those fighters could punch and had good chins,and were tough cookies. What do you think is coming the fragile and china chinned Hide's way as the rounds unfold? A ramrod jab and big right hand that's what. I repeat the heavy handed Bruno who possessed infinitely more substance would have had him out of there inside 3 rounds.
     
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  14. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    By far the most educated post on this thread.
     
  15. Wass1985

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    I'm telling you now if Hide did land Bruno would go or be stopped, the man punched like a lightning bolt and threw single shots faster than all the above including Tyson.