Bruno excelled at taking out second division types like Neilsen. If you moved a bit slowly or punched a bit slowly or were in any way not prepared to get off first, Frank would rumble straight over you. Bruno in four.
Are we being serious here? We’re talking about Super Brian Nielsen: The crusher of Bonecrusher Smith The man who sent Tubbs for a bath The assassin of Easton’s Larry Holmes The one who stuck a fork in Tim Witherspoon Who crawfished Crawford Grimsley And Frank “NOT SUPER” Bruno going to do something about it? I see Super Brian sammartino-ing Bruno over 10 rounds. FRANKly, the Brit couldn’t COPEnhagen with this man. Every time Brian hits him, it would leave a denMARK.
Unfortunately, whilst Frank excelled at flattening second division types, it was only once the other guy had retired from boxing and was coaxed back for one last payday. Also a specialty of Nielsen. Which makes things very intriguing.
Active but chosen only after they’d been proven harmless enough. Tillis had won three of his last six, with the wins over guys who were like a combined 28-17 and going nowhere. One of those losses was to ancient Joe Bugner. Coetzer was a bit live but had been dressed down by Bowe and wasn’t exactly a world-beater. Ferguson had won 3 of his last 9. They were all Brit-approved. It was the equivalent of poking a dog found in a ditch with a stick a few times to make sure he’s dead, and Frank’s handlers always made sure someone else did the poking first. When they didn’t, Bonecrusher things happened.
Nielsen was tough garbage though. Bruno was garbage too, of course. But a little better than Nielsen, I reckon.
