Who was the better boxer, Anthony Joshua or Frank Bruno?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Answer with catergories
    Jab:
    right hand:
    combos:
    boby punching:
    left hook:
    uppercut:
    stamina:
    chin:
    head movement:
    footwork:
     
    mark ant, Mar 20, 2022
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    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Joshua is more fluid than Bruno.
     
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  3. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Jab and right hand maybe Bruno, but that's it.
     
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    ListenToTheBassGoBOOM Explosive Member banned Full Member

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    Joshua for sure

    Bruno was a very weak world champ. very chinny and stiff. lucky he kept getting shots, benefitted from a weak era
     
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  5. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Both are stiff, Bruno fought in a better era though
     
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    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Bruno would knock out Joshua
     
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    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joshua is better but Bruno wasn't as bad as he is sometime accused of. He should have beaten Bonecrusher, otherwise all of his losses were honorable affairs to great fighters.
     
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    weird contrarian. AJ is better everywhere
     
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    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Jab: Even
    Right Hand: AJ (slightly)
    Combos: AJ
    Power: Bruno (slightly)
    Boby Punching: AJ
    Left Hook: AJ
    Uppercut: AJ
    Stamina: Bruno (it's not good, but it's better than AJ's)
    Chin: Bruno
    Head Movement: Even
    Footwork: AJ
     
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    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Several of whom knocked him out. His best win is a close decision on a McCall who was damaged goods. Joshua was a dominant champion, flawed but still dominant. Bruno never got near those heights.
     
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  11. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    AJ would also have been knocked if he fought the competition of Bruno
     
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    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    AJ is better and you don’t judge who is betteer just by above factors.
     
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    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Maybe Mike and Lewis but nobody else.
     
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  14. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    There’s so many threads about AJ and Bruno. AJ’s better in every category, but on a good night Bruno would use his jab better.
     
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  15. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    No he wouldn’t
     
    Toney F*** U, Mar 20, 2022
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