1989 Frank Bruno vs. 1996 Andrew Golota

the thing with frank is if he knew a fight was for the world title the presure would beat him up worse than the opponent. I can honestly say that if frank fought golata for a title he would lose but tell him it was not for a title he would win in some style. bruno beat a lot of the same guys quicker than tyson did, there wasnt any beter than frank when the presure was off. tell me what he could not do? he had listons jab and chuvalos balls. he just lacked that cool ruthless confident streak real champions need, he even conquered his stamina problems -albeit in non title fights.
Bruno only beat mcCall because he known him from sparing sessions years earlier, if he hadnt he may have crumbled again.
so im saying yes bruno destroys golota as effortlessly as lewis did. (just dont tell frank its for a title!) sure golota had tools but he freaked out over lewis's strength so he would against bruno too. golotta did a lot of "freaking out" during his career in general, he was rightfuly never a champion. bruno was at his worse too brave for golata. compare both in non title fights and there is no comparison. it would be a non title fight so its frank in big style IMO.

 

Bruno would hit him with a good righthand and he would fall apart. Bruno by stoppage.

 

Golota had the physical tools to set up a great fight with Bruno. Golota's movement and jab would bother Bruno similar to the way it was effective against Bowe.

I believe Bruno would apply more pressure and more pressure, and Golota would crack around the 7th.

 

This could happen in an asylum instead of a ring.

 

The Bomber never found a primed World Class Heavyweight he could not lose to.

Golota by late stoppage, after you guessed it, Bruno builds up an early lead!

 

plausable. but did golata? I think not. the bowe fights flattered golota - and he did not win them! there is a long list of well regarded HW contenders headed by ernie shavers whom "never found a primed World Class Heavyweight he could not lose to" also applys to.

 

Golota should win this- but won't. I don't think Golota has the power to stop Bruno early, while I think Golota's nerves and stamina would mean that he would fade fast in this fight, just like against Bowe. Finally, Golota's chin was hardly iron and I think that Bruno was the biggest puncher of his generation.

Golota doesn't have the Tyson-esque menace to put Bruno into survival mode and no-one had an easy time with a Bruno who wasn't in survival mode; how many difficult fights has Golota actually won?

 

common opponents : Lewis and Tyson .

who did better ? bruno against both.

tyson was on marijuana against golotta , not a PED , for me it is a legitimate TKO for tyson.
golota had 2 first round stoppage losses in his prime.
bruno's quickest loss was a 3rd rd. TKO against a prime tyson after being elbowed and fighting back.
golota was ahead against grant , rose from a knockdown and chose not to continue.
golota has less of what is called "heart" here than almost everyone.
if he will be hurt , and why not ? he will retire .
so bruno wins by stoppage.

 

Golota was a BUM.
100% a bully and a coward.

Bruno had his faults too, mental more than physical, but he wasn't a bum like Golota.

If Bruno doesn't get him out of there quick (in the 1st), Golota would quit or DQ himself out of a competitive fight around the 7th or 8th round.
You know, Bruno's big and black and would be hitting him back.

 

I believe Bruno could actually outbox him and knock him out, he could also get outboxed himself, but ultimately, think Bruno ends up stopping him

 

I would actually favor Bruno here.

I think that he would have put Golota in a bad enough place, that he would have cracked mentally, before Bruno cracked physically.

 

Its close. Golota is often a little underrated. Right after watching Golota rumble with a past-it Bowe, some would eventually chose Golota to stop Bruno. But Bruno could crack and Golota could be hit. Its close.

 

Bruno by stoppage.

 

I'd pick Bruno here albeit cautiously. Frank was so protected that question marks always hung over his chin. Jumbo Cummings had him out on his feet and he was saved by the bell. One shot from Lewis unravelled him yet he went deep against Witherspoon, surviving a stream of right hands.
Golota had good head and lateral movement which always troubled Frank who could look like he moved on rails.
Frank had decent if somewhat mechanical fundamentals and was always brave. Both guys have massive flaws in stamina, punch resistance and brittle psychology but I see Golota falling apart first.