Cleveland Big Cat Williams 1959 vs Frank Bruno 1986.

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The middle quote was said by whom?
     
  2. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd go with Williams to stop Bruno more times than not with Frank being a live underdog. Would probably be an entertaining fight
     
  3. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Me..... I mean c'mon you tell me how will a guy like thiswould lose to Bruno. There is no way Williams would lost to Bruno.

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    Look how many times that Liston was force to move backwards. There literally is no goddamn way Bruno would win against this guy.
     
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  4. William Walker

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    Hey, I am not disagreeing; Williams would crush Bruno within a couple of rounds.
     
  5. Richard M Murrieta

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    Excellent Post.
     
  6. Bah Lance

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    And Bonecrusher Smith.

    Almost as if anyone he faced that wasn't a total can or completely washed out was all wrong for him.

    This narrative your suggesting is ridiculous. Bruno had great management and was brought up slow against carefully selected opponents. Bone crusher and Spoon weren't roadblocks, they were cherry picks gone wrong.

    Smith was 13-1 against a seasoned Bruno.
    Spoon was a fat slob at his heaviest career weight, rightfully seen as an easy title pick up.

    Bruno was expected to blast out these guys like Coetzee but they actually turned out to have some gas in the tank and he folded.

    This is why Bruno has such a thin resume, he not only had a ceiling of Tyson and Lewis, but frankly couldn't even pick up the stepping stone wins either, so he stuck to cans, until the McCall win.
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    Completely untrue.
     
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  8. Titan1

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    Williams probably wins around the fifth round by stoppage. I think Bruno has his moments, but that speed factor is the difference.
     
  9. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Neither were good. Bruno was better. Probably
     
  10. Richard M Murrieta

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    Hey Journeyman92, Why don't we throw a prime Terrible Tim Witherspoon against a prime Cleveland Big Cat Williams from let's say 1959?.
     
  11. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Bruno by KO. Williams doesn't survive the punishment Lewis took.