Frank Bruno Beats Layne,Lastarza,Mathews,C*ckell

Opinions vary as we've seen countless times before.

 

You and I might disagree on Witherspoons hitting power. He wasn't a devastating banger, especially when he stepped up in competition his fights went the distance mostly. His knockout percentage is identical to Laynes

After I watched Spoons fights with Page Thomas Tubbs I would love to hear why you think Spoon is such a big banger?

 

Witherspoon was a pretty big hitter if you stood upright and let him hit you flush.
Page and Tubbs were cagey enough to take the sting out of most of his punches.
Thomas was granite-chinned and jabbed 'spoon's head off besides.

 

I am a big fan of the 80s and like spoon. very good fighter. he makes my top 35 heavyweights of all time. very skilled fighter, but i never thought of him as some great puncher. Just a decent one, excellent boxer though

 

Yeah, he probably hit as about as hard as Greg Page. Decent puncher.

 

Except there's one small detail that KO percentages don't tell you.. pssssttt.. I'll tell you what it is.. Nearly every man Witherspoon ever fought was over 200 lbs and a quite a few of them were quality heavyweights.. Layne fought plenty of men who were under 200 lbs, and whenever he did fight one who was over he was either:

A. Losing

B. Being taken the distance

c. Fighting a 200 lb tomato can...


Kinda makes a difference.

Now look at what Witherspoon did to guys like Frank Bruno, Jorge Gonzalez, James Broad, and Anders Eklund.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJhE6f9lqXk

 

Bruno's mental stamina was shaky.
It's less about power when he's up against these guys. I think there's a chance that they might just outlast him. Layne and C0ckell especially seemed capable perhaps of absorbing a beating then coming on. Bruno might suddenly wilt.
I know it took some big HW punches to do it during his career, but it's quite possible a flurry of lighter punches could have him dazed and zapped.

 

Mine would be too if I had Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis in front of me.

 

Yeah, no offense but I reckon you'd lose to Don C0ckell too.

 

Why you little !!!!!! :ko

 

Don't worry, I'd match you with Bruce Seldon.

 

Spoon was knocking over bigger and better guys than Layne ever did.

 

Steve Zouski is more my speed, but I'd still advise you to put your money on him.