Frank Bruno questions...

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Russell, Jul 8, 2007.


  1. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    tyson and lewis were atg,s and witherspoon was an excellent fighter.Moreover his loss to bonecrusher was more impressive than wlads to sanders and puritty.
    Bruno would have a great shot at wlad.
     
  2. bigG

    bigG Well-Known Member Full Member

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    id take bruno over any of todays titlists, but would agree, vlad would be the toughest test......vlad would never have experienced power like brunos tho, and i think this would ultimately tell......im not a huge bruno fanboy, but i do feel the guy is much maligned...he was a GENUINE british hw champ who won his title in the ring, and yup, sure, he froze like a rabbit in a trucks headlights vs tyson second time out, but i just dont see any of todays titlists having that intimidatory effect on him.......
     
  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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  4. BELLERS

    BELLERS Active Member Full Member

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    Frank lacked ring IQ massively.
    Whenever he got hurt, he never took a knee, he froze & took more punishment.
    He had a fantastic jab & KO power in either hand, most definitely.
    No doubt he could trouble today's best on his day, he would probably beat Joshua, give Usyk trouble on his way to defeat, Fury would probably stop him late after a few difficult rounds & Wilder could go either way, although Bruno would probably get tagged at some point.
     
  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    The Ol Head lock and rabbit punch - Ballsy Bruno pissed a many off with that one.
     
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  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He’s the most dangerous rabbit puncher I’ve ever seen. How the hell he got away with so many shots to the back of the head I’ll never know.

    He also had one of the most underrated jabs among heavyweights. Definitely behind Holmes and Liston — and probably Ali — but not sure there are a helluva lot better jabbers than him after that trio.
     
  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree , the Coetzee that beat Dokes would have dragged Bruno into deep water and drowned him around the 10th round