Frank Bruno vs Dillian Whyte

I would favor Whyte, as the more consistent man against elite opposition.

 

Wow good match up!

Whyte is building a really good resume and is willing to fight the best which is a credit to him. His left hook/uppercut is a a beauty and has genuine power (say what you want about Parker, his chin looks like it's cast iron and Whyte dented it) and needs to be treated with respect. That said his endurance is iffy, he can be outworked and his chin isn't as good as the attcking side of him. But then again he has genuine heart too.

Bruno for all his flaws had a thumping left jab and great power too. He wasn't a bad boxer but he was stiff, slow to adapt, had awful recovery when hurt (he seemed to freeze up when in strife). Then again his right hand was a genuine KO threat and he also had guts aplenty (Tyson 2 accepting).

Real pick'em for mine. I'm leaning towards Whyte maybe because he's in the middle of a great run but he looks the more natural fighter to me with more strings to his bow. That said they both have attributes that pose real threats to the other which makes this a great fight and a 50/50 bet.

 

Both don't have success at the top level but Bruno's was the much tougher era

I take Bruno by KO, too fast, hits too hard

 

I was struggling to put my opinion into words because I think this one’s so close.
You’ve just done it for me cheers!

 

For now Bruno stops him. I Need to see Whyte beat someone better than Parker or a shot Whyte before I could even make this a 50/50 fight.

 

Tough call. Going on resume, Bruno would easily match all of Whyte’s wins against the same opposition but feel Whyte finds it slightly tougher to beat all of Bruno’s. Head to head, similar chins but I give Bruno the edge in jab, one punch power and overall conditioning. At this point, I’m going to edge Bruno on his experience as he’s been in with ATG’s in Tyson and Lewis. Plus in all his losses (excluding Tyson 2) he was generally ahead on scorecards and giving a great account of himself.

 

Beating Parker does not in itself suggest that you are better than Bruno, but doing it on your first attempt against such a fighter, does perhaps suggest that you are a bit more consistent.

Let's not forget that Bruno lost the first few times that he stepped up to that sort of level.

 

Parker’s ability is abysmal though. He has a very good chin and can be quick on his feet when he’s in shape, but he can’t punch or effectively put punches together, and has some of the worst footwork I’ve seen in years.

Also, Bruno lost against very good punchers like Smith, Witherspoon, and Tyson that could really fight and are three guys I’d pick over the top three in the heavyweight division at the moment.

Whyte on the other hand hasn’t really fought a geniune puncher, since Joshua.

 

Bruno? Fast??

 

Whyte is the better boxer and would outjab Bruno for the most part and would most likely take him late and knock him out and it would be hideous to say Whyte doesn't have an iron jaw, he has better stamina, his technique can be octopus like at times, but that doesn't take away from the technical ability and his extreme will to win / refuse to lose mentality

 

Parker is far quicker than Bruno was and he couldn`t beat Whyte, so Bruno`s fast jab won`t bother Whyte too much.

 

Smith was nowhere near AJ or Fury`s level, he was being out-boxed by Bruno but Frank gassed and Smityh`s power saved him, he got hit constantly in that bout, Smith only landed one decent shot on Tyson and Fury is far better at slipping than anybody else Smityh fought, all he had was a punch.

 

Parker would be too quick for Frank and he`s bigger than most guys Bruno fought.

 

Bruno never beat a fighter as good as Parker, McCall was all ovder the place against Frank and was far slower than Parker is.