Frank Bruno Vs Earnie Shavers - Can We Say Frank Has A Great Chance Of winning?

Thanks Richard M. Merry Christmas mate.

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well Mate.

 

Might as well schedule this one for four rounds. Terrific brawl for as long or as short as it lasts

 

I think it comes down to fighting spirit in this one. Shavers could rage when he wanted to and was not above throwing caution to the wind and punching through everything. It’d be a good fight that really either guy could win.

I’d make Bruno the favourite but I’d be betting on Shavers to get it done and most likely splatter Bruno quickly enough with a big one and handle him till the ref decides forces a Frank to bow out.

 

A stiff upright boxer who lacks head movement and durability doesn't have a "great" chance against a murderous puncher, but he does have "a" chance. A solid jab down the middle that could frustrate shavers and do damage, a good right hand of his own, tall and strong enough to tie him up and lean on him.

Bruno isn't the type to dig deep and win when he's badly hurt, and Shavers has a fairly poor gas tank, so whoever gets badly hurt first is probably going to lose.

Boxer puncher vs slugger, both hit like a truck (slight advantage shavers). Bruno is more technically sound but is also more timid and will just grab or rabbit punch if badly hurt while Shavers will either cover up or slug.

Honestly? This could end up looking like a mixture of the Shavers vs Cobb fight with elements of Bruno vs Smith. Which means I think I favor Bruno to win slightly 6/10, but it could get very ugly and sloppy the more the fight drags on and the more the two fighters get tired. Guaranteed to not go past the 9th either way.