Who wins this matchup? My take: If Lewis could not outbox or outjab Bruno then young wouldn’t and Bruno’s chin wouldn’t be much of an issue here because Young was a weak puncher, I see Bruno winning on points I know I sound stupid saying this, but I think bruno had a good chin, the issue was he had poor survival skills, bad recovery and bad stamina, Lewis hit him with everything and Bruno didn’t look like he was going down, he was only dropped against mike Tyson, James smith and Tim Witherspoon who were all huge punchers and Tyson hit him with some big shots at the end of the first fight and Bruno was stopped on the ropes and didn’t go down at that point
Lewis wasn`t that good before Steward improved him and Foreman was far better than Bruno, Young was a more proven fighter than Frank so probably would have beaten him. Jumbo Cummings hurt Bruno badly and Cummings was just a journeyman.
Young has an extremely good chance in this one. Bruno a bit stiff and methodical and Young didn't mind that one bit.
The only way a (prime) Young loses this is if he's out of shape or uninterested and drops rounds due to inactivity or not throwing enough. Bruno is only slightly better than the similarly hulking Lyle whom Young took to school twice. Bruno did have a great jab and fought at a more measured and cautious pace than some of the heavy hitters Young faced, but he didn't do anything particularly remarkable or clever. He was a very straightforward, albeit incredibly strong, boxer. Young by a clear decision.
Ali, Norton, Shavers so many ringside observers claim, and dokes and ocassio I would say to name some
Young s still there in the last couple of rounds, that's when Frank's feeling it worse. Either Bruno clings on for a decision win or Young stops a tired Bruno.
Bruno's 82 inch jab would win him the fight. I don't see Young getting past it. Bruno came unstuck against punchers, but was usually in front when he did get stopped.
Lyle was better than Bruno imo, but Young lost a lot of bad decisions as well as some close ones. Supposedly he beat Shavers in the 2nd fight only 2 get a draw. He whipped Ali. His fight with Norton and his rematch with Ocasio were very close, and I personally think he won the Norton fight. The Ocasio fight could have gone his way as well.
