Frank Bruno vs. Nicolai Valuev

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  1. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime for prime, who would take it?
     
  2. HerolGee

    HerolGee VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Brown Sauce takes it. Valuev was one of the worst titlists.
     
  3. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    brown sauce was mentally weak, white sauce may have taken it??
     
  4. Unforgiven

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    Bruno might actually lose this.
    I can seem him coming out pumped up, getting his jab going and brutalizing Valuev a bit, but I can't picture him stopping Valuev, and then as the fight wears on he'd get tired, physically and mentally.
    Probably Valuev wins in the last round.
     
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  5. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bruno would destroy him .slow easy to hit big lump.all over early.
     
  6. Curtis Lowe

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    Bruno should easily take Valuev. Then again Bruno may become frightened by Valuev's size and fade late in the fight. To have such an imposing physical presence, Bruno had an equally fragile mindset.
     
  7. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, I could picture Valuev outlasting him and winning it late, but it's a tough call.
     
  8. mcvey

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    Bruno better jab, and considerably more power.
     
  9. mr. magoo

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    Frank Bruno employed Mike "The Giant" White to spar with him back in the day so he wasn't totally unaccustomed to boxing with men who around 7 foot and north of 250.. Looking at how painfully slow Nikolay looked against many of his foes, I don't think Bruno would have to work hard to the point of gassing.. I think Frank could win on points.
     
  10. Mendoza

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    Bruno on points is most likely, but an upset if Bruno tires or gets caught can happen. Gassing and confidence were problems with Bruno.
     
  11. mcvey

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    Plus Valuev did not have top end power, he was a moderate hitter.
     
  12. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If frank could reach his chin then its over early.valuev would go back to the forest scaring hikers.
     
  13. wellsini

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    Bruno can't take out Sugar V....too large a chin....Valuev late KO
     
  14. Odins beard

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    Bruno on points in a hard fight.

    Could see Bruno piling up the points with his excellent jab and Valuev taking the later rounds as Bruno tires.

    60/40 fight in favour of Bruno I'd say but wouldn't count Valuev out.
     
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  15. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone Full Member

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