I have recently finished reading his book, and have been thinking about which was the best performance of his career...... Down to a shortlist of four...... Bonecrusher Smith Tim Witherspoon Lennox Lewis Oliver McCall I am edging toward Lewis..... thoughts anyone?
I was thinking of his best win..... but good ones are pretty thin on the ground so decided to offer up 'best performance'. It is also pretty clear that the best performances came in losses (other than McCall)..... Beating Smith easily, ahead against Witherspoon before all went pearshaped, ditto Lewis..... That was the 1st time I ever bet on a fight (aged 7) Bruno pts..... all was going so well!
I always plump for Joe Bugner. Aussie Joe was in good form going in (looked excellent against a still lively Greg Page), and many including Terry Marsh (who had to jump off a bridge because of Bombers win) were tipping him. But Bruno dominated, fought at his own pace, and showed that he still had plenty left in the tank, when he finished Joe off in the eighth.
Know what you mean about Lewis - for a while he was doing brilliantly. But I think you do need to look at outcomes...therefore it's McCall for me.
Mcall for me - even up to the bell I was expecting Bruno to get caught. I was relieved more than anything else at the end, one of my favourites was Frank.
McCall for me as well. I don't think Brunos career is that bad that a fight in which he was KO'd in the 7th is his best performance.
personally i dont think i seen him look as good as he did against Gerrie Coetzee...doubling the jab,speedy and very accurate...although it was only one round, he couldnt have looked much better
The Bugner performance for me as well. Very, very impressive. not his best win, but the fight where everything he did well was at its best.
I don't believe Bruno got enough credit for that win, Coetzee was a quality opponent and I thought Bruno would get his stamina seriously tested. Frank boxed superbly and finished him clinically.
he was givin lewis some beats, until lewis started to hold bruno's face and catch him with those big azz shots.
wait till charles white comes on here he knows his heavyweight stuff i actually think McCall but im the first to admit im not an expert on bruno what baout the tyson fightsLOL
yeah Lennox Lewis Bruno was most fired up for that fight Mad at Lewis for calling him a "Uncle Tom" Bruno was most fired up for that fight He was too scared against Tyson to show his best He was motivated for McCall too But with Lewis it was bad blood - geniune grudge match - British rivalry Bruno disliked Lewis - simple as that He was very wound up for that fight - and fought the fight of his life Bruno never believed deep down he could beat Tyson Espically in the second fight - he kept on telling the public and himself how he was gonna destroy Tyson A desperate scared man shitting bricks - who was using way to much verbal to convince himself that he could beat Tyson But against Lewis he thought he could win I use to have that fight on VHS video that I bought from Woolworths when I was about 13 years old I use to watch that fight several times a week so know the fight well It showed the build up The weigh in at cardiff castle and the press conference of how Bruno was going to hit Lewis so hard he would not know wether he was Jamican or Canadian or American or British Bruno fought the fight of his life and then was nailed with a beauty of a left hook and Lewis followed up with devesating uppercuts Just to realise the bad blood was real As after the fight Bruno accepted he lost to the better man But still insisted he was going to sue Lewis for calling him a "Uncle Tom"
:goodI agree.Coetzee was a massive fight for Bruno, and the one that earned him his crack at Witherspoon. I was boxing on a amateur dinner show in Blackpool that night and as the mc introduced us in the ring, he announced that Bruno had won via 1st round ko. The place erupted. He was that popular. Every Bruno fight was a big event. But the Mcall fight,with what was on the line, drawing on his experience, pacing himself and HOLDING when need be, was a truelly great night.
