Bruno could box and he could bang. He wasn't real fast but he had good overall skills and good timing with his punches. He ran out of gas in a few of his bigger fights. He outboxed Bonecrusher Smith before being stopped in the 10th and final round. He gave Tim Witherspoon trouble but was stopped with 3 seconds left in the 11th round. It was scheduled for 15 rounds. This fight was for Witherspoon's WBA HW World Title. Bruno was stopped in the 5th round by Tyson. This fight was for the Undisputed HW World Title. Seven years later, Bruno was also stopped in the 3rd round by Tyson. The rematch was for Bruno's WBC HW World Title. He was outboxing Lennox Lewis prior to getting stopped in the 7th round. This fight was for Lewis' WBC HW World Title. Bruno did beat- Scott LeDoux KO3 Floyd Cummings KO7 Lucien Rodriguez KO1 Gerrie Coetzee KO1 Jose Ribalta KO2 Pierre Coetzer KO8 Carl "The Truth" Williams KO10 Jesse Ferguson KO1 Rodolfo Marin KO1 Oliver McCall W12 -to win the WBC HW belt Cooper was under 200Lbs and bled on his way to the ring. A prime Bruno stands 6'3" with an 82" reach and was ripped even at almost 250 Lbs.
Will we ever again have 2 British heavyweight heroes like these two?I would say the Frank who beat McCall and gave Lewis a battle would have been too big.Henry,God bless him,would have been world cruiser champion today.
The oldest version of Cooper schooled and outboxed Bugner so the dimensions of a big boxing superheavyweight was not a problem for henry. The fastest version of Henry, the one who fought Ali the first time, could have been too fast for Bruno. Henry liked Frank but always fancied his chances against him. Frank was kept away from fast and lighter heavyweights after stuart lithgo climed all over him in an early fight. It woild have been intresting to see Bruno v Holyfeild or Bruno v Hide. Bruno did box very well and he was very strong.Did Frank punch as fast as ingo, patterson and Folley though? Sometimes when punchers meet the one with the faster hands wins. I think Cooper beats him to the draw. Bith can hurt each other pretty easily. Henry bled badly but only Ali cut him up seriously enough to stop him with with his unique stinging, tearing blows that Henry said dragged the skin. Bigger punchers landed with a more blunt impact. I think frank stops Henry with a body shot. After 6 rounds its Henry.
I do not see Cooper surviving the initial Bruno assault. The Bomber is too big and strong. Bruno KO4.
Bruno would be too big and strong for Henry. All about styles. I've often thought of a round robin between Cooper,Bugner and Bruno all in their primes. What I envisage is Cooper beating Bugner by a slim points verdict - Bruno stopping Cooper but Bugner outlasting Bruno.
As actual fighters Cooper is the more skilled, but Bruno was simply too big and powerful for Henry. I couldn't see this going beyond 3 rounds.
