Ingemar Johansson v Frank Bruno

Bruno by KO ..

 

how quick was this right hand? 1.19

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MecEKGw6LTc[/ame]

 

:huh

If we take Bruno's peak as the Lewis fight (his most technically sound performance) and Ingo's peak as the first Patterson fight, then Ingo is actually closer in weight to Joe Calzaghe than Frank Bruno.

Reach-wise, there's a "10 inch difference i.e. slightly bigger than Ali's advantage over Joe Frazier.

 

Ingo's right hand is no joke. He sets it up very well and seemingly only commits to it when it has a place to land. He was a lot more special a fighter than he is often given credit. And also was quite light on his feet.

 

He had a GREAT right hand. It was the rest of his game that let him down repeatedly.

 

Ingo may very well win this but , your statement is patently untrue. Prime for prime, Bruno was 34lbs heavier than Ingo , 3 inches taller ,and had 10 inches in reach on him.

 

Ingo was really world class. Bruno was not.

 

This would be a good fight, since both have decent power and somewhat shaky chins, I think Johansson wins in a war of attrition IMO he had more heart than Bruno

 

bruno captured a fragment of the crown from the same man who sparked Lennox Lewis, and was also a long standing fighter in the rankings for a fair number of years... I'd say that's at least as good, if not better than the short lived trip to the top that Ingo had, even of his sole big win was better than Bruno's best victories.

 

Sole big win? Cooper,Machen, Patterson all by KO.Thats at least three in my book....

 

I think Bruno would catch a hellacious right hand early and probably end up getting stopped on the ropes.

 

Nothing particularly special about Henry Cooper... Especially considering that he was a whole whopping 14-4 when Ingo fought him. The machen win was big, but I'd say Bruno's title victory over a prime McCall shortly after he had sparked Lewis as good or better.. Johannson may very well have the "single" best win between the two of them, with his scalp over Patterson.. But bruno's resume has a tad more depth, more fights, and more wars.. I won't debate who was better, but Bodhi claimed that Bruno wasn't world class, which is ridiculous. You don't fight for a freakin' world title on some 4 occasions, win a belt, and are rated as long as he was without being on the world scene.

 

I pick Johansen for the reasons mentioned, but it is in no way a confident pick.

Bruno for all his limitations, was never more than one cog away from being something truly special. He lost against the best he fought, but at the same time he always seemed to do impresivley well for part of the fight.

Now Johansen had his own limitations that could have played into that.

 

I got to give it to Ingemar, when pressed.

I think he showed the better skills in his prime, and I think his right hand is very dangerous for Bruno. He was smaller, sure, but he had great feet and even better timing.

Bruno has his much greater size and the accompanying thudding jab going for his here.

He's a stern test for Johanssen, but I think that Ingemar has enough to solve it.

Good match up.