Joshua v Bruno

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  1. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The witherspoon fight , you remember that ? Big Frank was away home & hosed ..........UNTIL .
     
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'd favor Pre Ruiz Joshua but not this version. It's 50/50 at this point
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bruno was awful v Tyson, Mike was sloppy after firing Rooney.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ is far better than Bruno was, can we have a poll?
     
  5. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I don't remember as it's slightly before my time, my first boxing memory was Tyson v Holmes lol

    But yes I have seen it and Frank had it in the f....g bag until he didn't. Bonecrusher is another. These guys are not bums, the 80s are much better than they are portrayed. The 70s is the Golden era of Hw boxing and the 80s suffered in comparison, but they had many good fighters including bruno and a couple of greats in Holmes and Tyson
     
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  6. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    There is no pre or post-Ruiz AJ, he's the same guy. The revisionism is already starting.
     
  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He is but he'd tailored his fighting style differently for his opponents just like Klitschko did. Just like Klitschko got knocked out and became a range fighter who didn't take as many risks as he did before getting KO'd multiple times, Joshuas doesn't take as many risks as he used to. You have to be a dumbass to not see that. Compare Joshua from Ruiz 2, Pulev and Usyk to all of his fights before the Ruiz debacle and it's clear as day he's more defensive minded and less willing to take risks. Whens the last time you've seen Joshua fight on the inside ? Exactly. That doesn't necessarily mean Joshuas is worse, and Usyk beats any version of Joshua btw.

    But in this particular match up against Bruno, Joshua trying to fight a range fight ups the likelyhood of him getting knocked out.
     
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  8. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I rewatched Bruno vs Lewis (my thread is over in classic). Bruno did very well there, his jab was good and he doubled up on it nice at times. He obviously has power but just like I remember he was rather robotic and he faded in this fight similar to the Witherspoon fight (where Spoon was in awful shape). I think Frank does decent until midway when Joshua eventually stops a tired Bruno.
     
  9. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    This.

    Bruno once said "I boxed Tyson twice and I boxed Lennox Lewis, and I would rather box Lennox Lewis five days a week than to fight Mike Tyson."

    If AJ were to pressure Bruno with fast hard shots from the bell I don't see Frank lasting.
     
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  10. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Sorry Mark don`t know how to set that up