michael moorer vs frank bruno

I reckon Moorer would catch Frank after falling behind on points, Moorer late stoppage.

 

Moorer was the best of the division on paper.

I am not saying that Bruno would not have beaten him, but it would be a rash man who bet money on it.

 

be a great fight

 

I think it can honestly go either way.. While its true that Bruno never beat a man on the level of a prime Michael Moorer and typically fell short against the elite, I can't forget about Michael getting dropped five times in the Holy rematch, or getting knocked out by a 45 year old Foreman, or getting decked twice and very nearly beaten by Bert Cooper or even floored by Everett Martin. Mind you, this was a "prime" Moorer and one who was troubled or beaten by guys who were either past it or men who were being walked over by every other fighter in the division. Can't help but think that a top form Bruno might have done as well or even better.. Frank was always in great shape and a big man who hit as hard as almost anybody. He never struggled with grade B fighters and even showed some grit in defeat against prime ATG's.. His failure to pull through against the very best along with my questions about how he'd do against a pure southpaw make me hesitant to put him as a solid favorite however. But Moorer never looked ideally fit as a heavyweight and failed to impress on numerous occasions. I actually had Botha slightly ahead when Moorer managed to stop him in the 12th round of their fight.. One way or another this should be a competitive affair and one that will likely end long before the final bell.

 

Or Bruno-McCall, maybe. All depends which version of Ray shows up. Mercer of the Ferguson fight loses 10 times out of 10.

 

That's harsh. He was like an 80s/90s Ron Lyle. Big and strong, beat the fringe contenders and lost valiantly to the best.

 

Moorer would KO Bruno in 7 or 8 rounds.

 

hell no!!.bruno would not last 3 rounds with Foreman. RoN Lyle would outlast Bruno and kos him late

 

Moorer is beng terribly underrated on this thread.

I can't see how Bruno could cope with Moorer's southpaw style and handspeed, with decent skills and power.
Bruno would be dismantled as Alex Stewart was, but it would take a few rounds longer.

 

Moorer's vulnerabilities have been revealed ample times throughout his career and Frank Bruno is a visible step above Alex Stewart.. Michael's power and southpaw style could very well play a big factor but I'm not about to right off Frank because of that possibility... Bruno troubled the hell of the very best while utterly destroying men who were a step below... Moorer could have some real problems here..

 

Frank Bruno's not much of a step above Alex Stewart, imo, if at all.
Better managed certainly, but not actually better.

 

Don't know about that... Stewart's management was able to get him big paydays against elite fighters without having to risk him against anyone even halfway decent. Christ through 1993 he had faced Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Michael Moorer and Evander Holyfield yet the best opponent he had "beaten" to that point was maybe Dave Jaco?? While Frank Bruno's record may be padded, it looks like Muhammad Ali's resume by comparison to Stewarts. At least some recognizable names like Coetzee, Bugner, Tillis, Coetzer and McCall reside on it. This is leagues better than anyone Stewart ever beat..

 

Brunos track record against world level opponents makes it difficult to pick him here. On paper, he may have the tools to win this, but the fact that he failed every time he stepped up is telling. McCall is his best win. A glorified sparring partner who did nothing virtually the whole fight, and almost won when he turned up the heat a bit.

Moorer, despite his dodgy chin could get up to win, and I think his unorthodox stance would confuse the mechanical Frank. Moorer by late stoppage.

 

Bruno is being terribly overrated on this thread as well.

 

Micheal Moorer's signature win as a true player in the 90's was his first meeting with a health stricken Holyfield who three years later ( and while past it ) utterly destroyed him... Now I'd like to ask other posters this question.. Had Evander showed up for the first fight in the proper form the way he did for the second fight, who would Moorer's best victory be against? Frans Botha? Bert Cooper? Alex Stewart? Axel Schultz? And what specifically about any of these performances did you see that would give him a decisive edge over Bruno your mind?