Rank these 3 heavies from best to worst?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Frank Bruno
    Francis Botha
    Bruce Seldon
    No.1 would come first at the top etc.
     
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    Bruno
    Seldon
    Botha
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I think head to head they would have close bouts vs each other.
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bruno was better than Seldon and Botha by a very wide margin.
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No. Bruno would have KO'd them. He was a step above them.
     
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    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This.
     
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    I agree grudgingly.

    I don't think that his results were an order of magnitude better, but he was clearly a much more capable fighter.
     
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    He could beat them on the same night.
     
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bruno`s chin failed several tests and his stamina let him down v Smith, Lewis and Witherspoon, where would you rank Frank among the top 5 heavies in British history and would he make the top 20 heavies of all time in your view?
     
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  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh god no on the top 20. I did my top 50 by the way, if you didn't see it:

    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threa...vyweights-and-some-honorable-mentions.617785/

    Bruno could be three behind Lewis and Joshua, although I think Fury will finish ahead as well. He's ahead of Mason, London, Cooper, Woodcock, Cockell, etc.
     
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