Who's the best guy from the 1970s , that Frank Bruno could have beaten?

Frank could box a bit as well as punch. I certainly see him competitive against a good number of top Heavies.

Forget Ali, Frazier, Quarry, Holmes - too much for him.

Lyle, Ellis, Norton, Bugner are all close match ups for different reasons. I think Frank beats the likes of Boneva, Chuvalo, Shavers etc

Bruno v either pre or post Zaire Foreman could be interesting, given Foreman sometimes struggling to pace himself. If Foreman can't catch Frank early, I see Bruno giving him major issues. Bruno is certainly too big and cautious to be 'Fraziered' and I doubt Foreman can just walk through his jab.

 

Norton and Lyle

 

Yeah Jimmy is a good pick

 

Stay out of this @janitor …. Norton is really his best bet, not a lot of folks bring this up but Holmes right or wrong said Norton hit as hard Tyson… I’d be surprised but maybe?

 

I think it’s possible that Kenny also gets in in mulches Frank up, he had a good smothering sort of forward attacking style… he also had a helluva right uppercut if Frank didn’t have his wits about him he’d be separated from them.

 

...OK, so I am not gonna be popular here but, Bruno v Young Foreman could be a great fight. If it gets out of the first three rounds I make it a 50/50 fight.

Bruno v Frazier? Frazier brutalises Bruno unless Bruno catches him cold. He had that power and he could finish. This could be a carbon copy of the Foreman fights.

Bruno v Norton. I think Bruno is too disciplined to get into a firefight and likely softens Norton up stopping him around the 8th.

Young Bugner might outpoint Bruno. A slippery customer with a great chin and wonderful defence. I doubt Frank stops him

Lyle? I think Ron is a little overrated round here and I think that y'all think I'm overrating Frank, but I think he is a better boxer than Lyle and possibly stops him after halfway.

I think Bruno would be in the conversation in the 70s. He'd cut a swathe through the 'contender' type fighters and he could have success against anyone he could hit...

I didn't mention Ali, cos he couldnt hit Ali...

 

Beneath the elite tier ( Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Holmes ) Bruno would have had a fair chance at many of them. Not that I would definitely favor him to beat the following guys but he’d have about even odds against :
- Norton
- Shavers
- Quarry
- Young
- Lyle
- Bugner
- Bonavena
- M. Foster
- Ellis
- Old Patterson
My guess is that he’d win some and lose some but I have a feeling his win list would be bigger than the loss column

 

In the 70's he would not have success, Young maybe due to his inconsistency .

 

Norton blasting him out is how I'd bet

 

Norton vs Bruno in a physique contest!