Was Frank Bruno an elite fighter?

His biggest issue was stamina. He faded late in his fights. When he faded he had a tendency to shoe shine his opponents on the ropes & he would get countered by bombs. He got caught shoe shining a few times in his career...

i was not old enough to see him when he was in his prime and loved by the entire country but looking back on the tapes he seems to have decent skills and boxing, amazing power..but.. he just folded under pressure, not so much a chin problem than a mental one.

No but he was a solid B level fighter. He won a world title in his 4th try against Oliver McCall. He beat some decent journeymen heavyweights & he only lost to former World Champions Tyson, Witherspoon, Lewis & Bonecrusher Smith. His best win was over McCall & that was his only big win. Every other step up fight above the journeymen level he lost. His resume is actually pretty thin. He beat Coetzee, Coetzer, Carl Williams, James Tillis, Jose Ribalta & Scott LeDoux. Those guys were all C level journeymen at that point. Bruno was heavily criticized for not stepping up early in his career. Much like Wilder was...

No, not elite. Elite has to do with longevity and durability at the very top. Elite is Lennox for instance, not Bruno. Thanks everyone for the input. I can finally put this to rest that Bruno wasn't elite.

No, not elite. Elite has to do with longevity and durability at the very top. Elite is Lennox for instance, not Bruno.

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You dont become some level of champion and not be elite ,his one biggest flaw was stamina but had successful wins otherwise .Only one person ever truly dominated him and that was Tyson when he was still relatively good,i think he gets a pass there.One exception to this rule would be guys like Carnera and Valuev level fighters. He did give Lewis a good fight, although I heard lewis wasn't 100%.

Let's make 5 more sanctioning bodies, give out titles??? He won in a real man's era! None of this b1tch crap triple beta crap we have today. The global population has increased by about 2 billion, how do you fairly compare! How??? Define your criteria, don't be lazy and postulate wild questions. Define your selection criteria, get the criteria peer reviewed, then postulate your question! Intelligence squared, be precise!

Good heavyweight with some skills and ko power. WBC champ til Tyson destroyed him. Now with Iron Mike, you're talkin elite and one of the most exciting fighters of all time:)

close call for me...

Per your definition that group is normally comprised fully of world champions. Someone like Mayweather, Pacquiao etc are elites. Think we're devaluing the word by calling world champions elite. Mayweather and Pacquiao are hardly a measuring stick for eliteness. They are some of the best fighters who ever lived.

Of course Wilder is elite. There are thousands and thousands and thousands of boxers. How many of them would be favored against Wilder? Maybe two? Three? He holds the most prestigious championship in the sport. He's a multimillionaire. What is it that you think elite means? Maybe this will help you: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elite Definitely not elite if Bruno wasn't elite.

Elite world champions contenders journeymen/gatekeepers prospects club fighters Journeymen over prospects?

Of course Wilder is elite. There are thousands and thousands and thousands of boxers. How many of them would be favored against Wilder? Maybe two? Three? He holds the most prestigious championship in the sport. He's a multimillionaire. What is it that you think elite means? Maybe this will help you: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elite

He won the WBC world heavyweight championship, the most prestigious championship in boxing. There are thousands and thousands and thousands of boxers around the world. Out of all of those boxers, he was the one holding the biggest prize in the game. If he wasn't elite, then you may not know what elite means. Go look it up. So, what, it doesn't make him elite. Wilder is the current WBC champ, is he elite? The guy has only ever fought one guy even resembling world class. So what makes Bruno elite with the same title? In 1995, no one in their right mind would have ranked Bruno above Lewis, Bowe, Holyfield, Moorer or Foreman. This so called champion isn't even top 5. Now, there's no denying Bruno was good, at times better than we expected and he won a big prize against all the odds. That does not make him elite.

He had an elite jab, and power, and was technically good. However, his stamina, and chin were not. He'd be top 3 in the current era though, easily.

He held a portion of a championship at a time when the division was fractured, with Foreman having recognition as the man in some quarters, the IBF and WBA title was separated now and in the hands of Seldon and Schultz if I'm not mistaken. Bowe and Holyfield were still contesting their own mythical heavyweight championship and I highly doubt Bruno would have been ranked above either man, or even Foreman at the time or a Moorer. Bruno was a place holder, just the same as Seldon and Schultz. Would the two S' be ranked elite? I don't think so. SO why is Bruno? Unless your standard of what is an elite fighter is far below the recognised standard of an elite fighter. He won the WBC world heavyweight championship, the most prestigious championship in boxing. There are thousands and thousands and thousands of boxers around the world. Out of all of those boxers, he was the one holding the biggest prize in the game. If he wasn't elite, then you may not know what elite means. Go look it up.

when did this happen?prime? 89............

Lennox Lewis made Bruno look like a world beating, elite fighter. Tyson made Bruno look like a chump. Wasnt it Bruno who first took Prime Tyson to 5 rounds?