Frank Bruno vs Wladimir Klitschko (OFFICAL POLL)

[GJC]

tunney is a huge klitschko fan lol

Ah, thankyou

[GJC]

With regard to the above post, I'm not so sure about Mickey Duff protecting him.. He may have had a small input during his last 4 or 5 fights, but Frank was only going in with formidable opponents by then.. He was wrapped in cotton wool a bit under Terry Lawless who guided most of his career.. I don't recall any breaks in his career either.. To the best of my knowledge, he remained active throughout & only retired the once..

Thinking about it, I guess that Duff probably had a reasonable say in his early career as he and Lawless were tied pretty tight. One talent Duff did have was he could spot a shot fighter a lot earlier than most. A good example of that was Don Curry v Honeyghan.

[Special K]

Still waiting on an explanation of why widow twankie, aka Frank Bruno, ducked Gary Mason, a domestic British fighter whose career started roughly the same time as Bruno's? Could it possibly be because said Mr. Mason had an eighty-nine percent KO percentage and might expose the glass chinned robot dancer?

I doubt the jury will be out long on this one.

[mickey malone]

Still waiting on an explanation of why widow twankie, aka Frank Bruno, ducked Gary Mason, a domestic British fighter whose career started roughly the same time as Bruno's? Could it possibly be because said Mr. Mason had an eighty-nine percent KO percentage and might expose the glass chinned robot dancer?

I doubt the jury will be out long on this one.

Yeah... That fight should've happened, but was probably deemed too risky by Lawless..
However, we can go by how they fared against Lewis..
Mason fought him first & got quite badly owned, suffering a detached retina which affectively ended his career..
When Bruno fought him, it was for the world title & he did surprisingly well, often beating Lewis to the punch, but gassed & got stopped around the 7th which was about the same time Mason lasted..
I know it isn't much to go by, but it suggests Bruno would've had the edge..

[mickey malone]

Thinking about it, I guess that Duff probably had a reasonable say in his early career as he and Lawless were tied pretty tight. One talent Duff did have was he could spot a shot fighter a lot earlier than most. A good example of that was Don Curry v Honeyghan.

Oh, sure Duff was involved & would have certainly had an influence, but at the end of the day, he was in it as a promoter & wouldn't have been that bothered if Frank got over matched. Lawless on the other hand, used to take Frank home with him after training.. Their relationship had many similarities to Tyson/D'amato, with the exception being that Lawless wasn't 100% confident in his prospect & thus developed him at a much slower rate.. Regards MM

[GJC]

Still waiting on an explanation of why widow twankie, aka Frank Bruno, ducked Gary Mason, a domestic British fighter whose career started roughly the same time as Bruno's? Could it possibly be because said Mr. Mason had an eighty-nine percent KO percentage and might expose the glass chinned robot dancer?

I doubt the jury will be out long on this one.

Missed you asking that one. The fight might have happened if Mason had got a title, without it he would not have fitted into the typical mo of a Bruno opponent. Bruno was very well matched the only error made was Bonecrusher who came a bit out of left field.
The typical Bruno opponent was a punchbag or a fighter who might have been dangerous 5 years before but by the time he was bought in for Bruno was chasing the paydays. Would that be a satisfactory explanation?

[GJC]

Oh, sure Duff was involved & would have certainly had an influence, but at the end of the day, he was in it as a promoter & wouldn't have been that bothered if Frank got over matched. Lawless on the other hand, used to take Frank home with him after training.. Their relationship had many similarities to Tyson/D'amato, with the exception being that Lawless wasn't 100% confident in his prospect & thus developed him at a much slower rate.. Regards MM

Lawless was renowned at holding fighters back sometimes in cases like Magri I believe to their detriment. Not 100% convinced that Duff wouldn't have been bothered by Bruno losing, nice for a British Promotor to have a heavyweight contender?

[GJC]

Yeah... That fight should've happened, but was probably deemed too risky by Lawless..
However, we can go by how they fared against Lewis..
Mason fought him first & got quite badly owned, suffering a detached retina which affectively ended his career..
When Bruno fought him, it was for the world title & he did surprisingly well, often beating Lewis to the punch, but gassed & got stopped around the 7th which was about the same time Mason lasted..
I know it isn't much to go by, but it suggests Bruno would've had the edge..

Yes think he would have beat Mason.

[ButlerBoxing]

lol 3 votes for NC. wtf!?!

[Underdog82]

Bruno by KO? lol that guy is a borderline bum. He isn't nearly as tough as he looks.