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    Frank Bruno was that era's Hasim Rahman....big power, trouble with stamina, trouble when hurt, decent skill, never fully realized his potential, and only had the title for a tiny bit of time...that said, Rahman lit Lennox Lewis the fuck up with that right cross! (granted the favor was returned dramatically), but Bruno just won a decision vs Oliver McCall....hardly a dramatic win. You may be within reason to compare Bruno to Sam Peter even.

    Let's be serious, Frank is a favorite because he's English...people like him the way they like all your other flawed sports stars, he's not the greatest, but he's someone you Brits can relate to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
    Frank Bruno was that era's Hasim Rahman....big power, trouble with stamina, trouble when hurt, decent skill, never fully realized his potential, and only had the title for a tiny bit of time...that said, Rahman lit Lennox Lewis the fuck up with that right cross! (granted the favor was returned dramatically), but Bruno just won a decision vs Oliver McCall....hardly a dramatic win. You may be within reason to compare Bruno to Sam Peter even.

    Let's be serious, Frank is a favorite because he's English...people like him the way they like all your other flawed sports stars, he's not the greatest, but he's someone you Brits can relate to.
    What you trying to say we are flawed and not the greatest.
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    What you trying to say we are flawed and not the greatest.
    No, I'm trying to say your country has embraced the guys who are solid competitors but just can't get it done...examples: England National football, Prince Naseem Hamed, Kirkland Laing, Herol Graham, Gary Mason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    What you trying to say we are flawed and not the greatest.
    No, I'm trying to say your country has embraced the guys who are solid competitors but just can't get it done...examples: England National football, Prince Naseem Hamed, Kirkland Laing, Herol Graham, Gary Mason.
    I love Herol Graham.
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    What you trying to say we are flawed and not the greatest.
    No, I'm trying to say your country has embraced the guys who are solid competitors but just can't get it done...examples: England National football, Prince Naseem Hamed, Kirkland Laing, Herol Graham, Gary Mason.
    I love Herol Graham.
    Point made

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    Use to go to camp with Frank, last 2 years. One of the nicest Guys you could meet. Was Great in the Gym Sparring, but lacked confidence in Himself. As I learned from the many talks I had with Him over time. But was great for the Game in England.
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    Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
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    What you trying to say we are flawed and not the greatest.
    No, I'm trying to say your country has embraced the guys who are solid competitors but just can't get it done...examples: England National football, Prince Naseem Hamed, Kirkland Laing, Herol Graham, Gary Mason.
    I love Herol Graham.
    Point made

    No it isnt really. Forget the England football team, thats done out of obligation and rightly so, everyone knows we're mediocre. Only Naz could be mentioned in the same breath as Bruno in terms of popularity, as talented as people like Graham and Laing were they were Unibond league compared to Naz and Bruno. Mason wasnt even Unibond.

    Naz was a global superstar who didnt quite live up to his potential, he still managed to win umpteen world titles and retire with a squillion quid in the bank losing only once to an all time great.
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    Naz only lost once because he quit like a punk after he got his ass whupped!

    You guys LOVE your football team but guess what, the United States will win a World Cup before England ever wins again....FACT

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    You guys just love your underachievers....its just a cultural thing

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
    You guys just love your underachievers....its just a cultural thing
    Why does everyone hate Audley Harrison so much?

    Even if you're right it beats throwing our lot in with a couple of pale boring robots from thousands of miles away purely because they win. That for me is proper sad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
    You guys just love your underachievers....its just a cultural thing
    Whereas you love a winner even if you have no connection with them at all. Ukrainian Boxers , English Football Teams, what next? is it gonna turn out that you were always a big Phil Taylor fan and always had a thing about Chinese Divers?
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