Frank Bruno really outclassed Lennox Lewis - Lewis not in Top 10

[erics44]

Lewis is top 10

Bruno is number 1

it was a lucky punch

[Britkid]

Lewis is top 10

Bruno is number 1

it was a lucky punch

Sometimes posts are of such genius, you can only quote them in a stunned awe...

[El Kabong]

Bruno came to fight and Lewis was lazy for long stretches of the fight. Lewis survived due to his power and his brains.

[imp]

Bruno came to fight and Lewis was lazy for long stretches of the fight. Lewis survived due to his power and his brains.

Lewis is just better.

Top 5 heavyweight of all time.

[El Kabong]

Bruno came to fight and Lewis was lazy for long stretches of the fight. Lewis survived due to his power and his brains.

Lewis is just better.

Top 5 heavyweight of all time.

Yes but an "on his game" Lennox Lewis blasts Bruno out with EASE....the Lennox that actually fought Bruno was just seemingly happy to be there, he looked like he gave a 4 effort out of 10

[imp]

Bruno came to fight and Lewis was lazy for long stretches of the fight. Lewis survived due to his power and his brains.

Lewis is just better.

Top 5 heavyweight of all time.

Yes but an "on his game" Lennox Lewis blasts Bruno out with EASE....the Lennox that actually fought Bruno was just seemingly happy to be there, he looked like he gave a 4 effort out of 10

Good to hear you say that and im glad your aware when lennox is on it he knocks out those (robot style) type of fighter with ease...

[brocktonblockbust]

agreed but the way Bruno fought him was right on the money---kept his hands high and utterly nullified, de-balled Lewis' right. Also outjabbed Lewis is a startling way. If Bruno hadnt got so brave and pressed him into the corner and started that 25-punch rabbit idiocy pitter patter (I could never understand that shit personally) Lewis wouldnta got the chance to land that hook which started the KO. Top-of-his-game Lewis STILL struggles with the Bruno that came into the ring that night.

[erics44]

Bruno came to fight and Lewis was lazy for long stretches of the fight. Lewis survived due to his power and his brains.

Lewis is just better.

Top 5 heavyweight of all time.

Yes but an "on his game" Lennox Lewis blasts Bruno out with EASE....the Lennox that actually fought Bruno was just seemingly happy to be there, he looked like he gave a 4 effort out of 10

you know fuck all

[Beanflicker]

Lennox played him like a pro, let him fade and then closed in for the finish. Lennox Lewis top 5 for sure he's knocking out everyone - Frazier, Norton, Foreman, Clay - if you transported Lennox back to the '70s he would have fucked everyone up. He would have earned a shaver by knocking out Earnie Shavers in about 30 seconds.

[Bill Paxtom]

Yes, now I see.

Before I wasn't 100% completely convinced that Frank was 'out-classing' Lennox.

[beenKOed]

Yes, now I see.

Before I wasn't 100% completely convinced that Frank was 'out-classing' Lennox.

Brock, it's obvious, Lewis had a particularly nasty chess problem to work out and couldn't concentrate on Bruno until it was solved. After he worked out a solution he got rid of Bruno double quick.
Seriously, I don't know if he should be in the Top 10, but I won't argue with anyone who says he should be. He beat everyone he faced, and avenged the two KO losses, which makes him the best of his era. It's hard to argue with success.

[erics44]

what you are failing to aknowledge is that Bruno was the best lb4lb fighter in history over 6 rounds

[Vendettos]

Bruno had an issue, if he didn't get you early he generally didn't get you.

Sure he had a couple of late stoppages but from the start to the end of his career he barely got past 4 rounds.

This would have been part of his stamina issue and why he may have lacked the 12 round experience to keep energy for the championship rounds.

He only went the distance and won twice, a 10 rounder and a 12 rounder.