Frank Bruno was and still is loved by the British people. He was our hero . He fought everyone, don’t think he every ducked anyone and only ever lost to top opponents either world champions or people that became champions. God bless ya Frank. 🇬🇧👍
What rank was Joe Bugner when he fought Bruno in 1987's title eliminator in order to get a 1989 title shot with Mike Tyson? No other opponents between 1987 and 1989. Looks like a lot of top 10 dodging and sitting back avoiding oppositon during that time, avoiding any top 10, no Holyfield, no Buster Douglas, no Witherspoon rematch, all to wait for the title shot at Tyson. Short version is that he avoided most top opposition and was happy to be protected by his manager and the promoters for the big pay days.
Apart from the second tyson fight where he was intimidated by tysons entourage before he got to the ring and u can see it on he's face nigel benn wad there and he said he sxxt himself as well and left Frank to it after some of death row records artists made threats to him
Met Frank twice in the late 80s through delivering cars, absolute unit of a man, extremely polite and funny, absolute legend and we still love him, all the best frank
People can say whatever they want about Bruno, we loved him here in Britain and that's all that matters. I still have fond memories of Bruno. Know what I mean Harry? He was a very humble guy and a nice person, that's why people loved him so much. It wasn't just solely his boxing why people loved him or his wins, people did love it when he won sure but he was a nice lovable person that didn't get too much invested in pre fight hypes or tit for tat bollocks he was just a humble well liked man that was a boxer, and a very powerful boxer if he caught you. As you seen here.
Good old Frank. Never had the raw attributes of a really top tier heavyweight but got to the top (briefly) by working his guts out and never giving up. Fair play to him
Had the power for sure and can argue a decent jab. No killer instinct, stiff, poor gas tank and chin were the flip sides to that. Legendary night when he beat Mcall.
@@bensmithkent22 40 wins, 38 by knockout. I'd say he had killer instinct galore. Only lost to world champions. What he didn't have was the chin to go with his strength. He was ahead against Lewis until he got pegged. Ran out of gas against Witherspoon when he was well ahead. Apart from Tyson, he was never out fought.
Bruno should become a sir An absolute legend of british boxing And a quality character at that I reckon hed drop all the heavyweights of today with one hand
Spot on...the heaviest of today would give a couple of toes to have half the jab big frank possessed....and he had power...proper power....deontay wilder is/ was talked about in the same breath as big George Foreman..hhhaaa ha ha....big frank would of kicked all of today's heaviest out...including Usy😮k....and no Usyk ain't no Holyfield FACT
@@copee2960Is that supposed to be a compliment to Frank? It's a shame he couldn't deliver in his day, so talking about fighters now carries no weight.
To be fair big Frank was a better boxer than Wilder , Wilders punch power covered up an amateur at best , I mean he did win the title to be fair and punch power is part of boxing , but boxing skills and Wilder is one of the worst I've seen. Brunos jab , heart and punch power himself made him better than Wilder. People forget Bruno was within a whisker of knocking out Tyson , Bruno was the first to ever wobble Tyson , Bruno had him struggling and then the bell rang.
Crazy how good Bruno is. Amazing feint, Great Jab, looping hooks. Loads of variety and mixing it to the body. Everyone forgets that the times he lost by KO he was probably winning on points. You can't even compare AJ and Dubois. I thought this was highlights and then end 2 came up, and the commentator saying not much happened lol.
Thanks buddy, yes Frank is doing well. He’s 62 years of age and fitter than ever. He’s in the gym every day, and is on the circuit doing the meet and greet at the moment. Great price too.
@@chemeister he holds a British passport..when boxing is at the Olympics they compete as British not English..it's a united kingdom.he is both English and British either is correct
I remember watching him win the heavyweight title against Oliver Mcall the last round where he was ready to drop through exhaustion seemed to last forever!! ❤
Grew up watching Frank a gentleman of a man and my dad was a chauffeur and drove him a couple of times. He said he was a lovely fella and we were local grew up in Battersea a stones throw from where Frank’s was from. Always will remember him a British legend 👊👍
I like to think Frank can't pay for his own food or drinks when he's out. Not because he can't afford it - because there should always be someone there saying "let me get that for you, Frank". Great fighter, total gentleman and national treasure.
Me neither. I remember the Bruno v Lennox fight where Frank seemed to be well ahead and the better fighter, but then Lennox got him with a lucky punch. It seemed unfair for Frank to lose that way, but that's boxing I guess.
Lovely video. Lovely man. I’m from Canning Town and used to see him often around Rathy market. He once stopped the traffic so my (then) wife and baby daughter could cross the road!
When I think about the 80s, one of the things that was absolutely brilliant about being in Britain at the time was the charisma of our cultural and sporting icons. Bruno made you proud to be British. To have the backing of a nation means you have got into the psyche of the country. He was loved by martial artists, doormen, the landlord of the local, factory workers, the barmaid, businesses owners and your gran... Big Frank was loved by the nation. Not too many people in the country today could say anything close to that
What a time to be alive! I stand by this statement “Frank Bruno was the most loved sports person in the last 100 years” I’ve never seen a following like it. Not Lennox, AJ, Fury, Joe, Hatton or Henry Cooper was as loved as True Brit Frank Bruno! A true gentleman.
This was the fight Lennox Lewis would cal lout Frank Bruno. Bruno would give him one hell of a fight though, i winder what would have been if he edged the win that night. And of course what would of become of Lennox. Lewis in my eyes is the greatest British fighter of all time, but Bruno had the backing on the UK. I don't think there has been a fighter since who was that loved.
One of very few to rock Tyson when he was at his peak. Very tough Frank, he could take a punch and crack on. Terrific bloke- probably on a par with Henry Cooper in terms of his popularity with the British public.
100% Frank was a better boxer than AJ ever was. He also hit a lot harder and never ever ducked a fight. He did this whilst charming the British people for over a decade. A great all round guy basically. Watched ever single one of his fights, we all did - good times. I remember him beating the great Joe Bugner (he was 38 yrs old but still could box). 100% good times.
Frank one of those rare heavyweights who could punch through a guard. He had a relatively slow jab with almost no telegraphing which meant it would often catch people flush, or knock their hands back into their own face. Much underrated fighter in an era with some all time greats.
I always felt Frank could do with another 14lb's on him, you wouldn't see where it went and it would give him more stamina. He was a great fighter and a real gent. Wherever you are Frank, all the best.
@@copferthat but it's also more weight to carry. Frank beefed up to 112 kgs towards the end of the fight & was far less mobile (losing to Tyson & Lewis).
Frank was running at the great north run half marathon when I was there competing in it , I did it three times nice bloke frank massive shoulders and arms on him, you know what I mean Harry, big fan of frank wish him the very best
I dont mind admitting but i had tears in my eyes when he finally got the belt. Ive never seen a ring fill up so quick with other boxers watching at ringside to cheer for him , from memory i think Naz was in there , Eubank i think , but the ring was full , it really was like a Rocky film. Then i remember him sitting at ringside in tears , he literally poured his heart out about not being an uncle t*m , that poor guy got abuse , not by racists , but from his own "community" calling him an uncle t*m , just because he made extra money by appearing on TV shows and doing panto , and because the white people of Britain took him to our hearts , just like we do with any down to earth , hard working underdog.. He suffered terribly back then , and to see him in tears having to explain himself on the night he became champion was heartbreaking. A couple of things in the voiceover back then as well , yes Bruno had stamina problems , he was chisled out of granite and muscular boxers at heavyweight often burn out quicker than those who arent full out muscles. He didnt have questionable mental toughness though , and he didnt see the canvass at all , Brunos main problem was he had too much heart and too strong mentally , he wouldnt go down and take a knee , Bruno took too much damage standing ,,who knows had he took a knee in the first Tyson fight and allowed himself an 8 count he may have cleared his head and it would have got Tyson away , he just didnt want to give in and eventually Tyson stopped him. If you notice how many shots he took from Tyson though , not many opponents take one punch flush from Tyson. Also in one of the early rounds Bruno shook Tyson , no one had hurt Tyson before that , who knows on another day Bruno could have been the Buster Douglas.. I dont remember the Lennox Lewis fight , but i know the finish and Bruno wasnt out , just overwhelmed in the corner. I dont remember this either , thats a vicious KO , the guy was struggling , it always worries me watching old boxing fights just how poor the aftercare was , nowadays they would be straight in with the oxygen. I remember when Spencer Oliver got carried out on a stretcher in the Albert Hall , it felt like forever before he was getting proper medical help and by then it was too late. Always had always will have a lot of love for Bruno.
Lovely guy whose heart and ability took him as far as it could. He struggled with some demons and has shown his courage as much in retirement as in the ring.
If you don't know the commentator, you'll remember Bruno's tagline-"Know what I mean, Harry? " The commentator's easygoing attitude made the fight. The pair are now part of our folk memories.
And when he got really hit, he would stay within reach & keep getting pummelled sadly. Rather than holding & keeping the big punches at bay for a respite. But he couldn't half hit hard.....Harry 😊
my first boxing here was Ali then big frank.always wanted frank to do better.think his physical physic slowed him down.but was still my hero in the ring.love you bruno
Even though Lewis was my favourite heavyweight I still lived watching frank. Especially his after fight interviewS with "ARRY" lol. Remember watching the Tyson fight when I was young. Broke Britain's heart Tyson did lol.
@@w4tkn Exactly. In any war, and anything you risk your life in is war, your legacy is created as much by the quality of your opponents as it is by yourself. AJ is so lucky he is trading punches with todays crowd, and not prime Mike Tyson's, Foreman's and Ali's. Same can be said for Wilder and even Fury I think. They look good fighting each other but no one would even know any of them in different era's. And even the great Usyk I suspect would have remained a great cruiserweight only. Mr Bruno would have not had to wait so long to be world champion today. And for proof I offer the Bruno vs the last great champion, Lennox Lewis fight. Bruno nearly changed history there as Lewis was outclassed throughout. Put that Bruno in against AJ or Wilder etc and only Bruno walks out as champion for sure
@@scarred10 he was as good as any heavyweight around today,and had the biggest punch in boxing,how many heavyweights today could put Mike Tyson on his arse
I think Frank would make a great teacher at a nursery just think what story times would be like Kids would shit them self cry over frack reading Winnie the poo That voice is gold
Don't think many people realize how hard Frank hit I remember getting to watch one of his fight when we had just bought a color TV and I can't remember who he was fighting but what I can remember is that he knocked his opponent down with a body punch that lifted him off the ring and he was done for
Persistent bruno won a world title on his fourth attempt gave lewis one of his hardest fights and kod ribalta as demonstrated something mike tyson failed to do
Frank could sure hit very hard. He really rocked Mike Tyson but just never followed the punch up quickly enough it was as if he was too busy admiring his punch. You gotta love big Frank though a true great man and not quite great boxer but still very good and strong as an ox.
Clearly we watched a different fight as he got to round 5 before the fight being stopped. Technical knockout rather than a knockout and considering Tyson was an awesome knockout fighter, warm butter Frank was not.
@@rambledogs2012 Bruno wanted a lot of hugs from Mike, Mike dominated and both of us know it, if ref didn't stop it Bruno would have sustained chronic damage, the most I'll give Bruno is a few combinations that got through , ok maybe refrigerated butter.
Yes indeed Bruno would have put you on your ass if you had fought him. I imagine you would have wet your pants and started crying if you had ever stepped into a boxing ring though 😭😭😭😭😭
I was at that fight, the only one of Bruno's I saw live. It was a decent enough card as well. Joe Bugner's son was up that night. I have a vague recollection of Lloyd Honeyghan being on as well, but that might be misremembered from something else. I remember the banter beforehand about him blinding Bruno. That was after Frank had been through surgery to reattach his retina. After all the pre-match hype, the lad didn't swing many punches. A great memory, nonetheless.
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Frank Bruno was and still is loved by the British people. He was our hero . He fought everyone, don’t think he every ducked anyone and only ever lost to top opponents either world champions or people that became champions. God bless ya Frank. 🇬🇧👍
I always liked Frank and I'm Irish 😅
Why.Dirty fighter
What rank was Joe Bugner when he fought Bruno in 1987's title eliminator in order to get a 1989 title shot with Mike Tyson? No other opponents between 1987 and 1989. Looks like a lot of top 10 dodging and sitting back avoiding oppositon during that time, avoiding any top 10, no Holyfield, no Buster Douglas, no Witherspoon rematch, all to wait for the title shot at Tyson. Short version is that he avoided most top opposition and was happy to be protected by his manager and the promoters for the big pay days.
Apart from the second tyson fight where he was intimidated by tysons entourage before he got to the ring and u can see it on he's face nigel benn wad there and he said he sxxt himself as well and left Frank to it after some of death row records artists made threats to him
@@JM-st8fc Irish is basically British, we all have the same genes..... Like how British is basically French.
My first Boxing Hero. An absolute legend and national treasure.
he was also Jimmy Saviles best mate google both there names
Nice bloke definitely. Absolute Bum as a boxer. Time ain't gonna change that fact!!😂😂
Met Frank twice in the late 80s through delivering cars, absolute unit of a man, extremely polite and funny, absolute legend and we still love him, all the best frank
Not same he was an ignorant pig
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Bruno was a must watch back in the day.
frank bruno gave his all ,what more can you ask of a fighter,i wish big frank all the very best
Who can’t not love old frank ❤
so true - a good guy.
Loved Big Frank, as humble and charming as he was mighty! 🇬🇧
People can say whatever they want about Bruno, we loved him here in Britain and that's all that matters. I still have fond memories of Bruno. Know what I mean Harry? He was a very humble guy and a nice person, that's why people loved him so much. It wasn't just solely his boxing why people loved him or his wins, people did love it when he won sure but he was a nice lovable person that didn't get too much invested in pre fight hypes or tit for tat bollocks he was just a humble well liked man that was a boxer, and a very powerful boxer if he caught you. As you seen here.
Good old Frank. Never had the raw attributes of a really top tier heavyweight but got to the top (briefly) by working his guts out and never giving up.
Fair play to him
Too muscle bound
Had the power for sure and can argue a decent jab. No killer instinct, stiff, poor gas tank and chin were the flip sides to that. Legendary night when he beat Mcall.
@@bensmithkent22 40 wins, 38 by knockout. I'd say he had killer instinct galore. Only lost to world champions. What he didn't have was the chin to go with his strength. He was ahead against Lewis until he got pegged. Ran out of gas against Witherspoon when he was well ahead. Apart from Tyson, he was never out fought.
It took the very best to stop him. Let us not forget he did become the WBC world Champion when he outpointed Oliver McCall September 95.
Frank was a top tier heavyweight ya dumpling. A completely different fighter than the money hungry crap around today.
Big Frank at his best. Boxing's deepest voice.
I know what you mean Harry.
Heavyweight champion of the world.. nuff said
Bruno should become a sir
An absolute legend of british boxing
And a quality character at that
I reckon hed drop all the heavyweights of today with one hand
I reckon you should put the bottle down , it's clearly affecting your judgement
Spot on...the heaviest of today would give a couple of toes to have half the jab big frank possessed....and he had power...proper power....deontay wilder is/ was talked about in the same breath as big George Foreman..hhhaaa ha ha....big frank would of kicked all of today's heaviest out...including Usy😮k....and no Usyk ain't no Holyfield FACT
@@copee2960Is that supposed to be a compliment to Frank? It's a shame he couldn't deliver in his day, so talking about fighters now carries no weight.
To be fair big Frank was a better boxer than Wilder , Wilders punch power covered up an amateur at best , I mean he did win the title to be fair and punch power is part of boxing , but boxing skills and Wilder is one of the worst I've seen.
Brunos jab , heart and punch power himself made him better than Wilder.
People forget Bruno was within a whisker of knocking out Tyson , Bruno was the first to ever wobble Tyson , Bruno had him struggling and then the bell rang.
Crazy how good Bruno is. Amazing feint, Great Jab, looping hooks. Loads of variety and mixing it to the body. Everyone forgets that the times he lost by KO he was probably winning on points. You can't even compare AJ and Dubois. I thought this was highlights and then end 2 came up, and the commentator saying not much happened lol.
RIP Gary Mason. Was also a top tier, Landan bad ass.
Yes. Graham as well
I think Gary Mason had a jewellery shop in Gillingham in the 90's called punch & Jewellery. Sad what happened to him
@@craigbutler6243 Yeah, not the way you want to go out.
I used to see Gary in Tooting, always chipper and he would say hello.
@@craigbutler6243 and the troop shop down Chatham
Man i love me some frank Bruno highlights, my favourite old school heavyweight
Bruno was our prince
Harry and frank what a double act
Frank Bruno is a National Treasure !
HE WAS CRAP!
Brings back memories, thank you ❣
Boxing was better between 1970s up to the 2000s in the heavyweight div and Frank Bruno was a big part of it.
Better than what? The 30 years before or 24 years after? What a stupid comment.
And because it was free on Saturday night with Jim rosenthal 😊
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Thanks for this one. My all time favourite boxer. I hope big Frank is doing well these days.
Thanks buddy, yes Frank is doing well. He’s 62 years of age and fitter than ever. He’s in the gym every day, and is on the circuit doing the meet and greet at the moment.
Great price too.
@@belowthebeltboxing Awesome to hear. Yeh I found out he was at a meet and greet in my town but only found that out a few months after. Gutted.
I love sir Frank Bruno. Sat on the edge of our sofa watching every one of his fights. We love big Frank
If they gave belts to really nice people he would have won all the belts … legend
What a lovely bloke who truly needed boxing ...and British hero .just a legend for being himself.
British??? Why don't you consider him English?
@@chemeister he holds a British passport..when boxing is at the Olympics they compete as British not English..it's a united kingdom.he is both English and British either is correct
Oh and remember..he has a MBE. British Empire
Bruno always gave his all. It was great to see him briefly hold a world title.
I remember watching him win the heavyweight title against Oliver Mcall the last round where he was ready to drop through exhaustion seemed to last forever!! ❤
Grew up watching Frank a gentleman of a man and my dad was a chauffeur and drove him a couple of times. He said he was a lovely fella and we were local grew up in Battersea a stones throw from where Frank’s was from. Always will remember him a British legend 👊👍
You know what i mean Harry.... ❤️ Frank Bruno. I saw Frank a few times in Hornchurch when i was a kid.
I like to think Frank can't pay for his own food or drinks when he's out. Not because he can't afford it - because there should always be someone there saying "let me get that for you, Frank".
Great fighter, total gentleman and national treasure.
This 100% happens, he’ll then politely decline.
@@belowthebeltboxing No doubt. He's just that kind of guy. I'd love to meet him again at some point.
I think he’s was doing the rounds on the south coast “meet and greet style”
Absolutely love Frank
As a Swaffield lad Frank was always the talk of the playground after one of his fights..
Odd to see Bruno as the smaller man.
I remember the contrast between Frank and Lennox....who I never really rated.
We loved Frank and never doubted his heart.....just his chin at times.
Me neither. I remember the Bruno v Lennox fight where Frank seemed to be well ahead and the better fighter, but then Lennox got him with a lucky punch. It seemed unfair for Frank to lose that way, but that's boxing I guess.
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👍totally.
Frank bettered him and lost to a glancing blow, just thrown out there in hope.
Lennox is still an unlikeable, flash, poser.
He had a great chin. I seen him take shots that 95% heavyweight would hit the deck. n not get back up
Lennox Lewis was GREAT
Frank was a good guy, but Lennox was a much better fighter.
Lovely video. Lovely man. I’m from Canning Town and used to see him often around Rathy market. He once stopped the traffic so my (then) wife and baby daughter could cross the road!
When I think about the 80s, one of the things that was absolutely brilliant about being in Britain at the time was the charisma of our cultural and sporting icons. Bruno made you proud to be British. To have the backing of a nation means you have got into the psyche of the country. He was loved by martial artists, doormen, the landlord of the local, factory workers, the barmaid, businesses owners and your gran... Big Frank was loved by the nation. Not too many people in the country today could say anything close to that
What a time to be alive! I stand by this statement “Frank Bruno was the most loved sports person in the last 100 years” I’ve never seen a following like it.
Not Lennox, AJ, Fury, Joe, Hatton or Henry Cooper was as loved as True Brit Frank Bruno! A true gentleman.
This was the fight Lennox Lewis would cal lout Frank Bruno. Bruno would give him one hell of a fight though, i winder what would have been if he edged the win that night.
And of course what would of become of Lennox. Lewis in my eyes is the greatest British fighter of all time, but Bruno had the backing on the UK. I don't think there has been a fighter since who was that loved.
king joe mate,hes the king,the best boxer
Joe Calzaghe was the best BRITISH Boxer ever. The credit for Lewis must go to Canada not Britain.
@@keithcampbell6806 or Jamaica 🙂
love bruno....end of
100%
Most people would agree, me included.
Sound as a pound was Frank Bruno🥇👍yer know whatta mean Harry👌👏👍
Frank’s jab was dynamite that night
Good old Frank. Top bloke and a very good boxer.
One of very few to rock Tyson when he was at his peak. Very tough Frank, he could take a punch and crack on. Terrific bloke- probably on a par with Henry Cooper in terms of his popularity with the British public.
@@liverpoolscottish6430 yes, i remember the very punch that rocked mike tyson,big frank didnot have the killer instinct
@@Beekind799We watched him rock Tyson and shouted hit him with the stool Frank.
Very good boxer you obviously no fuck all about boxing 🙄
You obviously no nothing about boxing clown 🙄
Great footage, we all love Frank Bruno. Heavy hands too.
100% Frank was a better boxer than AJ ever was. He also hit a lot harder and never ever ducked a fight. He did this whilst charming the British people for over a decade. A great all round guy basically. Watched ever single one of his fights, we all did - good times. I remember him beating the great Joe Bugner (he was 38 yrs old but still could box). 100% good times.
It's refreshing to hear that you call him the great Joe Bugner - an extremely good boxer who never had the credit he deserved
Great video again, i find myself 6 videos deep into Frank Bruno's career going though you channel haha
Brunos jab was a proper weapon
It would be like getting hit by a train. Incredible jab
Frank one of those rare heavyweights who could punch through a guard. He had a relatively slow jab with almost no telegraphing which meant it would often catch people flush, or knock their hands back into their own face. Much underrated fighter in an era with some all time greats.
Everyone loved big Frank. He may not have been the best there ever was but he was definitely cool 😊👍
We all grew up with and loved Frank, still popular
I always felt Frank could do with another 14lb's on him, you wouldn't see where it went and it would give him more stamina. He was a great fighter and a real gent. Wherever you are Frank, all the best.
How would carrying another stone give him more stamina ?
@@MrMattw975 because it’s fuel in the tank and that takes you further
@@copferthat but it's also more weight to carry. Frank beefed up to 112 kgs towards the end of the fight & was far less mobile (losing to Tyson & Lewis).
@@MrMattw975 I know but losing to Tyson and Lewis is not exactly hard. Frank was an excellent boxer but not in their class I'm afraid.
Bruno was a slow heavyweight why make him more slow by putting pounds on and gas out quicker 🤣🤣
Frank was running at the great north run half marathon when I was there competing in it , I did it three times nice bloke frank massive shoulders and arms on him, you know what I mean Harry, big fan of frank wish him the very best
Had a gentle, dry humour and a stiff humbleness. Asked a bloke called Harry if he comprehended. 👏
I dont mind admitting but i had tears in my eyes when he finally got the belt.
Ive never seen a ring fill up so quick with other boxers watching at ringside to cheer for him , from memory i think Naz was in there , Eubank i think , but the ring was full , it really was like a Rocky film.
Then i remember him sitting at ringside in tears , he literally poured his heart out about not being an uncle t*m , that poor guy got abuse , not by racists , but from his own "community" calling him an uncle t*m , just because he made extra money by appearing on TV shows and doing panto , and because the white people of Britain took him to our hearts , just like we do with any down to earth , hard working underdog..
He suffered terribly back then , and to see him in tears having to explain himself on the night he became champion was heartbreaking.
A couple of things in the voiceover back then as well , yes Bruno had stamina problems , he was chisled out of granite and muscular boxers at heavyweight often burn out quicker than those who arent full out muscles.
He didnt have questionable mental toughness though , and he didnt see the canvass at all , Brunos main problem was he had too much heart and too strong mentally , he wouldnt go down and take a knee , Bruno took too much damage standing ,,who knows had he took a knee in the first Tyson fight and allowed himself an 8 count he may have cleared his head and it would have got Tyson away , he just didnt want to give in and eventually Tyson stopped him.
If you notice how many shots he took from Tyson though , not many opponents take one punch flush from Tyson.
Also in one of the early rounds Bruno shook Tyson , no one had hurt Tyson before that , who knows on another day Bruno could have been the Buster Douglas..
I dont remember the Lennox Lewis fight , but i know the finish and Bruno wasnt out , just overwhelmed in the corner.
I dont remember this either , thats a vicious KO , the guy was struggling , it always worries me watching old boxing fights just how poor the aftercare was , nowadays they would be straight in with the oxygen.
I remember when Spencer Oliver got carried out on a stretcher in the Albert Hall , it felt like forever before he was getting proper medical help and by then it was too late.
Always had always will have a lot of love for Bruno.
Lovely guy whose heart and ability took him as far as it could. He struggled with some demons and has shown his courage as much in retirement as in the ring.
Wow, you heard the punch. Frank, legend...
If you don't know the commentator, you'll remember Bruno's tagline-"Know what I mean, Harry? " The commentator's easygoing attitude made the fight. The pair are now part of our folk memories.
thanks for the memories
Nice one Frank . Respect to an old school Boxer ...
How great to hear Harry Carpenter again. RIP
When boxing was on tv for free. Heady times ❤
Love Frank. What a great ambassador for British boxing 🥊
Brunos downside was he was too upright. No flexibility in his style, no bobbing weaving.
And when he got really hit, he would stay within reach & keep getting pummelled sadly. Rather than holding & keeping the big punches at bay for a respite.
But he couldn't half hit hard.....Harry 😊
Wasn't scared of Tyson ..... And, Tyson knew that ....
And Tyson wasn't afraid of anyone, when they asked Tyson about the size difference between Frank and him he answered 'he's so big I can't miss him'
my first boxing here was Ali then big frank.always wanted frank to do better.think his physical physic slowed him down.but was still my hero in the ring.love you bruno
Even though Lewis was my favourite heavyweight I still lived watching frank. Especially his after fight interviewS with "ARRY" lol. Remember watching the Tyson fight when I was young. Broke Britain's heart Tyson did lol.
AJ has a similar fighting stance to Bruno. But honestly, Bruno was better.
As I am watching this fight, I have the same thought.
@@w4tkn Exactly. In any war, and anything you risk your life in is war, your legacy is created as much by the quality of your opponents as it is by yourself. AJ is so lucky he is trading punches with todays crowd, and not prime Mike Tyson's, Foreman's and Ali's. Same can be said for Wilder and even Fury I think. They look good fighting each other but no one would even know any of them in different era's. And even the great Usyk I suspect would have remained a great cruiserweight only. Mr Bruno would have not had to wait so long to be world champion today. And for proof I offer the Bruno vs the last great champion, Lennox Lewis fight. Bruno nearly changed history there as Lewis was outclassed throughout. Put that Bruno in against AJ or Wilder etc and only Bruno walks out as champion for sure
Living legend
He looks like a character from the N64 era where they couldn't do joints properly and so had the big arms sticking out.
Frank was as good as any heavy weight about today and would be champ.
He was
Technically poor and poor athleticism
@@scarred10 he was as good as any heavyweight around today,and had the biggest punch in boxing,how many heavyweights today could put Mike Tyson on his arse
I think Frank would make a great teacher at a nursery just think what story times would be like
Kids would shit them self cry over frack reading Winnie the poo
That voice is gold
National treasure. Legend in my lifetime.
Love Big Frank ! I also think he must have the deepest voice of any boxer … 🤔 which mine sounded like his 😂
Frank, a true Englishman.
What is Ribero doing wearing my grandma’s bloomers?😂
Legend!
Big Frank was good definitely be world champion today
Bruno went full warrior when he got him on the ropes lol
Big Frank will always be a special hero for us Brits
Ribalta looked scared to me.
Always liked Bruno, but how he kept getting away with those rabbit punches fight after fight is baffling.
Yeah Bruno loved then rabbit punches
Don't think many people realize how hard Frank hit I remember getting to watch one of his fight when we had just bought a color TV and I can't remember who he was fighting but what I can remember is that he knocked his opponent down with a body punch that lifted him off the ring and he was done for
But did Harry know what he meant? 😅 Absolute legend, top man Frank Bruno
Persistent bruno won a world title on his fourth attempt gave lewis one of his hardest fights and kod ribalta as demonstrated something mike tyson failed to do
Bruno would get smashed today, standing at just 6'3 and with stiff movement he'd be a sitting duck.
His back silhouette is scary
There’s only one Frank Bruno ❤
Frank was always way too nice to be a killer boxer
Frank could sure hit very hard. He really rocked Mike Tyson but just never followed the punch up quickly enough it was as if he was too busy admiring his punch. You gotta love big Frank though a true great man and not quite great boxer but still very good and strong as an ox.
We love you Frank!
Lewis Mason Bruno the old days
We’re not doing to bad today with Joshua, Tyson and Dubois 🇬🇧
That KO right hand punch from Frank made a sound like someone hitting a water-melon with a baseball bat !
I forgotten how good Frank was keep strong champ ❤❤❤
Tyson went through him like warm butter LMFAO BRUNO MY ASS
Clearly we watched a different fight as he got to round 5 before the fight being stopped. Technical knockout rather than a knockout and considering Tyson was an awesome knockout fighter, warm butter Frank was not.
@@rambledogs2012 Bruno wanted a lot of hugs from Mike, Mike dominated and both of us know it, if ref didn't stop it Bruno would have sustained chronic damage, the most I'll give Bruno is a few combinations that got through , ok maybe refrigerated butter.
@@robertparisi8016 If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
Yes indeed Bruno would have put you on your ass if you had fought him. I imagine you would have wet your pants and started crying if you had ever stepped into a boxing ring though 😭😭😭😭😭
I was at that fight, the only one of Bruno's I saw live. It was a decent enough card as well. Joe Bugner's son was up that night. I have a vague recollection of Lloyd Honeyghan being on as well, but that might be misremembered from something else. I remember the banter beforehand about him blinding Bruno. That was after Frank had been through surgery to reattach his retina. After all the pre-match hype, the lad didn't swing many punches. A great memory, nonetheless.
Isn't he the one that cried when he had to face Mike Tyson?
Wouldnt most.
Frank Brenner is a legend proper boxer.
Frank and Harry. 80s distilled.
Absolute legend
I didn't know they had fought. Ribalta put up a hell of a fight against the best version of Mike Tyson. Tough as they come
Sir frank Brunoooo
Beautiful Soul
Turned into Overeem. Frank was great in his prime.
I've met Frank a couple of times and he was a legend then and a legend now. Daniel Dubois reminds me of Frank...
Ribalta was wearing pajamas .