52 fight challenge: Week 9 - Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno

[Horse]

Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6awb9DghEo

Watch and discuss.

[Horse]

Recent weeks' fights:

Week 8 - Walter McGowan vs Salvatore Burruni: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=198338
Week 7 - Howard Winstone vs Vicente Saldivar I: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=198119
Week 6 - Chris Finnegan vs Bob Foster: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197962

Week 5 - John H. Stracey vs Jose Napoles: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197741
Week 4 - Jim Watt vs Alexis Arguello: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197596
Week 3 - Lloyd Honeyghan vs Donald Curry: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197431
Week 2 - Chris Eubank vs Michael Watson I: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197276
Week 1 - Joe Calzaghe vs Robin Reid: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197126


British & Irish boxing 52 fight history knowledge challenge thread: http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=197079

[SNG]

Glad to see you're including the previous fights, I'm off for a few days now I think I'll catch up tomorrow. I haven't seen the Calzaghe-Reid fight since the night and it was a long long time ago, I've seen Lewis-Bruno a good few times.

[Horse]

Glad to see you're including the previous fights, I'm off for a few days now I think I'll catch up tomorrow. I haven't seen the Calzaghe-Reid fight since the night and it was a long long time ago, I've seen Lewis-Bruno a good few times.

You had a good suggestion.

I had no reason not to go along with it.

[SNG]

Glad to see you're including the previous fights, I'm off for a few days now I think I'll catch up tomorrow. I haven't seen the Calzaghe-Reid fight since the night and it was a long long time ago, I've seen Lewis-Bruno a good few times.

You had a good suggestion.

I had no reason not to go along with it.

It's an interesting concept, I hope you carry it on next year with another theme.

[Horse]

It's an interesting concept, I hope you carry it on next year with another theme.

Another theme?

Please explain.

[SNG]

It's an interesting concept, I hope you carry it on next year with another theme.

Another theme?

Please explain.

Well it's pretty much never ending, you could go greatest knockouts, greatest non-title fights, greatest body punchers you could add pretty much any theme you like, obviously it would specialise from where you currently are but it's a never ending theme.

[Horse]

Well it's pretty much never ending, you could go greatest knockouts, greatest non-title fights, greatest body punchers you could add pretty much any theme you like, obviously it would specialise from where you currently are but it's a never ending theme.

Perhaps.

I could also simply keep the general challenge going for a second year.

[SNG]

Well it's pretty much never ending, you could go greatest knockouts, greatest non-title fights, greatest body punchers you could add pretty much any theme you like, obviously it would specialise from where you currently are but it's a never ending theme.

Perhaps.

I could also simply keep the general challenge going for a second year.

True, it was just a suggestion. One of the better ideas that I've seen here, wish it would have started a few years ago.

[Horse]

True, it was just a suggestion. One of the better ideas that I've seen here, wish it would have started a few years ago.

Would starting this earlier have made BoxRec much of a better place?

[SNG]

True, it was just a suggestion. One of the better ideas that I've seen here, wish it would have started a few years ago.

Would starting this earlier have made BoxRec much of a better place?

Not particularly, it's just good to see fights of significance that may have passed me by.

[Horse]

No particularly, it's just good to see fights of significance that may have passed me by.

Yes.

I feel quite bad because my enthusiasm for this challenge has plummeted in recent weeks.

I mostly blame this on my Swine Flu, but the lack of quality footage from older fights has also upset me.

[SNG]

No particularly, it's just good to see fights of significance that may have passed me by.

Yes.

I feel quite bad because my enthusiasm for this challenge has plummeted in recent weeks.

I mostly blame this on my Swine Flu, but the lack of quality footage from older fights has also upset me.

Swine flu?

Diagnosed?

I had a particularly bad cold recently, it lasted two weeks. The most disconcerting part was the metallic taste I was left with for a few days.

[Horse]

Swine flu?

Diagnosed?

Yes, I had a swab taken.

It's been going on 6 weeks. It's bloody ridiculous.

I had a particularly bad cold recently, it lasted two weeks. The most disconcerting part was the metallic taste I was left with for a few days.

Poor, SNG.

[littlepug]

That fight was one of franks finer moments for me, ok Lewis wasn't the finished article yet but it was a joy watching big frank out jab even outbox Lewis for most of the fight and yes Bruno could be a little fragile around the whiskers but Lewis had a helluva job trying to put him down at the end, it was a very entertaining fight and an even bigger occasion.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Swine flu?

Diagnosed?

Yes, I had a swab taken.

It's been going on 6 weeks. It's bloody ridiculous.

I had a particularly bad cold recently, it lasted two weeks. The most disconcerting part was the metallic taste I was left with for a few days.

Poor, SNG.

Would have thought Equine flu would have been more apt.

[Counter-puncher]

Just watching this now, a nice reminder of just how athletic the younger Lewis, weighing in at 16st5 or so, was.

Brunos attempts to negate the Lewis jab remind me very much of nortona tactics against Ali.

[Horse]

Would have thought Equine flu would have been more apt.

Yeah, unfortunately I didn't get to pick my illness.

[davie]

You been to India recently Horse?

[Horse]

You been to India recently Horse?

No.

[davie]

No particularly, it's just good to see fights of significance that may have passed me by.

Yes.

I feel quite bad because my enthusiasm for this challenge has plummeted in recent weeks.

I mostly blame this on my Swine Flu, but the lack of quality footage from older fights has also upset me.

I found it very frustrating trying to find footage of old fights.
I spent a lot of time uncovering British fighters, who had faced ATGs and thought "I really want to see that now" then couldn't find bloody footage.
This really came to a head when I was discussing the Archie Moore vs Ezzard Charles trilogy on the Boxing history forum and couldn't find any footage of these 3 massively historically significant fights.

Although I forgot all about it when I was being treated for cholera.

[davie]

You been to India recently Horse?

No.

Pakistan? Nepal?

[jamesmcdonnell]

You been to India recently Horse?

No.

Succinct.

Some might say terse.

[handsofstone]

I thought Bruno started off excellent and i had him in front and still in control before the end although i did give Lewis the 6th,Lennox had a great jab but i thought Frank's was better and busier and he did did seen to hurt Lewis early on with a right hand,great finish from Lewis though,Bruno was taking some clean shots especially uppecuts

[Counter-puncher]

On the recent rewatch what struck me most about the jabbing contest was, one, Bruno was jabbing with his right hand in a nice high parrying position, and two, he was mixing it up by throwing it to the body a lot, both being big factors in him winning that battle for most of the fight. The jabs to the body were landing with a real thud, too.