Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.
Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.
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IRLangmaid25
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Height and reach I would say Lennox Lewis, the way he is physically defined Bruno.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
I suspect chin wise he's Bruno.IRLangmaid25 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:32Height and reach I would say Lennox Lewis, the way he is physically defined Bruno.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
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Boxing Writer
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
I don't think there was too much of a difference between Lewis' and Bruno's chins, but Lennox had much better recuperative ability.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:35I suspect chin wise he's Bruno.IRLangmaid25 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:32Height and reach I would say Lennox Lewis, the way he is physically defined Bruno.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Agreed...Lennox is an all-time great...I absolutely LOVED watching him fight.Boxing Writer wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:15I don't think there was too much of a difference between Lewis' and Bruno's chins, but Lennox had much better recuperative ability.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:35I suspect chin wise he's Bruno.IRLangmaid25 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:32
Height and reach I would say Lennox Lewis, the way he is physically defined Bruno.
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Somewhere in between.
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Syntax Error
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Nothing wrong with Bruno's chin; in fact, I'd go as far as to say he had a tremendous chin.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:35I suspect chin wise he's Bruno.IRLangmaid25 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:32Height and reach I would say Lennox Lewis, the way he is physically defined Bruno.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Bruno's failings were lack of speed, mobility & stamina.
He also lacked the ability to improvise under pressure & that's what led to his defeats.
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
We're speaking of FRANK Bruno, not Bruno Sammartino. lol.Syntax Error wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:20Nothing wrong with Bruno's chin; in fact, I'd go as far as to say he had a tremendous chin.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:35I suspect chin wise he's Bruno.IRLangmaid25 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:32
Height and reach I would say Lennox Lewis, the way he is physically defined Bruno.
Bruno's failings were lack of speed, mobility & stamina.
He also lacked the ability to improvise under pressure & that's what led to his defeats.
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lillywhite14
- Heavyweight

Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
I’d say Joshua is somewhere between the two but closer to Bruno than Lennox.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Cagey and highly skilled needs to be replaced with slow, one paced and past his best when describing Ortiz by the way.
Joshua v Wilder has potential for plenty of excitement. Just hope it actually happens!
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Respect your point and agree we need AJ/Wilder already.lillywhite14 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:22I’d say Joshua is somewhere between the two but closer to Bruno than Lennox.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Cagey and highly skilled needs to be replaced with slow, one paced and past his best when describing Ortiz by the way.![]()
Joshua v Wilder has potential for plenty of excitement. Just hope it actually happens!
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
I don't look for it to happen until next year at the earliest. Ideally it'd happen toward the end of this year, but things seldom work that way in this sport.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:24Respect your point and agree we need AJ/Wilder already.lillywhite14 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:22I’d say Joshua is somewhere between the two but closer to Bruno than Lennox.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Cagey and highly skilled needs to be replaced with slow, one paced and past his best when describing Ortiz by the way.![]()
Joshua v Wilder has potential for plenty of excitement. Just hope it actually happens!
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
It's a shame. It's the fight everyone wants to see. We'll see after the Parker fight.gilgamesh wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:25I don't look for it to happen until next year at the earliest. Ideally it'd happen toward the end of this year, but things seldom work that way in this sport.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:24Respect your point and agree we need AJ/Wilder already.lillywhite14 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:22
I’d say Joshua is somewhere between the two but closer to Bruno than Lennox.
Cagey and highly skilled needs to be replaced with slow, one paced and past his best when describing Ortiz by the way.![]()
Joshua v Wilder has potential for plenty of excitement. Just hope it actually happens!
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
He is neither Lennox Lewis nor Frank Bruno. He has completely different style comparing to Lewis and is more skilled and less stiff than Bruno. I think Lewis had better stamina, but AJ carries his power late better than Lewis who never stopped anyone if the fight went past 8 rounds. Lennox had better jab, not neccesarily harder, but more precious one. Also Lennox had better footwork and footspeed. But I think current Joshua is better than pre-Steward Lewis was. I'm pretty sure that current version of Joshua would demolish Phil Jackson in 1-2 rounds and wouldn't let Frank Bruno to outbox him for the first 6 rounds.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
I don't think Lewis' power diminished late he was just patient enough to stay focused on simply outboxing a guy and winning that way rather than going for a KO.Boxing Writer wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:31He is neither Lennox Lewis nor Frank Bruno. He has completely different style comparing to Lewis and is more skilled and less stiff than Bruno. I think Lewis had better stamina, but AJ carries his power late better than Lewis who never stopped anyone if the fight went past 8 rounds. Lennox had better jab, not neccesarily harder, but more precious one. Also Lennox had better footwork and footspeed. But I think current Joshua is better than pre-Steward Lewis was. I'm pretty sure that current version of Joshua would demolish Phil Jackson in 1-2 rounds and wouldn't let Frank Bruno to outbox him for the first 6 rounds.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Takam should've went the distance with AJ, he wasn't hurt at the time of the stoppage.
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
But against Wlad he has shown his power was still there in the 11th round of a very tough fight. His stamina looked really bad against both Wlad and Takam though.gilgamesh wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:33I don't think Lewis' power diminished late he was just patient enough to stay focused on simply outboxing a guy and winning that way rather than going for a KO.Boxing Writer wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:31He is neither Lennox Lewis nor Frank Bruno. He has completely different style comparing to Lewis and is more skilled and less stiff than Bruno. I think Lewis had better stamina, but AJ carries his power late better than Lewis who never stopped anyone if the fight went past 8 rounds. Lennox had better jab, not neccesarily harder, but more precious one. Also Lennox had better footwork and footspeed. But I think current Joshua is better than pre-Steward Lewis was. I'm pretty sure that current version of Joshua would demolish Phil Jackson in 1-2 rounds and wouldn't let Frank Bruno to outbox him for the first 6 rounds.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Takam should've went the distance with AJ, he wasn't hurt at the time of the stoppage.
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
More "EPIC" from Gilgamesh! lol.gilgamesh wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:33I don't think Lewis' power diminished late he was just patient enough to stay focused on simply outboxing a guy and winning that way rather than going for a KO.Boxing Writer wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:31He is neither Lennox Lewis nor Frank Bruno. He has completely different style comparing to Lewis and is more skilled and less stiff than Bruno. I think Lewis had better stamina, but AJ carries his power late better than Lewis who never stopped anyone if the fight went past 8 rounds. Lennox had better jab, not neccesarily harder, but more precious one. Also Lennox had better footwork and footspeed. But I think current Joshua is better than pre-Steward Lewis was. I'm pretty sure that current version of Joshua would demolish Phil Jackson in 1-2 rounds and wouldn't let Frank Bruno to outbox him for the first 6 rounds.oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 13:25 We know AJ is good, but we do not know how good (or bad). While the Klitchko (sp?) fight was a great fight, Vlad has seen better days and has always had a suspect chin. While Deontay KO'd a cagey, highly skilled Ortiz with a granite chin.
Styles make fights, and Wilder v. AJ would provide real excitement. But to hear all the opinions on AJ being amongst the greatest of all-time is not only premature, but incredibly unfair to AJ at this time.![]()
Takam should've went the distance with AJ, he wasn't hurt at the time of the stoppage.
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
What the hell is that supposed to mean? You thought Takam was badly hurt and needed to be saved by the ref? Because if so you'd be about the only one.
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Mimmy
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
AJ is certainly Bruno but I think its because of the muscle mass. Bruno was very robotic and to be honest I just think its the way they are built it terms of muscle. I just dont think their bodys were designed to be boxers the way they were built. I dont think they can maneuver the way other heavyweights can. I simply beleive its body muscle thats the issue.
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Great points...agree wholeheartedly...not sure if that makes the Joshua/Parker fight any more interesting though. Much as I'm sick of AJ hype, Parker is going to have a lot of trouble unless he is quicker and stronger than I think he is.Mimmy wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:50 AJ is certainly Bruno but I think its because of the muscle mass. Bruno was very robotic and to be honest I just think its the way they are built it terms of muscle. I just dont think their bodys were designed to be boxers the way they were built. I dont think they can maneuver the way other heavyweights can. I simply beleive its body muscle thats the issue.
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
Joshua is certainly becoming Brunoesque in stature.Mimmy wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:50 AJ is certainly Bruno but I think its because of the muscle mass. Bruno was very robotic and to be honest I just think its the way they are built it terms of muscle. I just dont think their bodys were designed to be boxers the way they were built. I dont think they can maneuver the way other heavyweights can. I simply beleive its body muscle thats the issue.
The last time out, he was 254lbs which is about 10lbs more than he usually comes in at.
I don't know why Joshua feels he needs to weigh any more, as he was pretty huge to begin with.
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
You have to blame the trainer. He should be spending his time on slipping and sliding and not lifting.Syntax Error wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:56Joshua is certainly becoming Brunoesque in stature.Mimmy wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 15:50 AJ is certainly Bruno but I think its because of the muscle mass. Bruno was very robotic and to be honest I just think its the way they are built it terms of muscle. I just dont think their bodys were designed to be boxers the way they were built. I dont think they can maneuver the way other heavyweights can. I simply beleive its body muscle thats the issue.
The last time out, he was 254lbs which is about 10lbs more than he usually comes in at.
I don't know why Joshua feels he needs to weigh any more, as he was pretty huge to begin with.
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Mimmy
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Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
I just dont think the human body can move with all that tight muscle, and it must be tight because there is far more muscle than the body needs.
I'm going to ask a physiotherapist when im back at work next week.
I'm going to ask a physiotherapist when im back at work next week.
Re: Is AJ Lennox Lewis or Frank Bruno
I remember what happened to Tommy Morrison after doing the Rocky III movie. He got the "musclepox" disease from Stallone and was never the same. He lost the speed that made him a unique power puncher.