Tyson Fury would have been eaten for dinner in my era, claims Frank Bruno

[polecateddy]

Still he did stop Holyfield, that did actually happen.

Lewis probably could have too but fought too cautious

Holyfield got KOd brawling with Bowe, Bowe got KD brawling with Holy. Lewis knew better than to plant his feet and brawl with Holyfield, because he would end up flat on his back. Lewis had no inside game and was not suited to exhanging punches up-close with someone like Holyfield. There's no evidence from the two fights to suggest Lewis could ever stop Holyfield, the only time he buzzed him was in the 3rd Rd of the first fight with an illegal punch to the back of the head.

Holyfield probably doesn’t get enough credit for the 2nd Lewis fight. He was really good in that one and bizarrely he looked like the puncher in there not Lewis.

[Riddick Bowie]

Lewis probably could have too but fought too cautious

Holyfield got KOd brawling with Bowe, Bowe got KD brawling with Holy. Lewis knew better than to plant his feet and brawl with Holyfield, because he would end up flat on his back. Lewis had no inside game and was not suited to exhanging punches up-close with someone like Holyfield. There's no evidence from the two fights to suggest Lewis could ever stop Holyfield, the only time he buzzed him was in the 3rd Rd of the first fight with an illegal punch to the back of the head.

Holyfield probably doesn’t get enough credit for the 2nd Lewis fight. He was really good in that one and bizarrely he looked like the puncher in there not Lewis.

Yes, Holyfield adapted for the rematch, Lewis didn't. And Holyfield was always a puncher.

[tonyevs]

A truly great fighter Holyfield.
No doubt he was chemically enhanced as most were/are. But like Canelo .. PEDs dont put muscle on chins or give you any more skills .. they do however allow smaller guys to compete against naturally bigger guys (.. who are probably on them too)

[bigjack]

Still he did stop Holyfield, that did actually happen.

Lewis probably could have too but fought too cautious

Holyfield got KOd brawling with Bowe, Bowe got KD brawling with Holy. Lewis knew better than to plant his feet and brawl with Holyfield, because he would end up flat on his back. Lewis had no inside game and was not suited to exhanging punches up-close with someone like Holyfield. There's no evidence from the two fights to suggest Lewis could ever stop Holyfield, the only time he buzzed him was in the 3rd Rd of the first fight with an illegal punch to the back of the head.

I didn't say Lewis would beat him inside but he was more than capable of hurting him with a long right hand,but like I said,fought safe,he didn't buzz Holyfield because he didn't open up..If Lewis had done that i'm sure he could have hurt him as much as Bert Cooper did

[polecateddy]

A truly great fighter Holyfield.
No doubt he was chemically enhanced as most were/are. But like Canelo .. PEDs dont put muscle on chins or give you any more skills .. they do however allow smaller guys to compete against naturally bigger guys (.. who are probably on them too)

Holyfield was questioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission about HGH usage following his 1994 loss to Michael Moorer. There was also PED packages send to ‘Evan Fields.’ But of course none of the mud really stuck. I’d imagine all those heart issues re Moorer 1 was overdoing stacks. But I wound imagine Lewis was on stuff too. He certainly bulked up a good stone plus of muscle as he went on.

[DrDuke]

A truly great fighter Holyfield.
No doubt he was chemically enhanced as most were/are. But like Canelo .. PEDs dont put muscle on chins or give you any more skills .. they do however allow smaller guys to compete against naturally bigger guys (.. who are probably on them too)

Holyfield was questioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission about HGH usage following his 1994 loss to Michael Moorer. There was also PED packages send to ‘Evan Fields.’ But of course none of the mud really stuck. I’d imagine all those heart issues re Moorer 1 was overdoing stacks. But I wound imagine Lewis was on stuff too. He certainly bulked up a good stone plus of muscle as he went on.

All top athletes were juiced and nothing changed today, no doubt about that.

[tonyevs]

Top cyclists get tested a lot more than boxers - and have shown the way how to do it. Micro dosing was one way early on, but now there are stuff to take to cover the stuff you take .. to cover the stuff you take ..

Its a finely tuned process nowadays.

[polecateddy]

I think the UFC are moderately cleaner than say 10 years ago by keeping a better eye on testosterone levels. You get less fighters these days looking like Alistair Overeem did against Lesnar in 2011, which was just nuts.

[TopGun]

Ok so lets look at the obvious Heavy Weights at their prime when Bruno was around. I don't think Bruno can say that Fury wouldn't do well.....

Fury vs..........

Lennox Lewis - Lewis could just about edge it,
Mike Tyson - This is a tough call, could Fury really hold him off for 12 rounds, did Tyson have 12 rounds in him.
Evander Holyfield - Actually think he maybe the one that causes Fury the most trouble.

Vitali Klitschko - Definitely goes to points - Draw (arguably was not around during Bruno's days)

[polecateddy]

Ok so lets look at the obvious Heavy Weights at their prime when Bruno was around. I don't think Bruno can say that Fury wouldn't do well.....

Fury vs..........

Lennox Lewis - Lewis could just about edge it,
Mike Tyson - This is a tough call, could Fury really hold him off for 12 rounds, did Tyson have 12 rounds in him.
Evander Holyfield - Actually think he maybe the one that causes Fury the most trouble.

Vitali Klitschko - Definitely goes to points - Draw (arguably was not around during Bruno's days)

Why exactly wouldn’t Fury suffer multiple knockdowns against these illustrious greats? I’d see quite a large danger of Lewis totally outclassing him.

[mickey1975]

Ok so lets look at the obvious Heavy Weights at their prime when Bruno was around. I don't think Bruno can say that Fury wouldn't do well.....

Fury vs..........

Lennox Lewis - Lewis could just about edge it,
Mike Tyson - This is a tough call, could Fury really hold him off for 12 rounds, did Tyson have 12 rounds in him.
Evander Holyfield - Actually think he maybe the one that causes Fury the most trouble.

Vitali Klitschko - Definitely goes to points - Draw (arguably was not around during Bruno's days)

Why exactly wouldn’t Fury suffer multiple knockdowns against these illustrious greats? I’d see quite a large danger of Lewis totally outclassing him.

Why wouldn't he have gotten up? He always does. As I've said, Lewis and Tyson can't.

[TopGun]

Ok so lets look at the obvious Heavy Weights at their prime when Bruno was around. I don't think Bruno can say that Fury wouldn't do well.....

Fury vs..........

Lennox Lewis - Lewis could just about edge it,
Mike Tyson - This is a tough call, could Fury really hold him off for 12 rounds, did Tyson have 12 rounds in him.
Evander Holyfield - Actually think he maybe the one that causes Fury the most trouble.

Vitali Klitschko - Definitely goes to points - Draw (arguably was not around during Bruno's days)

Why exactly wouldn’t Fury suffer multiple knockdowns against these illustrious greats? I’d see quite a large danger of Lewis totally outclassing him.

He could suffer multiple knockdowns, doesnt mean he losses though? I just dont agree with what Bruno said. I think Tyson Fury would have held his own in his era too, he may not have won them all but he would have still been a world champ. He is better than Bruno.

[Riddick Bowie]

A truly great fighter Holyfield.
No doubt he was chemically enhanced as most were/are. But like Canelo .. PEDs dont put muscle on chins or give you any more skills .. they do however allow smaller guys to compete against naturally bigger guys (.. who are probably on them too)

Holyfield was questioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission about HGH usage following his 1994 loss to Michael Moorer. There was also PED packages send to ‘Evan Fields.’ But of course none of the mud really stuck. I’d imagine all those heart issues re Moorer 1 was overdoing stacks. But I wound imagine Lewis was on stuff too. He certainly bulked up a good stone plus of muscle as he went on.

The 'heart issue' was cleared up in 1995 but the story won't die. It wasn't a heart issue, it was a misdiagnosis because the hospital had his body pumped full of morphine. There's a more technical explanation on HBO pre fight before the Mercer fight for those who weren't there at the time.

He did go into the Moorer fight with a shoulder injury, but no heart problems.

[Riddick Bowie]

Ok so lets look at the obvious Heavy Weights at their prime when Bruno was around. I don't think Bruno can say that Fury wouldn't do well.....

Fury vs..........

Lennox Lewis - Lewis could just about edge it,
Mike Tyson - This is a tough call, could Fury really hold him off for 12 rounds, did Tyson have 12 rounds in him.
Evander Holyfield - Actually think he maybe the one that causes Fury the most trouble.

Vitali Klitschko - Definitely goes to points - Draw (arguably was not around during Bruno's days)

Why exactly wouldn’t Fury suffer multiple knockdowns against these illustrious greats? I’d see quite a large danger of Lewis totally outclassing him.

Why wouldn't he have gotten up? He always does. As I've said, Lewis and Tyson can't.

That's because Tyson could take punches flush in the face from Razor Ruddock without blinking. If you have a chin like that, you're obviously not going to be in up and down wars.

In 17 years he was down three times, at the end of prolonged beatings, the third one against Lewis when he was well past it. How many times has Fury been down? That tells you about his chin.

[margaret thatcher]

getting up to win against deontay wilder is very different from getting up to win vs atg heavys

i dont doubt fury could keep getting up several times, but i can see a lewis repeatedly dropping him and staying in control. lewis can win rounds without scoring kds, unlike wilder for the most part

[mickey1975]

getting up to win against deontay wilder is very different from getting up to win vs atg heavys

i dont doubt fury could keep getting up several times, but i can see a lewis repeatedly dropping him and staying in control. lewis can win rounds without scoring kds, unlike wilder for the most part

McBride, Williams, Douglas? Which fighter did he get up to beat? Please tell me.

[jimmystone]

I think the UFC are moderately cleaner than say 10 years ago by keeping a better eye on testosterone levels. You get less fighters these days looking like Alistair Overeem did against Lesnar in 2011, which was just nuts.

There's no 'think' about it. The UFC has cleaned up its act. That doesn't mean it's clean but it was the wild west. Like you say, Overeem, Wanderlei, Lesnar, Belfort are the obvious ones but there were loads absolutely taking the piss back int day.

[margaret thatcher]

i was talking about len, but as far as tyson, he was well past it vs mcbride and williams. and otherwise only went down on sustained beatings

i dont think fury would drop him or lewis anyway to make that an issue

[skanksta]

Lewis is the only one who would definitely be clear favourite to beat Fury.
Therefore Evander wouldn't be far behind in the betting - close to pick.
Bowe defo could win, but which Bowe would turn up ? Too erratic.
Peak Iron Mike would be a 3/1 shot.

Fury isn't as good as Iron Mike or (say) Smokin' Joe, but come on - the size !
You only have to be competent to beat an ATG that is 4 stone and 8 inches smaller.

[margaret thatcher]

who would win bowe vs wilder?

[skanksta]

who would win bowe vs wilder?

Bowe obviously.

Who wins Wilder vs Bruno ?

[tonyevs]

who would win bowe vs wilder?

Peak for peak - it's a miss match with Bowe blowing away Wilder very quickly. If a fat slob like Fury can stand in front of Wilder, then a technically superior fighter like Bowe simply demolishes Wilder as he likes

[tonyevs]

who would win bowe vs wilder?

Peak for peak - it's a miss match with Bowe blowing away Wilder very quickly. If a fat slob like Fury can stand in front of Wilder, then a technically superior fighter like Bowe simply demolishes Wilder as he likes

[tonyevs]

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[mickey1975]

Nobody's willing to tell me who Lewis and Tyson got up to beat? Its a very straightforward question.