Bonecrusher Smith-update
Posted: 09 Oct 2006, 10:05
Unlike Mr Lewis, Bruno actually had a very good chin. All those shots he took from Bonecrusher, about 7 or 8 hooks landing flushed finally floored Bruno.....and Frank STILL got up! Bruno also took the best Witherspoon had to offer before finally scummbling, but Witherspoon didnt get off so lightly either and took some clean shots from Big Frank.icejack wrote:Alwya loved Bonecrusher! was there the night in came from behind to beat Bruno,when that big punch landed ,from my position right at the back you could see the sweat fly of Franks head,it was sickening to see Frank just standing there as Smith tee'ed off.Good fighter!
Was Carl Lewis a bit chinny?RazorKO wrote:Unlike Mr Lewis, Bruno actually had a very good chin. All those shots he took from Bonecrusher, about 7 or 8 hooks landing flushed finally floored Bruno.....and Frank STILL got up! Bruno also took the best Witherspoon had to offer before finally scummbling, but Witherspoon didnt get off so lightly either and took some clean shots from Big Frank.
Bruno, Cooper and Bugner are the three best British HW's from the 60's to the present.
No one takes you remotely seriously when you so obviously have an axe to grind.RazorKO wrote: Bruno, Cooper and Bugner are the three best British HW's from the 60's to the present.
Scummbling = Staggering.The Great John L wrote:Was Carl Lewis a bit chinny?RazorKO wrote:Unlike Mr Lewis, Bruno actually had a very good chin. All those shots he took from Bonecrusher, about 7 or 8 hooks landing flushed finally floored Bruno.....and Frank STILL got up! Bruno also took the best Witherspoon had to offer before finally scummbling, but Witherspoon didnt get off so lightly either and took some clean shots from Big Frank.
Bruno, Cooper and Bugner are the three best British HW's from the 60's to the present.
And what exactly is scummbling?
Lewis is as British as I am Nepalese. The man fought for Canada in the 88 Olympics.overhand_right wrote:No one takes you remotely seriously when you so obviously have an axe to grind.RazorKO wrote: Bruno, Cooper and Bugner are the three best British HW's from the 60's to the present.
Bruno, Cooper, Bugner, combined world title fight record: 1-6
Lewis: 16-2
Hmmm, now i'm no maths genius but...
Really? You were born in Nepal and lived there till the age of twelve? Did you base most of your pro career from there too?RazorKO wrote:Lewis is as British as I am Nepalese. The man fought for Canada in the 88 Olympics.
NO but LENNOX Lewis was very chinny.The Great John L wrote:Was Carl Lewis a bit chinny?RazorKO wrote:Unlike Mr Lewis, Bruno actually had a very good chin. All those shots he took from Bonecrusher, about 7 or 8 hooks landing flushed finally floored Bruno.....and Frank STILL got up! Bruno also took the best Witherspoon had to offer before finally scummbling, but Witherspoon didnt get off so lightly either and took some clean shots from Big Frank.
Bruno, Cooper and Bugner are the three best British HW's from the 60's to the present.
And what exactly is scummbling?
You have to be more than a "math" person to deal with boxing, overhand.overhand_right wrote:No one takes you remotely seriously when you so obviously have an axe to grind.RazorKO wrote: Bruno, Cooper and Bugner are the three best British HW's from the 60's to the present.
Bruno, Cooper, Bugner, combined world title fight record: 1-6
Lewis: 16-2
Hmmm, now i'm no maths genius but...
Agreed. His chin wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad either. Look at who he fought, and he was only dropped twice.Ezzard wrote:Lewis could be KO'd and was... But glass-jawed??? I'm not so sure. Lewis got untidy when hurt and he didn't seem to have great recuperative powers but he didn't get dropped that much in his career. He also took some mighty right hands off Klitschko (who had height, weight, reach and a punch).
As far as the champions go Lewis had one of the weaker chins but some talk as if the breeze of a butterfly's wings would knock him over.
I agree Brunos chin wasn't as bad as many think. But Lennox Lewis, come on he was hardly chinny !!KO Artist wrote:NO but LENNOX Lewis was very chinny.The Great John L wrote:Was Carl Lewis a bit chinny?RazorKO wrote:Unlike Mr Lewis, Bruno actually had a very good chin. All those shots he took from Bonecrusher, about 7 or 8 hooks landing flushed finally floored Bruno.....and Frank STILL got up! Bruno also took the best Witherspoon had to offer before finally scummbling, but Witherspoon didnt get off so lightly either and took some clean shots from Big Frank.
Bruno, Cooper and Bugner are the three best British HW's from the 60's to the present.
And what exactly is scummbling?
Bruno on the other hand had a good chin, but poor stamina and survival instincts.
He couldnt tie his opponent up
exactly.. Lewis had a good chin. After the McCall KO he even got up and COULD have continued. Bruno's chin was lot worse.Controversial wrote:I agree Brunos chin wasn't as bad as many think. But Lennox Lewis, come on he was hardly chinny !!KO Artist wrote:NO but LENNOX Lewis was very chinny.The Great John L wrote: Was Carl Lewis a bit chinny?
And what exactly is scummbling?
Bruno on the other hand had a good chin, but poor stamina and survival instincts.
He couldnt tie his opponent up
Look at the big punchers Lewis fought, Tua, Tyson, Bruno, Mason, Ruddock, Morrison, Mercer, Briggs, Klitscko, Weaver and others. If he was a chinny as you say he was he would have been floored or stopped many more times than he was.
Lewis was stopped by two big punching fighters, 16.7 stone McCall with 22kos in 29 wins and 17 stone Rahman with 29kos in 34 wins. Any fighter taking clean shots from big punching fighters like that can be ko'ed. Lewis did all he could do, he stopped them both in the rematches.
Rememebr Joe Louis was clean KO'ed, dropped, staggered and hurt in several fights so is he 'chinny' as well. Was Mike Tyson 'chinny' every loss he had was by stoppage?
Lewis was a great fighter, chinny isn't a word I associate with him.
Personally I don't think Bruno had a bad chin either. He was clearly beating Bonecrusher Smith until the last round. Even then Smith caught him with several clean big punches to the chin before Bruno went down.cultus wrote:exactly.. Lewis had a good chin. After the McCall KO he even got up and COULD have continued. Bruno's chin was lot worse.Controversial wrote:I agree Brunos chin wasn't as bad as many think. But Lennox Lewis, come on he was hardly chinny !!KO Artist wrote: NO but LENNOX Lewis was very chinny.
Bruno on the other hand had a good chin, but poor stamina and survival instincts.
He couldnt tie his opponent up
Look at the big punchers Lewis fought, Tua, Tyson, Bruno, Mason, Ruddock, Morrison, Mercer, Briggs, Klitscko, Weaver and others. If he was a chinny as you say he was he would have been floored or stopped many more times than he was.
Lewis was stopped by two big punching fighters, 16.7 stone McCall with 22kos in 29 wins and 17 stone Rahman with 29kos in 34 wins. Any fighter taking clean shots from big punching fighters like that can be ko'ed. Lewis did all he could do, he stopped them both in the rematches.
Rememebr Joe Louis was clean KO'ed, dropped, staggered and hurt in several fights so is he 'chinny' as well. Was Mike Tyson 'chinny' every loss he had was by stoppage?
Lewis was a great fighter, chinny isn't a word I associate with him.