It’s amazing how much Emmanuel Steward helped Lewis! The older Lewis was a completely different fighter: more defensive, higher guard, controlled his opponents with his lead hand, and better judge of distance. Great trainers make all the difference!
Tyson Fury trying to go the Kronk route now with Steward's nephew Sugar Hill as his new trainer, only time will tell if he becomes better like big Lennox did
@@SiLoMixMaster Emanuel Steward invited him to live with him in 2013. he worked in Kronk then. According to his book he lost alot weight in 12 months. so maybe better. dunno.
yea Lewis was lucky he didn't meet Iron Mike early in his career .he would have been destroyed for sure.Lewis was much better in his thirties than his twenties and then he of course he destroyed mike
Indeed we do. We hope you are well Frank and happy in your life. Depression can be a bad hurdle to get over in life. I know that myself but have also overcome it with strength, determination and love from others xx.
I always liked Frank but he lacked the footwork which allows the mobility to be truly top class. Also didn't have much in the way of an ability to throw combinations. He was big enough and strong enough to be on the peripheral. Lewis on the other hand had all of those qualities. He truly was top class.
Bruno was four rounds ahead at round four,Bruno was very underrated,tough cookie that ran often out of steam in the later rounds,good win for Lewis although Bruno often beat Lewis to the punch
Bruno had a glass chin, that was the problem. There were warning signs early in his career when he got caught by a journeyman heavyweight called Jumbo Cummings, which rocked him - later, those concerns were confirmed when James Bonecrusher Smith knocked him out in the last round with Bruno miles ahead on the judges' scorecards. Frank had the biggest punch in world boxing - no doubt about that - but he couldn't take heavy punishment and that was his downfall in every fight he lost. He was brave, but his chin's strength didn't match the bravery.
@@Wally-H When Bruno fought Bonecrusher Smith, Bruno was well in front throughout the fight & yes Bruno got caught by a very good punch from smith but smith hit Bruno over 18 times which sadly stopped a great fight, i think any boxer who gets hit that many times would either go down or be stopped.....so i can't agree about the glass jaw theory, but your opinion is yours.
Theres certain people who have this power to make you smile and laugh when you see them...Frank Bruno is one of these people. I saw him on TV only this morning, instantly started cracking up. 😁
Having just watched this again (a year later) I remembered the sound the left hook that Lewis landed on Bruno made. It was so hard you could hear it all around the arena. TV didn't pick it for some reason. Amazing Frank didn't go down.
Lennox Lewis born in U.K. 1966 raised in Canada, trained in USA and returns to Jamaica to get in touch with his roots! The coolest BEST Heavy Weight Champ of all time....
Watched this live as a kid on sky sports with my late Dad. Can't believe it was 1am before it got started in Cardiff. Never been a boxing fan of Bruno but he put in a good performance against the Eras best.
Frank was an excellent technical fighter with a huge and extremely dangerous right hand. Sadly for him, his chin wasn't the strongest and it let him down in all the fights he lost. One big counter left from Lewis here and the fight turned completely on its head.
Tyson first fight and this defeat and even the Witherspoon defeat, these were elite heavyweights in any era and Frank showed tremendous heart,conditioning boxing IQ in coming up short but with credit.
@@paulduckworth316 I wouldn't say Tim Witherspoon was "elite" in any era. Better than average, yes. Elite? Not even close. Tyson, under Rooney's training, definitely elite, probably unbeatable.
I think he means like consistently top 10 for their era making them elite. He was no journeyman. But yes agreed he is no way in the Tyson league. But that is more Legendary than elite.
Bruno led the fight heroically for 6 rounds then got caught with a massive left from the wounded Lewis that followed through to maintain momentum keeping Frank stunned and defenceless. Bruno was sensational in this fight. Most underrated fighter of all time. Heart of a lion. Literally the whole fight turned around on one big punch. Shame for Frank but credit to Lewis for his comeback too. Frank was awesome and the crowd was with him. He deserves far more recognition. He was on TV in his 60's saying he was still in such great shape he'd love to get back in the ring. He's still monster strong! This was in his own words the toughest fight of Lennox's career. Lennox straight up praised Frank for being so effective. Frank may have lost but this was his best fight.. tragic he got caught. Frank in this form would have flattened AJ. Fast powerful jabs followed through with big hooks with sustained hard pace for 6 rounds walking Lennox down. Superb fight.
Bruno could thump no doubt about it his jab was like a jack hammer and he had the fight and he lost focus after rocking Lewis and got hit then he froze but to his glory he finally became a champion
His success in terms of how well he did against Lewis was purely down to the reality that styles make fights, Bruno's style and abilities were quite simply a good mesh to fit into and get through this version of Lennox abilities and style, Mercer was more of a threat to Lewis as he was more dangerous to Lewis during his prime as his style meshed with that version of Lewis well. Lennox became champ outside of his prime multiple times, he is ultimately the only contender from this era for the title of Goat
In some parallel reality, Frank Bruno beats Lewis, Tyson, Riddick Bowe, and Evander Holyfield. That's how good Frank Bruno really was. He could have done all of that. It's just that each fight has it's own story, and Bruno was usually on the wrong end of the outcome against the most legendary fighters of his era. He had the talent, and he had the skill to beat any of those guys on any given night. It just wasn't in the cards. Unfortunately, in all sports, great athletes, great teams, great coaches, and great fighters sometimes get overlooked because they lose against other greats of the era. There is only one winner in each fight. It's the unfortunate reality of competition through the eyes of fans, and experts alike. People usually only care about the winner, and they don't even consider the loser until long after the fact. It's always going to be "what have you done for me lately" when a fighter is still active. Only after a guys career is over is when some people will look back on what actually took place. A lot of times, a fighters greatness is about more than just the accolades themselves. Regardless, Frank Bruno was deservedly a champion, and a top contender in the late 80's, and 90's, and he was special. It's crazy to think about how stacked the 90's heavyweight division was at the time. If guys like Bruno, Morrison, Mercer, Golota, Tua, Moorer, Mavrovic, and Mccall, had fought in their primes during the mid to late 2,000's, and early 2010's, I think they would have done even more. The 90's were so competitive from top to bottom at heavyweight. Even the Klitschko's couldn't break through until Lennox, Holyfield, and Tyson were long gone.
Frank Bruno is underrated too. I think he would demolish most of the heavyweight division today. I would fancy him to knock out Joshua. Maybe he would struggle with fury. He would walk through Usyk I think.
what a stupid comment. the comment should be "frank bruno is underrated", what about this fight makes lewis underrated? he almost lost to a guy that was never more than a gateway holder u had to beat to get to the contender fight to then get to a chance at the championship. I always say, if bruno hadve been a smarter fighter and just took a knee when he got hurt, he wouldve won the fight
@@oilyshoes9969 That's what your mama said when the doctor told her "It's a boy". You're probably just another Ali fan boy. Lennox Lewis is definitely top 2-3 greatest and most well accomplished heavyweights ever. Didn't need to pull any "rope a dope" or pay off judges to win fights.
Big Frank was vastly underrated his Achilles heel was his stamina and is big heart couldn't quite make up for the lack of it .But he made mine and probably a lot of others when he won the world title .
I don't think he was underrated during his career. I was only a kid at the time, but I remember him being super popular, maybe because his fights were live on terrestrial tv for all to watch.
Joel Bennett It was a technical knockout loss to Lewis, but I think the only time Bruno has been to the canvas as a professional was against Tyson. Lewis duffed him up right and proper, though; he was never the same after that and Tyson got him TKO in three rounds in their second bout together after that Lewis fight (it was TKO:5 the first time they fought). Even in that second fight, Bruno still somehow managed to get to his feet and was only finished by way of technical knockout. He’s never suffered a “full” knockout in his career. You might say the man was a wee bit too thick to know when to quit. A tough bastard, for sure. 😂
@@feliscorax Bonecrusher Smith dropped Bruno for Frank's first loss. That fight WAS on Free TV back in the 1980s, good old-fashioned Saturday afternoon sports programming.
@@feliscorax Bruno was never knocked unconscious but he was dropped and counted out against Bonecrusher. He would have been counted out against Witherspoon when he was crumpled in the corner only the ropes holding him up. His corner threw in the towel as the ref was counting.
It's like night and day watching Lennox Lewis in this fight versus watching him in the Holyfield fights it's obvious that Emmanuel Stewart was the difference-maker that put him into a bracket as top five greatest heavyweights of all time by being the best of his era
Definitely, all the all time greats are moulded by trainers into their optimum level, Lennox was multiple world champion without Steward which shows his all time goat credentials.
Always thought he was a clown to be honest. His defence of his belt against Tyson was embarrassing.....especially pre-fight when he declared he was going to be a viscious bastard and Tyson wouldnt even get to look at his belt.
David wrighton Bruno was a coward dirty fighter who used to hold & punch behind the head, he had a decent chin where he would never get knocked down but he used piss him self when Tyson gave him the evil eye so I wouldn't exactly call this coward bodybuilder Bruno brave
@@blackuncletoms3563 let's face it all boxers are brave or they would not get punched in the head for a living. Bruno just didn't have the stamina as his muscle mass was too great and he lost oxygen. He also didn't have the killer instinct like Mike, if he did then he would of been world class but to say he wasn't brave is a bit unfair. Bruno went in with Tyson twice so I recon that's brave and he didn't shy away from any of the elite like today's boxers. The majority of boxers hit behind the head on the blind side of the ref, yes its wrong but all do it. Boxing is brutal and sometimes emotions get the better of you and instinct kicks in, especially when hurt or dazed you just fight on instinct and try to survive any way you can. I would never call a boxer a coward or not brave.
Lewis was 22/23 when he won Gold. Tyson at that age was Unified HW Champion. He was also imploding. To much to soon. Two different Paths. Two Different Support Groups (which was important). Two Different lives. Two Great Champions. Shame they couldn't meet at their best.
Tyson was too busy ducking all of the real threats to his title at the time. He pulled out of his match with Holyfield in the fall of '91, and certainly never entertained fights with Lewis, Bowe, or Evander. In fact, Tyson almost exclusively fought journeymen and bums throughout his career.
Many comments claim that Bruno had no chin, but that's not the case. Every fighter that beat him was a word champion, yet none of them knocked him clean out - including Tyson twice. Just watch any of his losses and see how many solid shots he would take, yet still wouldn't go down The real problem was lack of natural movement and the lack of natural instinct to hold, tie up his opponent or take a count like you would see in Benn, Mcguigan, Lewis, Holyfield..... He even had dancing lessons to try and improve his rhythm! The stamina was as much to do with the nervous energy that Frank could never shake - the fear always overwhelmed him. That said. He was one of my favourite fighters, because despite his limitations, he showed guts, dedication, and discipline whilst always behaving in in a decent manner.
100% correct. His right hand was monstrous - he once knocked the big South African Gerry Coetzee clean off his feet with it but his glass chin let him down in every fight he lost.
Ali is the greatest, but prime vs prime, no one beats Lennox. He is constantly over looked on top boxers of all time list. He’s assuredly in the top 5. I’m a bigger fan of Mike Tyson but Lewis should absolutely never be lower on a list than Tyson
Lewis was a totally different when Steward started training him. I dont think Bruno would have lasted more than a few rounds Lewis being trained by Steward.
@I'mSmarterThanYouAndThereIsNothingYouCanDoAboutIt Exactly. Plus under Steward he fought with more caution so his fights lasted longer than Pre-Emmanuel.
Steward believed in him, he saw the untapped potential. Just tied up some loose ends, got him to move his head a bit, get in, get out, don't get caught. He was a good fighter.
Steward had the ability to see the potential in most of his fighters and just seemed to tweak their style, even though Lennox and the Klitsckho brothers for example were already great. I do like that Kronk style though. Look how aggressive Fury was against Wilder. First time I've seen Fury brawl like that in a long time but he did it with perfection.
You know I have to say one thing about Frank Bruno. I would comment that he wasn't such a good fighter in the past. The man that guy has the heart of a Lion he never goes down no matter what you hit him with. Is the only fighter I see that can get knocked out on his feet and still keep standing.it's a shame he loses his stamina in the later rounds he could have been a good one
i never believed in bruno i was hanging on the radio for this fight, bruno too robotic musclemen rarely are the greatest in boxing. This was before manny polished up lennox
The thing I say about him is he isn't British. Neither is Bruno. I hate that people pretend they are. Hell, I have a MUCH greater claim to being an Englishman, even though I've never been there. I am an Englishman because of blood.
Never realized how beloved Bruno is to British boxing fans. Tyson Fury was almost in tears when he heard Bruno caught covid. Thankfully Bruno is ok. Lewis and Joshua also have great respect for Bruno.
UK fans fell in love with him when he braved it over the pond to fight the most dangerous man in the world He lost.... But he put up hell of a fight Iv watched Bruno Tyson more than any other fight I know the fight round for round I still watch it hopeing hes guna win
Tyson also came to his peak sooner because he looked like a "Man" physically by 15, and had a great supporting cast: D'Amato was a library of knowledge of boxing and psychology of fighting; Cayton and Jacobs (who had a strong personality and Champion in his own right in his sport, hand-ball) supplied a boxing library of footage as well as the FINANCES that helped get Pro Sparring Partners to train with a young/teenage Tyson. That's huge. Training with Pros only gets you better quicker.
I have no doubt, that Tyson would have won the Heavyweight Championship at 17-18 years old. He most certainly would've won it in his first professional fight.
People criticizing Bruno for his glass chin, he was hit by about 7 or 8 bombs by one of the best heavyweights in his generation and didn't go down. That's a better chin than most people in the world have. What he lacked was boxing IQ, tie the guy up protect yourself and make it to the end of the round after getting hurt after the left hook.
Killyourself 360noscope And Lewis was in his prime was he? Heck he was older than tyson and still whooped him. Not to mention Lewis fought and beat all the world champions and top contenders in their prime during his career.. Tommy Morrison.. holyfield.. Klitschko... Bruno... Galota... Shannon Briggs.. Ray Mercer.. buster Douglas.. he even beat riddick bowe for the gold medal at the Olympic games and that was enough for bowe to refuse to face him again. How many great fighters in their prime did tyson face and beat during his career?
@@michaeljagger2079 Yes Lewis did great throughout his boxing career and dominated the game during his prime, but you also have to look at the factors which played a major role regarding the loss of Tyson against Lewis. But to be honest, I did mention that Tyson was out of his prime but now thinking about this more clearly and thourougly, I strongly believe that there really was no prime for Tyson. Although Tyson was never the same during the ages 23-24, due to prison, partying/clubbing and minimal training sessions which contributed a hell lot to his performance. Mike had lost himself before he even lost to Douglas, especially with the loss of Cus and also fired Kevin Rooney. He really wasn't himself afterwards. Lewis even mentioned in an interview that the Tyson he went up against was not the same as before.
I love that 'PINOCCHIO' 80s-esque electric piano music which plays in the foreground BEFORE the fight and WHILE Lennox and Bruno are being interviewed... As a 'bloke' would say, "smashing" -- bloo'dy smashing......lovely 'PINOCCHIO' music...
Mike Goodall is a lovely fellow........a smashing chap..........brilliant........he communicates with smashing intonation and clarity.....bloo'y brilliant ole boy........if I may say so.......*ahem*........
This was brunos best performance in my opinion even though he lost this was really impressive. Good jab, great overhand rights that were solid and accurate, but when he was hit he stayed hit and thats when it was over. Underrated though and very nice man.
Bruno never knew how to work a man's body an ribs, if you watch his fights he's strictly a head hunter. With all that power he could of done a lot of damage.
Bruno didn't have the survival instincts he wud get tagged with a good shot and his default was to freeze rather than take a count to clear his head. Lewis was one of the best finishers.
if u watch the way mike tyson fought at his prime and watch lennox lewis there is no compare...mike tyson greatest fighter ever lived even though he had many problems whith his life and family..he is the one to call the greatest
Tyson and Lewis went on two different career paths despite being close in age. Lewis took the smarter route by continuing his amateur career and taking his time to mature while Tyson was pushed quickly by his handlers. Tyson, at 18(?) years of age, lost his chance to go to the Olympics in the HW division. Debatable fights against Tillman (who would win HW Gold) cost him. Lewis made the '84 Olympic team for Canada but did not win. He lost to Tyrell Biggs (who would win SHW Gold). Lewis won in '88
Yep, he could have turned pro after '84, but I think he wanted to return to the Olympics and win a Gold Medal. I remember watching that fight between Lewis and Bowe for the Gold. I don't think Bowe ever forgot the right hand he took from Lewis in that fight, because he blatantly ducked Lewis during his brief professional career.
Bruno looked like an awkward stiff-legged zombie by the end of the fight. Not sure if it was a mix of conditioning or his glass chin. The guy was a beast and could throw some bombs, but this fight was a foreshadowing of how great Lewis would become.
Who’d have thought it? Bruno beating Lewis in every round til he got caught with a big shot. Bruno showed he was actually an excellent boxer in this fight. Remember, Lewis was established at the top by this time. And is now classed as one of the greatest heavyweights. Bruno was brilliant in this fight if he would’ve learned to go down on a knee to recover, he may have been much better. But his courage and pride kept him standing up for most of his stoppages. I mean- you don’t stand up when Tyson’s got you rocked. Take a knee, recover a bit. Carry on. Bruno was always a far better boxer than he was ever given credit for. His jab could make opponents breakdance.
Funny you should make that statement he outboxed lennox for most of the fight and had more skills that todays joshua ever had but like joshua he lacked head movement and foot speed , they both keep there head in a straight line. though and are mechanical at times.
@@ericgeorge5483 completely agree, like AJ his shoulders were too big to have a successful defence. Very static boxer with only 7-8 rounds of stamina, although he was supposed to have the most concussive one punch shot of his era. He also did not have the killer instinct needed, he rocked Tyson and if he followed it up he would of done a Buster Douglas on him. Big Frank was and still is a British boxing legend .
Bruno had a great chin. He only ever went down once in his career, against Smith, and really the ref should have stopped that long before he went to the canvas. Any other time he was TKO'd he remained standing and refused to go down. He could really take some punishment.
I tried to be totally neutral when watching this fight; but in summation I have to say that Frank made Lennox look pretty ordinary throughout. Until Frank got caught with that left hook in round 7 he had earned a well-deserved points lead over his opponent. It would have been the right thing to do for Lennox to have said that he got lucky instead of mentioning the cold temperatures, taking time to warm up and losing his footing etc. Ok, maybe Frank may have run out of gas in the closing stages; who knows. But up until he got caught he was doing admirably. People also like to mention his susceptible jaw but he took a good punch from Lennox and still didn't go down.
Lewis was my guy and his level of improvement after this fight as he evolved was mighty impressive. A pound for pound elite boxer in any era. Lennox Lewis Undisputed Champion
It’s amazing how much Emmanuel Steward helped Lewis! The older Lewis was a completely different fighter: more defensive, higher guard, controlled his opponents with his lead hand, and better judge of distance. Great trainers make all the difference!
Tyson Fury trying to go the Kronk route now with Steward's nephew Sugar Hill as his new trainer, only time will tell if he becomes better like big Lennox did
@@SiLoMixMaster Emanuel Steward invited him to live with him in 2013. he worked in Kronk then. According to his book he lost alot weight in 12 months. so maybe better. dunno.
SiLo Mixing and Mastering Well it seemed to work
@@gezzarandom Certainly did, best career performance from Fury in the Wilder rematch
yea Lewis was lucky he didn't meet Iron Mike early in his career .he would have been destroyed for sure.Lewis was much better in his thirties than his twenties and then he of course he destroyed mike
I don't think people nowadays realise just how popular Bruno was. I remember even my grandma loved him.
He wasn't outstanding.
That was a good comeback from Lewis. Heart of champion.
I was there, and this was by far his best performance ive seen from him even better than McCall at wembley.
It's crazy how Frank says I'm loved today I might not be tomorrow. Frank 27 years later we all still love you.
Indeed we do. We hope you are well Frank and happy in your life. Depression can be a bad hurdle to get over in life. I know that myself but have also overcome it with strength, determination and love from others xx.
@@andypeterson3070 I believe he has been diagnosed with bipolar.
I always liked Frank but he lacked the footwork which allows the mobility to be truly top class. Also didn't have much in the way of an ability to throw combinations. He was big enough and strong enough to be on the peripheral.
Lewis on the other hand had all of those qualities. He truly was top class.
Humble Champion was limited but had a big heart
Bruno was four rounds ahead at round four,Bruno was very underrated,tough cookie that ran often out of steam in the later rounds,good win for Lewis although Bruno often beat Lewis to the punch
Bruno had a glass chin, that was the problem. There were warning signs early in his career when he got caught by a journeyman heavyweight called Jumbo Cummings, which rocked him - later, those concerns were confirmed when James Bonecrusher Smith knocked him out in the last round with Bruno miles ahead on the judges' scorecards. Frank had the biggest punch in world boxing - no doubt about that - but he couldn't take heavy punishment and that was his downfall in every fight he lost. He was brave, but his chin's strength didn't match the bravery.
@@Wally-H When Bruno fought Bonecrusher Smith, Bruno was well in front throughout the fight & yes Bruno got caught by a very good punch from smith but smith hit Bruno over 18 times which sadly stopped a great fight, i think any boxer who gets hit that many times would either go down or be stopped.....so i can't agree about the glass jaw theory, but your opinion is yours.
Bruno was ahead on points in a few of his fights that he lost in the later rounds. He would tire late in fights and get stopped.
You could never underrate Bruno enough
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Theres certain people who have this power to make you smile and laugh when you see them...Frank Bruno is one of these people. I saw him on TV only this morning, instantly started cracking up. 😁
This so takes me back to my childhood. Fucking awesome memory. Big Frank is a legend and so is Lennox !
I'm happy to have been at this fight with my good friend Simon B. You can see our daft 19 year old faces as both fighters enter the arena. #twotwats
Bruno got a little top happy when he caught Lenox and he(Lenox) made him pay
Lenox held him before that uppercut ...that punch was brutal
That's ace man.
Was there too, cold but brilliant night, traveling across the country to see it Live, luckily my Aunt lived in Cardiff for our free accommodation stay
Having just watched this again (a year later) I remembered the sound the left hook that Lewis landed on Bruno made. It was so hard you could hear it all around the arena. TV didn't pick it for some reason. Amazing Frank didn't go down.
This was the good old days when you could watch boxing for free on national tv
ANYTHING pre Murdoch is good
This wasn't on free tv (certainly not in the UK anyway).
@Sam Derick idiot
Sky Sports wasn't free
@Sam Derick tyson would of lost at this point he was a waste of time after 1988 when he left rooney.
Lewis clearly letting Frank punch himself out. Genius.
This has to be the best I have ever seen from Frank Bruno!
LL a real all round pro. You couldn't ask for more from a professional flighter.
22:44 - round 1 begins.
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@@biggur5 Why wouldn't you wanna watch the pre fight stuff?
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@@hamdanjantan399 that's just american tv for you
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Damn… That left hook almost took Bruno’s head off 😂😂😂👊🏾
Despite him losing I think this was one of Bruno's best performances I saw from him.
I was in the Cardiff crowd to see this.it was the one and only live fight I’ve seen!
The crowd seemed pro Bruno at the start but changed during the bout.
Bet it was electric? Was there any trouble at mill?
Lennox Lewis born in U.K. 1966 raised in Canada, trained in USA and returns to Jamaica to get in touch with his roots!
The coolest BEST Heavy Weight Champ of all time....
@Big Red! For me my favourite heavyweight ever, he really was the full package.
Trained in the US!?!? Since when?
Watched this live as a kid on sky sports with my late Dad. Can't believe it was 1am before it got started in Cardiff. Never been a boxing fan of Bruno but he put in a good performance against the Eras best.
I didn't know frank bruno was that good! He's completely underrated
Frank was an excellent technical fighter with a huge and extremely dangerous right hand. Sadly for him, his chin wasn't the strongest and it let him down in all the fights he lost. One big counter left from Lewis here and the fight turned completely on its head.
Tyson first fight and this defeat and even the Witherspoon defeat, these were elite heavyweights in any era and Frank showed tremendous heart,conditioning boxing IQ in coming up short but with credit.
@@paulduckworth316 I wouldn't say Tim Witherspoon was "elite" in any era. Better than average, yes. Elite? Not even close. Tyson, under Rooney's training, definitely elite, probably unbeatable.
I think he means like consistently top 10 for their era making them elite. He was no journeyman. But yes agreed he is no way in the Tyson league. But that is more Legendary than elite.
Bruno led the fight heroically for 6 rounds then got caught with a massive left from the wounded Lewis that followed through to maintain momentum keeping Frank stunned and defenceless. Bruno was sensational in this fight. Most underrated fighter of all time. Heart of a lion. Literally the whole fight turned around on one big punch. Shame for Frank but credit to Lewis for his comeback too. Frank was awesome and the crowd was with him. He deserves far more recognition. He was on TV in his 60's saying he was still in such great shape he'd love to get back in the ring. He's still monster strong! This was in his own words the toughest fight of Lennox's career. Lennox straight up praised Frank for being so effective. Frank may have lost but this was his best fight.. tragic he got caught. Frank in this form would have flattened AJ. Fast powerful jabs followed through with big hooks with sustained hard pace for 6 rounds walking Lennox down. Superb fight.
Bruno’s biggest problem was stamina past 6 rounds in high pressure situations. Bonecrusher Smith and Tim Witherspoon did him in when Bruno was winning
Bruno could thump no doubt about it his jab was like a jack hammer and he had the fight and he lost focus after rocking Lewis and got hit then he froze but to his glory he finally became a champion
His success in terms of how well he did against Lewis was purely down to the reality that styles make fights, Bruno's style and abilities were quite simply a good mesh to fit into and get through this version of Lennox abilities and style, Mercer was more of a threat to Lewis as he was more dangerous to Lewis during his prime as his style meshed with that version of Lewis well. Lennox became champ outside of his prime multiple times, he is ultimately the only contender from this era for the title of Goat
In some parallel reality, Frank Bruno beats Lewis, Tyson, Riddick Bowe, and Evander Holyfield. That's how good Frank Bruno really was. He could have done all of that. It's just that each fight has it's own story, and Bruno was usually on the wrong end of the outcome against the most legendary fighters of his era. He had the talent, and he had the skill to beat any of those guys on any given night. It just wasn't in the cards. Unfortunately, in all sports, great athletes, great teams, great coaches, and great fighters sometimes get overlooked because they lose against other greats of the era. There is only one winner in each fight. It's the unfortunate reality of competition through the eyes of fans, and experts alike. People usually only care about the winner, and they don't even consider the loser until long after the fact. It's always going to be "what have you done for me lately" when a fighter is still active. Only after a guys career is over is when some people will look back on what actually took place. A lot of times, a fighters greatness is about more than just the accolades themselves. Regardless, Frank Bruno was deservedly a champion, and a top contender in the late 80's, and 90's, and he was special. It's crazy to think about how stacked the 90's heavyweight division was at the time. If guys like Bruno, Morrison, Mercer, Golota, Tua, Moorer, Mavrovic, and Mccall, had fought in their primes during the mid to late 2,000's, and early 2010's, I think they would have done even more. The 90's were so competitive from top to bottom at heavyweight. Even the Klitschko's couldn't break through until Lennox, Holyfield, and Tyson were long gone.
I really feel for Lennox Lewis the guy is criminally underrated
Frank Bruno is underrated too. I think he would demolish most of the heavyweight division today. I would fancy him to knock out Joshua. Maybe he would struggle with fury. He would walk through Usyk I think.
@@rorus9530 spot on
Yeah he's awesome, so is Frank Bruno.
what a stupid comment. the comment should be "frank bruno is underrated", what about this fight makes lewis underrated? he almost lost to a guy that was never more than a gateway holder u had to beat to get to the contender fight to then get to a chance at the championship. I always say, if bruno hadve been a smarter fighter and just took a knee when he got hurt, he wouldve won the fight
I agree, though I'd use the word under-appreciated.
"he got him drunk; he wasn't able to mug him!"
Love that!!
2019 October - still watching it 💥
This was the Night I became a Lennox Lewis Fan
The last undisputed heavyweight champion, avenged his losses and draw. One of the greatest ever heavyweights.
bullshit. Not even close.
@@oilyshoes9969 That's what your mama said when the doctor told her "It's a boy". You're probably just another Ali fan boy. Lennox Lewis is definitely top 2-3 greatest and most well accomplished heavyweights ever. Didn't need to pull any "rope a dope" or pay off judges to win fights.
Not to mention the draw should’ve easily been a win
Big Frank was vastly underrated his Achilles heel was his stamina and is big heart couldn't quite make up for the lack of it .But he made mine and probably a lot of others when he won the world title .
I never thought Lennox would go on to improve as much as he did.
Scary how Lewis improved and took over as the dominant world champion
Agreed, Lewis changed his style and physique after this fight, amazing how he evolved into an undisputed champion
Bruno was too often under-rated. Huge heart, but also a pretty good boxer. Well ahead on points until Lewis caught him with that left.
I don't think he was underrated during his career. I was only a kid at the time, but I remember him being super popular, maybe because his fights were live on terrestrial tv for all to watch.
He was just too musclebound and gassed too easily. He had loads of good attributes including the biggest heart to win.
agree he never knew how to get outta trouble once he got hit he just froze every time and was a sitting duck .@@beachlife2968
Frank was doing quite well in that fight both fighters had great careers
Agree, I wish people would not make comments without first knowing the facts or understanding boxing history.
Like wow,Frank Bruno really surprised me..I didn't know he was this strong.
lewis couldn't drop him, he stayed standing on two feet with his eyes open and ate everything he threw.
Joel Bennett
It was a technical knockout loss to Lewis, but I think the only time Bruno has been to the canvas as a professional was against Tyson. Lewis duffed him up right and proper, though; he was never the same after that and Tyson got him TKO in three rounds in their second bout together after that Lewis fight (it was TKO:5 the first time they fought). Even in that second fight, Bruno still somehow managed to get to his feet and was only finished by way of technical knockout. He’s never suffered a “full” knockout in his career. You might say the man was a wee bit too thick to know when to quit. A tough bastard, for sure. 😂
Makes the Tyson victory over him even better..shows he beat a legit opponent
@@feliscorax Bonecrusher Smith dropped Bruno for Frank's first loss. That fight WAS on Free TV back in the 1980s, good old-fashioned Saturday afternoon sports programming.
@@feliscorax Bruno was never knocked unconscious but he was dropped and counted out against Bonecrusher. He would have been counted out against Witherspoon when he was crumpled in the corner only the ropes holding him up. His corner threw in the towel as the ref was counting.
It's like night and day watching Lennox Lewis in this fight versus watching him in the Holyfield fights it's obvious that Emmanuel Stewart was the difference-maker that put him into a bracket as top five greatest heavyweights of all time by being the best of his era
Definitely, all the all time greats are moulded by trainers into their optimum level, Lennox was multiple world champion without Steward which shows his all time goat credentials.
Wish Frank had won . Always loved Frank Bruno . Great fighter . Many happy memories .
well guess i don't have to watch it now
Always thought he was a clown to be honest.
His defence of his belt against Tyson was embarrassing.....especially pre-fight when he declared he was going to be a viscious bastard and Tyson wouldnt even get to look at his belt.
Lennox fought well under pressure, he lost every round and then won in a shocking TKO
Two of the greatest warriors in British Boxing. Fabulous fight
Bruno always too brave -----always got sparked on his feet
He was just hopeless!
David wrighton Bruno was a coward dirty fighter who used to hold & punch behind the head, he had a decent chin where he would never get knocked down but he used piss him self when Tyson gave him the evil eye so I wouldn't exactly call this coward bodybuilder Bruno brave
@@blackuncletoms3563 let's face it all boxers are brave or they would not get punched in the head for a living. Bruno just didn't have the stamina as his muscle mass was too great and he lost oxygen. He also didn't have the killer instinct like Mike, if he did then he would of been world class but to say he wasn't brave is a bit unfair. Bruno went in with Tyson twice so I recon that's brave and he didn't shy away from any of the elite like today's boxers. The majority of boxers hit behind the head on the blind side of the ref, yes its wrong but all do it. Boxing is brutal and sometimes emotions get the better of you and instinct kicks in, especially when hurt or dazed you just fight on instinct and try to survive any way you can. I would never call a boxer a coward or not brave.
@@wanderer1955 he couldn't have been that hopeless he was world champ
@@mikebrady86 Nah!! He was hopeless. Ask anybody who knows boxing.
Lewis was 22/23 when he won Gold. Tyson at that age was Unified HW Champion. He was also imploding. To much to soon.
Two different Paths. Two Different Support Groups (which was important). Two Different lives. Two Great Champions.
Shame they couldn't meet at their best.
Tyson was too busy ducking all of the real threats to his title at the time. He pulled out of his match with Holyfield in the fall of '91, and certainly never entertained fights with Lewis, Bowe, or Evander. In fact, Tyson almost exclusively fought journeymen and bums throughout his career.
Bruno was messin around and paid the price
Did they ever teach Bruno to skip rope & move his darn feet lol?
Many comments claim that Bruno had no chin, but that's not the case. Every fighter that beat him was a word champion, yet none of them knocked him clean out - including Tyson twice. Just watch any of his losses and see how many solid shots he would take, yet still wouldn't go down
The real problem was lack of natural movement and the lack of natural instinct to hold, tie up his opponent or take a count like you would see in Benn, Mcguigan, Lewis, Holyfield.....
He even had dancing lessons to try and improve his rhythm!
The stamina was as much to do with the nervous energy that Frank could never shake - the fear always overwhelmed him. That said. He was one of my favourite fighters, because despite his limitations, he showed guts, dedication, and discipline whilst always behaving in in a decent manner.
I always thought Bruno should have tried a different trainer
47.43 the moment that turned this fight on its head. If Lewis had missed with that left there might have been a different outcome
Definitely.
I think Lewis was angry at Big Frank holding the back of his head whilst punching, which Lewis also did. Lewis was never a intelligent guy.
Good call
"You nevah knocked me down Ray."
Lewis boxes beautifully. Don't see too many heavy weights with this kind of style anymore.
I agree generally, but I don't think you can have watched this fight. He was terrible until he threw that left hook in R6.
@@drahcirnevarc9152 *R7
Bruno looked liked a bodybuilder. He had one major , weakness, his chin. Such a likeable Guy. He had his chance here. Lewis was tough.
100% correct. His right hand was monstrous - he once knocked the big South African Gerry Coetzee clean off his feet with it but his glass chin let him down in every fight he lost.
Lennox had to do something like that he was losing on points big Time !
When doesn't he
Yeah, he talks a load of bullshit at the end as fighters usually do. He was in trouble.
@@Wally-H By round 7, Lewis was ahead. Don't be blinded by favoritism. Bruno was trash!
@@yawos9024 Nonsense. If you believe that you know nothing about boxing.
Bruno had a physique like a body builder 🤔😳
Which was his downfall.
@JSavic A casual will say AJ is the best fighter. A boxing fan will say Tyson Fury is the best fighter.
he was on the gear
@@LowerMiddleClassUselessEater What a dickhead you are. Fuckin hilarious.
@@Etherglide What is it in what iv'e stated has triggered you?you miserable wretch!
King Lennos Lewis 💯
Ali is the greatest, but prime vs prime, no one beats Lennox.
He is constantly over looked on top boxers of all time list. He’s assuredly in the top 5.
I’m a bigger fan of Mike Tyson but Lewis should absolutely never be lower on a list than Tyson
Bruno was a legend, biggest heart of them all.
He was to nice a guy
.....still is!
Ever jeard of jolyfield?
@@tonyevans1354 holyfield
Loser you mean
Lewis was a totally different when Steward started training him. I dont think Bruno would have lasted more than a few rounds Lewis being trained by Steward.
@I'mSmarterThanYouAndThereIsNothingYouCanDoAboutIt Exactly. Plus under Steward he fought with more caution so his fights lasted longer than Pre-Emmanuel.
Steward believed in him, he saw the untapped potential. Just tied up some loose ends, got him to move his head a bit, get in, get out, don't get caught. He was a good fighter.
@I'mSmarterThanYouAndThereIsNothingYouCanDoAboutItI totally agree.
Steward had the ability to see the potential in most of his fighters and just seemed to tweak their style, even though Lennox and the Klitsckho brothers for example were already great.
I do like that Kronk style though. Look how aggressive Fury was against Wilder. First time I've seen Fury brawl like that in a long time but he did it with perfection.
☝🏼Just like if Tyson had kept Rooney as his trainer🥊🥊
Wow I love the heavyweight division, I don't know what flavor looks better, would love to try them both.
Hey friend. These beautiful fights should be saveable. They were beautiful memories, I would like to have them on my list.
Both legends
You know I have to say one thing about Frank Bruno. I would comment that he wasn't such a good fighter in the past. The man that guy has the heart of a Lion he never goes down no matter what you hit him with. Is the only fighter I see that can get knocked out on his feet and still keep standing.it's a shame he loses his stamina in the later rounds he could have been a good one
My god Lewis was so strong back then. Bruno is a very big man but Lewis had huge shoulder blades and thick set. His left jab was like George Foreman.
Hats off too both of them weapons back in the day and legends now both of them what a fight👏
say what you want about Lennox, he was one formidable fighting specimen...his physique was out of this world!
One of the best ever 👊🏻
i never believed in bruno i was hanging on the radio for this fight, bruno too robotic musclemen rarely are the greatest in boxing. This was before manny polished up lennox
The thing I say about him is he isn't British. Neither is Bruno. I hate that people pretend they are. Hell, I have a MUCH greater claim to being an Englishman, even though I've never been there. I am an Englishman because of blood.
How can anybody on the planet not like Frank Bruno.
Well his wife, who suffered years of physical abuse at his hands, probably doesn't like him.
@@Wally-H Was this before he was ill with mental illness? I mean Bi-Polar as in before diagnosis or before??
@@Wally-H😂
😢루이스의작전은 마지막에 상대가 힘이빠저을때. 집중적으로 소니기펀지로공략하는것인데 상대편들도 같이 받아치면되는데 집중공격에 무너지고만다
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Frank Bruno unleashed about 4 good punches on Lennox Lewis there.. he came back with 10.
Never realized how beloved Bruno is to British boxing fans. Tyson Fury was almost in tears when he heard Bruno caught covid. Thankfully Bruno is ok. Lewis and Joshua also have great respect for Bruno.
UK fans fell in love with him when he braved it over the pond to fight the most dangerous man in the world
He lost.... But he put up hell of a fight
Iv watched Bruno Tyson more than any other fight
I know the fight round for round
I still watch it hopeing hes guna win
@@danhall6922 You forget he gave Lennox Lewis quite a scare!
@@euclideszoto997meh
Tyson also came to his peak sooner because he looked like a "Man" physically by 15, and had a great supporting cast: D'Amato was a library of knowledge of boxing and psychology of fighting; Cayton and Jacobs (who had a strong personality and Champion in his own right in his sport, hand-ball) supplied a boxing library of footage as well as the FINANCES that helped get Pro Sparring Partners to train with a young/teenage Tyson. That's huge. Training with Pros only gets you better quicker.
I have no doubt, that Tyson would have won the Heavyweight Championship at 17-18 years old. He most certainly would've won it in his first professional fight.
@@keenakaur6314Tyson at 18 certainly would destroy a 28 year old Tyson
Loved Bruno, but he never knew how to deal with being hurt.
People criticizing Bruno for his glass chin, he was hit by about 7 or 8 bombs by one of the best heavyweights in his generation and didn't go down. That's a better chin than most people in the world have.
What he lacked was boxing IQ, tie the guy up protect yourself and make it to the end of the round after getting hurt after the left hook.
I can't see how people would suggest Bruno has a glass jaw
He took and absorbed bombs from Tyson and Lewis yet he wasn't knocked out just stopped
I love to watch boxing videos of HolyField and Lewis boxing opponents that Tyson has fought and compare the 3 boxers-HolyField, Lewis, and Tyson.
Bruno by his own admission didn't get there on talent, he got there on great management and hard work.
Humble but big heart. True athlete in his prime
''Id rather fight Lennox Lewis once a week than fight Mike Tyson once a year''. Frank Bruno
gregm20072007 Lewis destroyed tyson.
Well they whooped him.
@@michaeljagger2079 When Tyson was out of his prime and wasn't the same lmao. Watch Frank vs Tyson, you'll understand
Killyourself 360noscope And Lewis was in his prime was he? Heck he was older than tyson and still whooped him. Not to mention Lewis fought and beat all the world champions and top contenders in their prime during his career.. Tommy Morrison.. holyfield.. Klitschko... Bruno... Galota... Shannon Briggs.. Ray Mercer.. buster Douglas.. he even beat riddick bowe for the gold medal at the Olympic games and that was enough for bowe to refuse to face him again. How many great fighters in their prime did tyson face and beat during his career?
@@michaeljagger2079 Yes Lewis did great throughout his boxing career and dominated the game during his prime, but you also have to look at the factors which played a major role regarding the loss of Tyson against Lewis. But to be honest, I did mention that Tyson was out of his prime but now thinking about this more clearly and thourougly, I strongly believe that there really was no prime for Tyson. Although Tyson was never the same during the ages 23-24, due to prison, partying/clubbing and minimal training sessions which contributed a hell lot to his performance. Mike had lost himself before he even lost to Douglas, especially with the loss of Cus and also fired Kevin Rooney. He really wasn't himself afterwards. Lewis even mentioned in an interview that the Tyson he went up against was not the same as before.
I love that 'PINOCCHIO' 80s-esque electric piano music which plays in the foreground BEFORE the fight and WHILE Lennox and Bruno are being interviewed...
As a 'bloke' would say, "smashing" -- bloo'dy smashing......lovely 'PINOCCHIO' music...
Mike Goodall is a lovely fellow........a smashing chap..........brilliant........he communicates with smashing intonation and clarity.....bloo'y brilliant ole boy........if I may say so.......*ahem*........
This was brunos best performance in my opinion even though he lost this was really impressive. Good jab, great overhand rights that were solid and accurate, but when he was hit he stayed hit and thats when it was over. Underrated though and very nice man.
I agree
He was on the verge of a upset then that chin gave out like a London bridge
He was about to win then he started throwing those weak upercut rabbit punches them he got smoked by bombs
I think it helped that Bruno was tall and had equal reach. Lewis rarely had to face that and I suspect he struggled to adjust his game.
just watching as we can get ready for the next battle of Britain
2 brits fighting but both legends god bless them both
Bruno, bless him, never really had the killer instinct
Lewis sticking his glove in Brunos face sizing him up for the shot tut tut
Lewis knew Frank had a glass chin. He was waiting for his moment to smash him and eventually it came with Bruno on the attack and his guard down.
Bruno never knew how to work a man's body an ribs, if you watch his fights he's strictly a head hunter. With all that power he could of done a lot of damage.
2of the greatest comitaters of altime love them
That last uppercut that Lewis set him up with was scary
He knew what he was doing held him with his left then telegraphed atomic bomb upper cut that connected it was all over
Frank looked good, he should have just took a knee and took the 8 count
Like Cooney he had no idea no instinct on how to survive..
@@t.m.t3215 Bruno was better than Cooney though.
I think we've all had enough of "taking a knee", thank you.
@@drahcirnevarc9152 very good sir! too many puppets..................
Bruno didn't have the survival instincts he wud get tagged with a good shot and his default was to freeze rather than take a count to clear his head. Lewis was one of the best finishers.
For sure. I've always thought Joshua is very Bruno like in several ways and he doesn't seem to react that well when he's hurt.
problem with frank is he cant take a hard shot.
Yeah these guys were young and capable back in these I’ve seen Lenox on television even today i think he still good
My in world best big man realy i heartly lovinig lennex 😘😘😘😘😘✊✊✊
Very wild, looping punches from young Lewis. He really changed a lot in the next couple of years. He really had to be fine-tuned by Steward.
Yep
29:23 Thats How I Used To Fight With My Siblings And Cousins In My Childhood
great upload !!!!
if u watch the way mike tyson fought at his prime and watch lennox lewis there is no compare...mike tyson greatest fighter ever lived even though he had many problems whith his life and family..he is the one to call the greatest
Tyson and Lewis went on two different career paths despite being close in age. Lewis took the smarter route by continuing his amateur career and taking his time to mature while Tyson was pushed quickly by his handlers. Tyson, at 18(?) years of age, lost his chance to go to the Olympics in the HW division. Debatable fights against Tillman (who would win HW Gold) cost him. Lewis made the '84 Olympic team for Canada but did not win. He lost to Tyrell Biggs (who would win SHW Gold). Lewis won in '88
Yep, he could have turned pro after '84, but I think he wanted to return to the Olympics and win a Gold Medal. I remember watching that fight between Lewis and Bowe for the Gold. I don't think Bowe ever forgot the right hand he took from Lewis in that fight, because he blatantly ducked Lewis during his brief professional career.
Geesh... he was being pumbled and didnt go down. Same when he fought Mike Tyson, Frank bruno is a tough man !
Didnt tyson floor him twice
Problem with Bruno is he should take a knee in that situation.
Give yourself some time to recover.
Yeh he would have gone down with brain damage if the ref didn't stop it
Bruno looked like an awkward stiff-legged zombie by the end of the fight. Not sure if it was a mix of conditioning or his glass chin. The guy was a beast and could throw some bombs, but this fight was a foreshadowing of how great Lewis would become.
I like both of them,very sympathic men!
Bruno was one ripped fighter.
Lewis is wonderful boxer
Best physique in boxing back then. If he only had a chin
Who’d have thought it? Bruno beating Lewis in every round til he got caught with a big shot. Bruno showed he was actually an excellent boxer in this fight. Remember, Lewis was established at the top by this time. And is now classed as one of the greatest heavyweights. Bruno was brilliant in this fight if he would’ve learned to go down on a knee to recover, he may have been much better. But his courage and pride kept him standing up for most of his stoppages. I mean- you don’t stand up when Tyson’s got you rocked. Take a knee, recover a bit. Carry on. Bruno was always a far better boxer than he was ever given credit for. His jab could make opponents breakdance.
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CZcams must be the best invention ever!
Masterpiece ever. Great
bless big Frank- he never really had the stamina or technique to take on the best, but he had heart
Funny you should make that statement he outboxed lennox for most of the fight and had more skills that todays joshua ever had but like joshua he lacked head movement and foot speed , they both keep there head in a straight line. though and are mechanical at times.
I thought technically he was ok; bit robotic but an excellent jab and right hand but stamina was a real problem.
Lyle Temple his problem in that fight was not taking a knee he was well ahead
@@ericgeorge5483 completely agree, like AJ his shoulders were too big to have a successful defence. Very static boxer with only 7-8 rounds of stamina, although he was supposed to have the most concussive one punch shot of his era. He also did not have the killer instinct needed, he rocked Tyson and if he followed it up he would of done a Buster Douglas on him. Big Frank was and still is a British boxing legend .
@@ChrisandHen Definitely.
I believe Frank would beat AJ if both were in their prime.
50:36 lewis puts his glove in brunos face, dirty tactics.
Tyson Fury did the same against Cunningham when Fury KO'd him lol...
Then move! Either stand and get KOd or move bob and weave
lewis was a dirty fighter
Lewis used dirty attics on Tyson too by holding and resting his bigger body weight on him
How is doing what every boxer does "dirty"?
amazing!
Bruno had a great chin. He only ever went down once in his career, against Smith, and really the ref should have stopped that long before he went to the canvas. Any other time he was TKO'd he remained standing and refused to go down. He could really take some punishment.
Lewis the talker,..he knew he was lukky,.Bruno was far better than people gave him credit for,..just hadnt been trained to close a fight out,..8(
I tried to be totally neutral when watching this fight; but in summation I have to say that Frank made Lennox look pretty ordinary throughout. Until Frank got caught with that left hook in round 7 he had earned a well-deserved points lead over his opponent. It would have been the right thing to do for Lennox to have said that he got lucky instead of mentioning the cold temperatures, taking time to warm up and losing his footing etc.
Ok, maybe Frank may have run out of gas in the closing stages; who knows. But up until he got caught he was doing admirably. People also like to mention his susceptible jaw but he took a good punch from Lennox and still didn't go down.
Excellent summary my friend 👏 👍.
Lewis's half brother in Bruno's corner too, surprising if not bizarre.
@@duncanedwards7840
Yes; thanks for pointing that out.
Lewis was my guy and his level of improvement after this fight as he evolved was mighty impressive.
A pound for pound elite boxer in any era. Lennox Lewis Undisputed Champion
What a great account of himself Bruno gave...Lewis' power saved him again. great fight.
Lenox lewis is my fav like the way he throw his punch hit his opponent really hard