Frank Bruno came up short when he challenged fellow Briton Lennox Lewis for the WBC heavyweight title. Now, Bruno has revealed how he thought Lewis would have performed against fearsome knockout artist and two-time heavyweight champion, George Foreman.
Lewis first claimed the heavyweight throne by defeating Tony Tucker in Las Vegas, before returning to the UK for a highly sought-after first defense of the belt against domestic rival Bruno, in what was the first ever all-British heavyweight title contest.
At the since-demolished National Stadium in Cardiff, Lewis managed to stop his foe after seven competitive rounds of action, marking a third unsuccessful title challenge for Bruno – who was later branded a near-man by the boxing world.
However, Bruno would finally get his hands on the WBC heavyweight crown two years later, outpointing Oliver McCall in a famous victory at Wembley Stadium in the penultimate fight of his career.
Nowadays, Lewis is considered one of the great heavyweights having beaten every opponent in his career, including two avenged defeats. However, speaking with Clubhouse Boxing, Bruno revealed that he thought Lewis wouldn’t have managed to get the better of Foreman, when asked about a fantastic fight between the two men.
“George Forman [would win].”
“Big George” first became champion in 1973 and notably competed in the “Rumble In The Jungle” against Muhammad Ali before taking a 10-year break from the sport in 1977.
Foreman returned a decade later and completed his sensational comeback by knocking out Michael Moorer and regaining world honors in 1994, making it one of the most phenomenal boxing careers of all time.
