Floyd17586 454 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Was anyone watching the pierce morgan show tonight about frank brunos life.the poor c**t has had it hard after he retired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evenbad 8 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Got to admit liked the guy a lot, if he had more of a killer instinct against Tyson maybe he could have had a shock win. Awful to see any athlete fall on hard times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,221 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Just watched it, always came over as a decent straight up type of bloke and this programmed reinforced that for me... He got in with some tough men, deserves a bit more credit than he got IMO... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd17586 454 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Aftera watching the programme its changed my views on frank bruno completely.bipolar he got and shows how strong of a character he was to come tru that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Met the fella once in Ongar in Essex , what a straight man , mobbed by kids he had time for them all & made there day .Big man with a good heart I wish him well . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatasafool 216 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Got to admit liked the guy a lot, if he had more of a killer instinct against Tyson maybe he could have had a shock win. Awful to see any athlete fall on hard times. bollocks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulf 820 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 what i liked about bruno there was none of the pathetic trash talking leading up to a fight not like todays lot ...he never seemed to have a bad word about anyone just got on with it ,fury,price ,and the rest could do well to look and learn from him ...jmo.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Frank is a very rare type of fella......not many people are the same with wealth as they are without it.........Frank has remained exactly the same person from living in a flat share above a dry cleaners in Mile End to living the multi millionaire life out in the country........he,s what we would call " one of your own "..... Just a shame he spent much of life with a snake attached to him !!.....But like anyone else you live and learn. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,941 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Frank is a very rare type of fella......not many people are the same with wealth as they are without it.........Frank has remained exactly the same person from living in a flat share above a dry cleaners in Mile End to living the multi millionaire life out in the country........he,s what we would call " one of your own "..... Just a shame he spent much of life with a snake attached to him !!.....But like anyone else you live and learn. how did you rate him gnash as a heavyweight , i know he had good punch if he could catch them.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,286 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 My brother met him in Vegas and had a bit of crack with him for a while, said he was a really nice man. I only know what I have seen on the telly and he always came across genuine, no old side......I for one wish him all the best as I think he is a gent 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Wouldnt really class myself as a boxing fan but i often wondered if his muscle mass hindered his performance.....he was a beast of a man but he always looked easy tired in fights that i remember him in? Came across as a right character though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,221 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 My brother met him in Vegas and had a bit of crack with him for a while, said he was a really nice man. I only know what I have seen on the telly and he always came across genuine, no old side......I for one wish him all the best as I think he is a gent It's hard to really judge someone from what you see on telly, but you can normally make a fair enough guess if they come over as a prick.... Frank never did, on top of that he was a world champion and that can't be taken lightly.... As you said mate I too wish him all the best... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 how did you rate him gnash as a heavyweight , i know he had good punch if he could catch them.? Ive always said Frank was a good boxer,like most of the Lawless stable he did the basics well...........but fighting just didnt come natural to him......he just didnt have the natural mentality to swap it out in a slugfest.....if he was given time and distance he could be a very hurtful puncher and a good allround boxer but when he was caught and had to fight fire with fire he just didnt have that in his toolbox. I have a lot of admiration for Frank he wasnt blessed with silky skills and talent but he made the best of what he had and he just refused to quit on himself......he pursued his dream until he accomplished it....and how many of us can say we accomplished our dream.....i like the man quite a bit. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 met him a few times --- he`s a gentleman went out his way to sign 100s of photos for me and was guest speaker at a charity do I ran --mind he did take the piss out of my old Vauxhall omega --- in the ring he did what he did with the tools he had not many can say they boxed on the world stage .. it was a pleasure to spend some time in his company --------- I think he wanted to give one of the waitresses the old black and decker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Just to say.....i dont know when this interview was screened but its not a recent one must of been at least a year ago as Franks doing fine at the moment 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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