Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno
Franklin Roy "Frank" Bruno, MBEis a British former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight. His career spanned fourteen years, in which time he won the WBC and European heavyweight titles, and faced multiple world champions including Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. He won the WBC heavyweight title in 1995, defeating Oliver McCall at a packed Wembley Stadium. Bruno was known for his excellent punching power: he won 40 of his 45 bouts and 38 by knockout, giving him a 95%...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth16 November 1961
Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.
When I came into boxing, I brought it to the next level with adverts and doing pantomime and people just got jealous of me doing that.
Boxing is just show business with blood.
Boxing's all about getting the job done as quickly as possible, whether it takes 10 or 15 or 20 rounds.
My trainer, George Francis, used to train a lot of African boxers. They're hungry guys, man. They've got no trainers, got nothing. They're so hungry to do boxing, to make some money.
Well, that's cricket Harry. These things happen in boxing
I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.
The safety of our citizens and visitors are paramount and we're not going to sacrifice safety for the budget, ... You have good years and you have bad years. Just like any other business, you've got to plan for that.
We have not turned down anything, and that's just it, ... Almost everybody that has asked for a proclamation is getting a proclamation, and it's getting out of hand.
I don't want anybody thinking I do not want to recognize anybody for their accomplishments, ... That is not what I want to do.
We have money in the budget to do that,
There is no reason for anyone to pass beyond the second glass doors where there are records and faxes,
Some people like going to the pub; I enjoy going to the gym.