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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 01 Feb 16 5.33pm

Originally posted by Stuk

I think the mental health issues are more worrying than someone's age.

He's physically as fit as opponents much younger than him, but if you don't know when to stop getting punched in the head then it's gonna do even more damage.

His mental health problems don't seem to be organic in origin. There is a question of medications etc.

I think though the Boxing Board could do him a favour and not issue a licence.

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 01 Feb 16 5.34pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

It could do Jamie. What about if he suddenly believed he was Lord Nelson at the start of round 3?

Disastrous. No right hook.

Maybe that's what happened in the fight against Tyson, where in it seemed that he'd actually forgotten he was in a competitive match.

 


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View Forest Hillbilly's Profile Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 01 Feb 16 6.51pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

Just surprised?

Frank is still ripped but that don't mean s***.

A 55 year old with a history of mental problems and you would just be surprised?

It would be a disgrace to the sport. If he want to be in boxing then he should be a trainer.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (01 Feb 2016 3.42pm)

Agree with Hrolf totally. BUT,...Foreman boxed his last fight at 48 (I think).
Mike Tyson still got to box, after a few 'episodes' and even after being convicted of rape, and spending time in jail.

Bruno is ripped at the moment, so he's obviously spent many months doing the prep work.

Hoping that being 54 , and having a history of mental episodes will force him into mentoring, or some other useful paid role in the sport

 


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pefwin Flag Where you have to have an English ... 01 Feb 16 7.04pm

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Agree with Hrolf totally. BUT,...Foreman boxed his last fight at 48 (I think).
Mike Tyson still got to box, after a few 'episodes' and even after being convicted of rape, and spending time in jail.

Bruno is ripped at the moment, so he's obviously spent many months doing the prep work.

Hoping that being 54 , and having a history of mental episodes will force him into mentoring, or some other useful paid role in the sport

They have already said he won't get a license.

 


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Originally posted by jamiemartin721

Maybe that's what happened in the fight against Tyson, where in it seemed that he'd actually forgotten he was in a competitive match.

I think he was just scared TBH.
Tyson tended to do that to most opponents.

 

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View Lucas Oliver's Profile Lucas Oliver Flag Miles away 01 Feb 16 7.36pm Send a Private Message to Lucas Oliver Add Lucas Oliver as a friend

"his agent had been told by the British Boxing Board of Control that it would not accept his application for a licence."

non story

 


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View Vaibow's Profile Vaibow Flag vancouver/croydon 01 Feb 16 9.19pm Send a Private Message to Vaibow Add Vaibow as a friend

Can he fight in any other capacity? charity event etc

 


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View martinb75's Profile martinb75 Flag Tampere 02 Feb 16 5.59am Send a Private Message to martinb75 Add martinb75 as a friend

Originally posted by Part Time James

I'm glad they consulted the Twitter accounts of some relevant celebs too.

I'm not sure what to think about a subject until I hear what Paddy McGuinness has to say.


McGuinness is my "go to man" when I need to get to the heart of the matter on a subject. f*** your sky news......follow McGuinness.

 

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View Monty the Eagle's Profile Monty the Eagle Flag Lima 02 Feb 16 12.54pm Send a Private Message to Monty the Eagle Add Monty the Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Lucas Oliver

"his agent had been told by the British Boxing Board of Control that it would not accept his application for a licence."

non story

They are not the only route to getting a licence. He could quite easily go to Russia or the States to obtain one.

 

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View Cucking Funt's Profile Cucking Funt Flag Clapham on the Back 02 Feb 16 1.34pm Send a Private Message to Cucking Funt Add Cucking Funt as a friend

Frank Bruno and DanH seem to share a few similarities, not least that they've both been battered in the ring.

 


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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 02 Feb 16 2.01pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Originally posted by Frickin Saweet

how can you say that? By looking at pictures of him carrying little fat? Unless you mean the dregs of the boxing world. Yes he's lean and fit for a former sportsman of his age but the strength, speed, timing and endurance of a 50-odd-year-old are going to be far inferior to men in their prime in the boxing game. Let alone his major organs.

Like someone else said by all means stay close to boxing - training, coaching, whatever - but the sport needs to have a long look at itself if they issue a license as it might be as good as signing a death warrant.

Bruno needs a few sessions on the Dr's couch to figure out what he is trying to achieve by all this, and then help finding another route to answering the question.

Because he is. He ran a marathon a few years ago in about 4 hours and he's not exactly a distance runner's build.

I didn't say he'd have the speed, strength or timing just that he is physically fit. Opposed to say when Foreman came back and was just a fat lump.

 


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