Joe Bugner 6ft 5ins and beat some very good fighters, what is your opinion of him and how would he do against todays champions in Haye & the Klitschko's
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Good fighter with a few great wins such as Ellis, Foster, Cooper and Wepner.
Fought 2 good fights with Ali and was a good contendor and anyone who beat him could classify it as "a good win".
I reckon he beats Haye by late TKO but, loses a close decision to Vitali and Wlad is debatable but, if I had to pick Bugner by KO.
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He was a talented fighter with great physical gifts, though he could be very frustrating to watch. In a lot of fights he looked (and fought) as if he'd rather be somewhere else. He was ahead against Ron Lyle before going into his shell and letting Lyle outwork him over the last rounds. Likewise he looked listless against guys like Jack Bodell and Marvis Frazier just when a win was vital to keep his recent momentum going. It took someone like Joe Frazier to really bring the best out of him.
I think he'd be competitive today, but in light of how many of his fights panned out he'd probably drop a decision to the Klitschkos in two very tedious affairs. I have a feeling he'd upset Haye, especially if Haye psyches up him by pissing him off before the fight.
Nonetheless an interesting, charismatic guy who had a good career. I'm surprised he's never written an autobiography.
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When Bugner turned up and wanted to be there he is a nightmare for any heavyweight! on his day he was a hard fighter to beat
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He would be competitive and game against everyone today. I think he would lose decisions against wlad and vitali but TKO's haye. Haye couldn't knock him out and certainly wouldn't win a decision in my book. Haye still has a glass jaw and if he made bugner mad with the prefight bull**** then he might even suffer an early TKO.
For bugner it was always a question of aggression. He didn't realize that with a lot of his opponents he could have easily won with the jab alone.
IMO a very good fighter, top 3 in this divison without a doubt
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