Bugner was the only fighter to go the distance with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. He deserves a lot more respect than he ever got.

Bugner took his loss like a true gentleman. Credit where it's due 👏👏

Joe was great to give such credit to frank for winning, what a true sportsman 😊

How did the referee not take points off Bruno for continuous rabbit punching?

Due respect to Big Joe, didn't make any excuses for losing to Frank, 2 legends of 🥊💪👍

I remember going with my dad to watch this in Tottenham

This is the first time I have ever seen this. I give Bugner credit for being classy in defeat and not making any excuses, because he could have. He was staggered and then Bruno hits him behind the head and pushes him down. The referee somehow counts as a knockdown even though he was pushed, and then Bruno continued to hit him after the bell rang. Bruno was way ahead and would ha e won, but wow. I hate seeing a fight end like this.

We must keep in mind Joe Bugner gave Ali a run for his money Joe is a class act

I’ll always remember Terry Marsh’s prediction for this one. ‘ I think Bugner will win but his chances of beating Tyson is approx zero which is fractionally more than Bruno’s chances.’

You cannot help but love Joe in retrospect. You have to admire big Frank as he was a great fighter minus good coaching , as his chin was ok, but his ability to survive when phased was due to poor sparring and average coaching.

Bruno cheated and due to public hostility towards Bugner the referee allowed his punching of joe on back of his neck to go unpenalised.Also note the way Bruno was able to rush in and start punching Bugner at the end of the count BEFORE the referee waved Bruno on?!! Bruno was supposed to be at other end of the ring

Thanks for this 👍🏽 🥊 🥊

Joe Bugner was never forgiven for 'beating' Henry Cooper in his final fight. Personally, I think Henry won that fight, but the decision went to Joe. He wasn't culpable for that, but the media gave him a hard time consistently as a result. I don't think he ever received the recognition he deserved. He gave Ali a really good go, and the same with Frazier- that alone deserves considerable respect. He seems to have been overlooked for years, but there's no doubting he was a highly capable boxer and athlete.

Joe was hard as nails very underated fought some top fighters

I like both of them, I think it was during this fight that Bugner clocked up his 500th round as a professional! The Bugner that fought Frazier and stopped Dunne in the opening round would have stopped a peak Bruno. He almost always held back as an opponent died shortly after fighting him, early in his career.

I remember Joe calzaghe's father telling a story about the time Bugner gave if I clout around the ear, the reporter said "did it hurt" to which Enzo replied "yea of cause , it made me cry"..the reporter then asked "WHERE did this happen" to which Enzo replied over by the monkey frames and swings....I remember thinking what were they doing fighting in a children's play ground...then it dawned on me ..this happened when they were both little kids growing up in London....ha ha ha ha.

I was never a particular fan of either Bugner or Bruno tbh. But what a dirty fighter Bruno was. A young Joe would wipe the floor with Bruno.

Great sportsmanship at the end 👍👍

Joe was not going to get help from the ref in this fight despite being hit on the back of the head multiple times ,

Bruno fought mike Tyson in his prime he fought lennox Lewis in his prime and was no pushover in today’s present heavyweight division he would be a great

Nice to see Alan Minter looking so well. It was obviously before his run in with the bottle. RIP champ

Two great British boxers who never got the home support they truly deserved.

Bugner was highly underestimated.

I was ringside for this fight just behind Bugner's family. Wow they got some stick ! There was a lot of unrest for some reason with a fight breaking out in the stands and chairs and all sorts being thrown ringside at the end. I didn't realise how big a fella Bugner was until he walked past me when he left the ring. Expectation was that Frank would put him away early due to Bugner's age but I think Frank knew that he couldn't be under estimated with all the experience Joe had.

What a nice humble down to earth guy frank is 😊

Joe was 37 years old and could still land some heavy punches ! Looks like he may have made the same mistake in this fight he did in the fight with Lyle . He waited too much on his opponent didn't jab first . If he had struck first more often and moved a little more he might even at his age have given Bruno a surprise. Bruno hit behind the head a lot. Also held Bugner behind the neck and hit.

Bugner has never been knocked out in a title fight

I really like Joe and this Channel thank you

In Bugner’s defense he was already old and out of shape

Bruno beat an old joe he wouldn’t off beat a young joe

Did the referee know that there was a fight going on? Bugner fell bag into the ropes, that's considered a knockdown if the ropes are holding you up. The little bald leprechaun did nothing while Bruno beat him on the back of the head with several hard shots. Then Bruno grabbed Bugner by the head and shoved him down, the referee was standing there picking his nose the whole time. Everything Bruno did after the first punch hurt Bugner was illegal. Bruno was hitting behind the head the entire fight. They should have had a referee that was taller than Mickey Rooney. 2 fighters 6'6" and a referee about 4' 2" doesn't work too well.

Aj is the modern Bruno .

Bugner went the distance with Ali twice and arguably beat frazier in a very close decision... very underrated fighter

Man these guys were so stationary they had no footwork, that's why Tyson bombed out Bruno twice and there's no doubt he would've done the same with Joe

i think joe was underated big time

Bugner was only a year or 2 older than Tyson Fury and Usyk.

They are class act

This so nice to see to gentlemen fight very respectful

Joe was definitely a stayer, no quitter but also unfortunately, not a decisive puncher either...

Gotta be the only guy to fight the British public’s favourite two fighters. Cooper and Bruno

I liked both these guys, not like the trash talking boxers today. Joe Bugner was very underrated. He was smooth looking, he had a good style, and he never really gotvhurt in the ring. He had his wins and losses, ok, he never won the big ones, but, he always gave a good account of himself

Rabbit punches from Bruno totally illegal

Bugner beat Henry Cooper fair and square, all of Coopers ranting was because he thought no one would ever beat him. Joe Bugner could have been world champion but he just didn’t use his strength or ring craft in any of his fights, it was like he didn’t want to get his face messed up

Frank had a beautiful jab on him

Un grande boxeador!!!

I was at this fight...i must say the fighting outside in the crowd was more entertaining....poor ol Joe was past his sell by date n most went there to see F.B.take revenge for J.B.beating our Henry.🤣🤣🤣

That comment Bruno made about just trying to survive really applied to him against Tyson. Bruno is a nice guy but he was carefully matched and avoided dangerous guys like Holyfield, Morrison and others.

Joe is practically sitting and ref lets Frank hit him at will. Crooked.

Yes as many have stated he went the distance with Ali twice never got the credit he deserved he had it all but just lacked the killer instinct but there was good reason as one of his opponents died shor t ly after the bout

Bugner a gentleman, off to Australia 🇦🇺 now , the real winner 🏆 😊

Must’ve been cold you see their breath

Full respect to Bugner

Frank was a bit naughty punching him when he was on his knee.

Nice interview with his lady. Burner had his payday and was gracious in defeat. Good work by the cornermen to throw in the towel.

Don't know if it's true but i remember being told that after his fight against Ali, Ali spent 2 weeks in Hospital and Bugner went swimming.

Big fight this one. Bad guy Bugner who the fan's and press never took to against good guy Frank.

Wow - I was at this fight with my dad because he knew Gary Mason at the time and Gary was on the undercard 🙂

AJ and Bruno very similar.

Big Joe was as Tough as Nails

Burner could’ve been a great. But he was never the same after the death of Ulric Regis.

Tyson fury and joe bugner are the same equally as good as each other ,bugner in his prime would boxed Bruno’s head off and joe would made a fortune fighting todays fighters and would been unified world champion

How times change. I don’t know if it’s down to nutrition, training or what, but nowadays nobody would say a heavyweight is over the hill at 37, like they did about Bugner in this fight. Zhang is 40, and just knocked out Joyce (twice.) Joyce was 37 when he knocked out Parker. Klitschko (although he lost) gave what many consider his best performance against AJ at 41, knocking down and dazing AJ in R6. Usyk was 36 when he knocked out 25 yr old Dubois. Maybe it was the UK media again, who never forgave him for defeating Cooper. In fact, he once said that if he’d known the shitstorm that would follow, he wouldn’t have taken that fight.

Bruno, a special fighter ❤️

weird to see the superstar reception Bugner got (police protection, limousines,...) when he arrived. The man was a glorified journeyman, only famous for losing against Ali and Frasier and winning a fight most people say he lost against an aging Cooper.

Great spectacle remembering watching trying to evaluate different eras great times £1.50 a pint

David Kirkwood, can you upload Dennis Milton vs Julian Jackson from September 1991

Dirty fighter Frank Bruno! The worst Rabbit puncher in the game, to be honest I'm not sure I'd even say Frank won the fight. The only one to hold their head high is Joe . Hitting a bloke on the back of the head while the man is on one knee and holding onto the ropes is a blurt on boxing. Punching after the bell and also while the ref is in between is not good at all. I used to like Bruno and often cheered for him but after watching a few of his fights lately I'm not impressed with his dirty tactics .

2 Naturals both 6’4 there’s gonna be a lot thumping in the ring Joe Bugner 👍👏

Joe is something else great champion

Bugner was the greatest sparring partner of all time.

Very nice Guy Joe real Gent

I never understood Bugner he went the distance with all of them. And not much else.

Joe unfortunately now, is suffering from Vascular dementia. He is in a care home in AUS. Sad to say.

Punching bugner when he's on the floor?

I wish they would say Bugner real height. He’s obviously taller than 6’3”

The trouble with Bugner was , he.was a big guy with almost everything in his locker but he never had enough aggression and nor did he enjoy boxing he did it just for the money. You’re never going to be special if you don’t enjoy it.

I overheard someone say after the result of this that he wanted to put money on Bruno to win this, but was unable to. He was ex-patriate British in Australia, but Australia still did not have sports betting at that time. " I wanted to have a few bob on Bruno. I couldn't get on. Obviously Bruno was going to punch his head off. Just a matter of service [ re; the betting ]. ", was what he said.

A hearn was promoting a hype job and ripping the British public off with shit fights even back then lol

Bruno rabbit punching and hitting after the bell had gone - what a little sh*t.

Joe was a professional for sure

was hitting back of the head ok back then, ref said jack shit to bruno

Bugner infuriated my dad. He had everything but always boxed within himself, seemed hed rather have a tame defeat than try for a big win. But its not really a criticism, its a job and he went in with the best and never got hammered. It could be he was just a bit smarter than your average Joe.

I was there :) I was smoking a J and a bloke behind me said he was an off-duty policeman and would bust me if I didn't put it out! I put it out. Bastard!

Hell the round was over!!!!

Bruno ali Frazier Ron Lyle would of knock out Bruno out easy Days work big Joe went the distance gave smoking Joe Frazier a hell of a fight

Bugner. I’m Australian wait no I’m British oh. What am I. Lol

He knocked him out after the bell that was great, lol.

AJ really is a poor mans Frank Bruno

The standout here - the referee. From the first bell, allowing the fighters to hit behind the head. The reaction to the end of the fight was also terrible refereeing.

Why was it not end of round yet the ref let bruno carry on punching .?

As fixed as it gets 😂😂😂

Bugner was a different class to Bruno he should have won this fight but as people said it was in England and shit appen

fight was fixed..a certain group wanted this result for reasons that cannot be discussed..

Joe Bugner one had man.

37 looks about 47

Bugners accent seemed to change after the fight. I thought he was welsh afterwards.

how many rabbit did bruno throw

Why oh why was the towel thrown in on the bell 😉

In his prime Joe would have killed Bruno, Bruno was a bum, al set up, the referee allowed the fight to continue almost as soon as Bugner got to his feet, a complete fix.

Can we just take a minute to appreciate that’s refs barnet!