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5 FRANK BRUNO w ko 2 MIKE JAMESON

THE plan for 16-0 Frank Bruno was to go to America and put the wheels in motion to take over the world. As it turned out, this would be the only time Bruno won in the States (his other two appearances resulted in stoppage losses to Mike Tyson). But Bruno looked terrific against the ballsy Jameson, who tested some of the best big men of his time during his career. Hall of Fame scribe Colin Hart called the finish – conjured with a jab, left hook and right uppercut

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