Quotes by Frank Bruno

About Frank Bruno:

Franklin Roy "Frank" Bruno is a British former professional boxer. He was known for his excellent punching power, and his career highlight of winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1995 against Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium. In what would be his final fight, Bruno lost the title six months later in his first defence against Mike Tyson. Bruno won 40 of his 45 bouts and 38 by knockout, giving him a 95% knockout rate from the fights he won; his overall knockout percentage is 84.44%. Like Henry Cooper before him, Bruno has remained a popular celebrity with the British public following his retirement from boxing.
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When you're a man you try and be macho.

Frank Bruno

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.

Frank Bruno

Journalists have always written that my mum said that I punched a hole through my cot when I was three years old. I don't remember doing that, and I think it was more that I was very energetic.

Frank Bruno

My head has got regrets, but I haven't.

Frank Bruno

People need to have compassion for others.

Frank Bruno

Sometimes when you have bipolar you have days you are grumpy and not feeling yourself.

Frank Bruno

If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,' you know.

Frank Bruno

I'm not really a cutter-off sort of person. I'll chat to anybody.

Frank Bruno

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.

Frank Bruno

each year, she finds her friendships less volatile and easier, because she increasingly succeeds at looking past their flaws and disappointments and homing in on their pleasures and on what set them in motion to begin with. And she wonders why she di...

Frank Bruno

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.

Frank Bruno

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.

Frank Bruno

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

Frank Bruno

I still believe in marriage.

Frank Bruno

Author Bio

  • NameFrank Bruno
  • DescriptionBritish boxer
  • BornNovember 16, 1961
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionBoxer
  • AwardsMember Of The Order Of The British Empire