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Frank Bruno

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Boxer

The Resume

    (November 16, 1961- )
    Born in Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom
    40 wins (38 by knockout), 5 losses
    WBC heavyweight champion (September 5, 1995-March 16, 1996)

Why he might be annoying:

    He lost his first three title fights: against Tim Witherspoon (1985), Mike Tyson (1989) and Lennox Lewis (1993).
    He held the WBC heavyweight title only six months before losing it to Tyson.
    During his brief reign as champ, he recorded a cover of Survivor’s ‘Eye of the Tiger.’
    His wife took out a restraining order against him after a ‘series of violent bust-ups.’ (1997)
    He began smoking marijuana at age 12.
    He later abused cocaine, which contributed to his mental health issues: ‘Taking it was the worst thing I could have done in my mental condition – it was like a black hole with no ending.’
    He was forcibly detained at a psychiatric hospital and diagnosed as bipolar (2003).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had to retire after losing the title to Tyson after suffering serious eye damage.
    The tabloid ‘The Sun’ was criticized for headlining its story about his detention in a psychiatric hospital ‘Bonkers Bruno Locked Up.’
    He said, ‘Mental illness is a terrible thing to have to cope with but I’ve learnt it’s a fight you can win if you live your life the right way.’
    He is a patron of the Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a children’s charity, regularly making personal appearances and selling autographed memorabilia for them.
    He appeared on several ‘Comedy Relief’ programs in the 1980s.
    He earned £12,800 for charity on an all-boxers edition of The Weakest Link (2009).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying