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On a frostbitten morning in Cardiff, Wales, Frank Bruno was a man infused with the spirit of a nation.
Resolute and utterly fired up beyond a mere mortal’s boundary of comprehension, a career best performance looked to be reaching a stunning crescendo as he forced his man against the ropes with a jolting stream of ramrod lefts. The punch, his most potent weapon, cut through the icy air in the outdoor arena and found its mark with the accuracy and force of a homing missile.
‘Keep pumping the jab, everything comes off the jab,’ the cerebral fighter reminded himself. Disciplined adherence to that fundamental fistic rule, he was discovering, has a habit of paying off. Thudding right hands swiftly followed, and we held our breaths in anticipation and exuberance as ‘Big Frank’ moved in to close the show against his fellow countrymen and bitter rival. With a furious barrage of punches, a decade of hurt was being washed clean away. [details]
Resolute and utterly fired up beyond a mere mortal’s boundary of comprehension, a career best performance looked to be reaching a stunning crescendo as he forced his man against the ropes with a jolting stream of ramrod lefts. The punch, his most potent weapon, cut through the icy air in the outdoor arena and found its mark with the accuracy and force of a homing missile.
‘Keep pumping the jab, everything comes off the jab,’ the cerebral fighter reminded himself. Disciplined adherence to that fundamental fistic rule, he was discovering, has a habit of paying off. Thudding right hands swiftly followed, and we held our breaths in anticipation and exuberance as ‘Big Frank’ moved in to close the show against his fellow countrymen and bitter rival. With a furious barrage of punches, a decade of hurt was being washed clean away. [details]