Have Eddie Neilson and Frank Bruno ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Neilson and Frank Bruno met once on April 5, 1983, and Frank Bruno won by TKO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Neilson or Bruno?

Eddie Neilson is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Frank Bruno is 40-5. Frank Bruno has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Neilson or Bruno?

Eddie Neilson has 0 knockout wins and Frank Bruno has 38. Frank Bruno has more.

Do Neilson and Bruno have any common opponents?

Eddie Neilson and Frank Bruno share 1 common opponent: Joe Bugner. Frank Bruno fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Neilson and Bruno?

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Eddie Neilson and 45 bouts tracked for Frank Bruno. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Neilson vs Frank Bruno — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Eddie Neilson

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Frank Bruno

Eddie Neilson (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) and Frank Bruno (40-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Neilson

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Bruno

Wins38 KO · 95%

Losses

Draws45 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Bruno leads 1–0

Eddie Neilson and Frank Bruno have met 1 time; Bruno leads 1–0.
Met	1983Apr 5	Series
Eddie NeilsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Frank BrunoFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR3Bruno vs Neilson	1Meeting

Bruno vs Neilson · Apr 5, 1983

The Numbers

Neilson 1 · Bruno 6 of 7 measurable rows

NeilsonEdge = longer wingBruno

Record^†: 1-340-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 25%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 0
38 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —95%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
95% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 5: 3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 3.2: 0.4
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45: 4
45

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Eddie Neilson: No height on file; Frank Bruno: 6′3″
Reachnot held: Eddie Neilson: No reach on file; Frank Bruno: 82″
Agenot held: Eddie Neilson: No date of birth; Frank Bruno: 64
Stance: Eddie Neilson: Not recorded; Frank Bruno: Orthodox

Eddie Neilson left, Frank Bruno right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Eddie Neilson1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Frank Bruno40 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

38 by KO/TKO 95%2 on the cards 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Neilson 4, Frank Bruno 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bruno better on 11 shared · Frank Bruno better on 1

NeilsonEddie Neilson

Opponent

BrunoFrank Bruno

Eddie Neilson
Loss, TKO
1982Dec 1982
BugnerJoe BugnerHungary 69–13–1Bruno betterFrank Bruno better — 1–0 to 0–1
Frank Bruno
Win, TKO
1987Oct 1987

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Eddie Neilson last boxed on Apr 5, 1983 — 15,905 days ago. Neilson had lost three straight, after one straight win.WLLL

Avoth Apr 1973Ekwelum Jan 1975Bugner Dec 1982Bruno Apr 19830.4 tracked bouts per year

Frank Bruno last boxed on Mar 16, 1996 — 11,176 days ago. Bruno had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Mike Tyson.WWWWL

Ferguson Mar 1994Marin Feb 1995Evans May 1995McCall Sep 1995Tyson Mar 19963.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Eddie Neilson and Frank Bruno ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Neilson and Frank Bruno met once on April 5, 1983, and Frank Bruno won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Neilson or Bruno?: Eddie Neilson is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Frank Bruno is 40-5. Frank Bruno has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Neilson or Bruno?: Eddie Neilson has 0 knockout wins and Frank Bruno has 38. Frank Bruno has more.
Do Neilson and Bruno have any common opponents?: Eddie Neilson and Frank Bruno share 1 common opponent: Joe Bugner. Frank Bruno fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Neilson and Bruno?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Eddie Neilson and 45 bouts tracked for Frank Bruno. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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