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Frank Bruno vs John Emmen — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Frank Bruno

John Emmen

Frank Bruno (40-5) and John Emmen (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Bruno

40

Wins38 KO · 95%

5

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Emmen

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Frank Bruno and John Emmen have met 1 time; Bruno leads 1–0.

Frank Bruno and John Emmen have met 1 time; Bruno leads 1–0.
Met1991Nov 20Series
Frank BrunoFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John EmmenFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Bruno 6 · Emmen 1 of 7 measurable rows
BrunoEmmen
Record†
40-5 (edge)2-2
Win %0–100%
88.9% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
38 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
95%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
95% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
4

† 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
Frank Bruno: 6′3″
John Emmen: No height on file
Reachnot held
Frank Bruno: 82″
John Emmen: No reach on file
Agenot held
Frank Bruno: 64
John Emmen: No date of birth
Stance
Frank Bruno: Orthodox
John Emmen: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Frank Bruno40 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Frank Bruno: 40 tracked wins — 38 by KO/TKO (95%) and 2 on the cards (5%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

John Emmen2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

John Emmen: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

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

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Frank Bruno last boxed on Mar 16, 1996 — 11,173 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

John Emmen last boxed on Nov 20, 1991 — 12,751 days ago. Emmen had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Frank Bruno.LWWL

Damiani Apr 1988Rocchigiani Sep 1989Wanyama Jun 1991Bruno Nov 19911.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Frank Bruno and John Emmen ever fought each other?
Yes. Frank Bruno and John Emmen met once on November 20, 1991, and Frank Bruno won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WNov 20, 1991 · Bruno · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bruno or Emmen?
Frank Bruno is 40-5 and John Emmen is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Frank Bruno has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bruno40–588.9%

Emmen2–250%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bruno or Emmen?
Frank Bruno has 38 knockout wins and John Emmen has 1. Frank Bruno has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bruno3895%

Emmen1

The Numbers ↓
Do Bruno and Emmen have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Frank Bruno and John Emmen have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bruno and Emmen?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Frank Bruno and 4 bouts tracked for John Emmen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bruno45bouts

Emmen4bouts

How They Win ↓

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