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Carl Williams vs Frank Bruno

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Meetings on record

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Carl Williams and Frank Bruno met once (1993). Frank Bruno won in 1993 by ko.

SOURCE·Carl Williams (boxer) and Frank Bruno — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Carl WilliamsFrank Bruno
85″ (215.9 cm)Reach82″ (208.3 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Height75″ (190.5 cm)
+11.87%Reach advantage+9.34%
30–10Record40–5
70%Finish rate95%
17Longest unbeaten run23
42Recorded bouts45
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 5. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentCarl WilliamsFrank Bruno
Mike Tyson L L
Jesse Ferguson W W
Mike Tyson L L
James Tillis W W
Tim Witherspoon L L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Carl Williams

19801990UNFILEDwin v Leroy Boone, 1982, decisionwin v Michael Greer, 1982, kowin v David Starkey, 1982, kowin v Barry Funches, 1982, kowin v Donny Townsend, 1982, kowin v Louis Alexander, 1982, kowin v Dwight Triplett, 1982, kowin v Greg Stephany, 1982, decisionwin v Percell Davis, 1983, kowin v Woody Clark, 1983, decisionwin v David Jaco, 1983, kowin v Robert Hill, 1983, kowin v Richard Cade, 1983, kowin v James Tillis, 1984, decisionwin v Terry Mims, 1984, kowin v Lou Benson Jr., 1984, kowin v Jesse Ferguson, 1985, koloss v Larry Holmes, 1985, decisionloss v Mike Weaver, 1986, kowin v Mike Gans, 1987, kowin v Bert Cooper, 1987, kowin v Mike Rouse, 1988, kowin v Trevor Berbick, 1988, decisionwin v Rodney Frazier, 1988, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1989, kowin v Melton Bowen, 1990, koresult not stated v Kimmuel Odum, 1991loss v Tim Witherspoon, 1991, decisionwin v Jimmy Lee Smith, 1992, kowin v Ossie Ocasio, 1992, decisionloss v Jerry Jones, 1992, decisionwin v Marshall Tillman, 1992, koloss v Frank Bruno, 1993, koloss v Tommy Morrison, 1993, koloss v Alexandr Zolkin, 1994, koloss v Melvin Foster, 1995, decisionwin v Domingo Monroe, 1996, decisionwin v Lou Turchiarelli, 1996, kowin v Sean Hart, 1996, dqloss v Anthony Green, 1997, kowin v Marion Wilson, 1997, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1982–1997 · 1 UNDATED
1990 win vs Leroy Boone (1982)win vs Michael Greer (1982)win vs David Starkey (1982)win vs Barry Funches (1982)win vs Donny Townsend (1982)win vs Louis Alexander (1982)win vs Dwight Triplett (1982)win vs Greg Stephany (1982)win vs Percell Davis (1983)win vs Woody Clark (1983)win vs David Jaco (1983)win vs Robert Hill (1983)win vs Richard Cade (1983)win vs James Tillis (1984)win vs Terry Mims (1984)win vs Lou Benson Jr. (1984)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1985)loss vs Larry Holmes (1985)loss vs Mike Weaver (1986)win vs Mike Gans (1987)win vs Bert Cooper (1987)win vs Mike Rouse (1988)win vs Trevor Berbick (1988)win vs Rodney Frazier (1988)loss vs Mike Tyson (1989)win vs Melton Bowen (1990)? vs Kimmuel Odum (1991)loss vs Tim Witherspoon (1991)win vs Jimmy Lee Smith (1992)win vs Ossie Ocasio (1992)loss vs Jerry Jones (1992)win vs Marshall Tillman (1992)loss vs Frank Bruno (1993)loss vs Tommy Morrison (1993)loss vs Alexandr Zolkin (1994)loss vs Melvin Foster (1995)win vs Domingo Monroe (1996)win vs Lou Turchiarelli (1996)win vs Sean Hart (1996)loss vs Anthony Green (1997)win vs Marion Wilson (1997)
winlossdraw / NC1982–1997

Frank Bruno

19801990win v Gilberto Acuna, 1982, kowin v George Butzbach, 1982, kowin v Rudy Gauwe, 1982, kowin v Ali Lukasa, 1982, kowin v George Scott, 1982, kowin v Tony Moore, 1982, kowin v Ronald Gibbs, 1982, kowin v Abdul Muhaymin, 1982, kowin v Harvey Steichen, 1982win v Lupe Guerra, 1982win v Walter Santemore, 1983, kowin v Floyd Cummings, 1983, kowin v Bill Sharkey, 1983, kowin v Mike Jameson, 1983, kowin v Barry Funches, 1983, kowin v Scott LeDoux, 1983, kowin v Eddie Neilson, 1983, kowin v Winston Allen, 1983, kowin v Peter Mulindwa Kozza, 1983, kowin v Stewart Lithgo, 1983win v Phillip Brown, 1984win v Jeff Jordan, 1984, kowin v Ken Lakusta, 1984, koloss v James Smith, 1984, kowin v Juan Antonio Figueroa, 1984, kowin v Larry Frazier, 1985, kowin v Anders Eklund, 1985, kowin v Lucien Rodriguez, 1985, koloss v Tim Witherspoon, 1986, kowin v Gerrie Coetzee, 1986, kowin v Joe Bugner, 1987, kowin v Reggie Gross, 1987, kowin v Chuck Gardner, 1987, kowin v James Tillis, 1987, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1989, kowin v John Emmen, 1991, kowin v Pierre Coetzer, 1992, kowin v Jose Ribalta, 1992, koloss v Lennox Lewis, 1993, kowin v Carl Williams, 1993, kowin v Jesse Ferguson, 1994, kowin v Oliver McCall, 1995, decisionwin v Mike Evans, 1995, kowin v Rodolfo Marin, 1995, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1996, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1982–1996
1990 win vs Gilberto Acuna (1982)win vs George Butzbach (1982)win vs Rudy Gauwe (1982)win vs Ali Lukasa (1982)win vs George Scott (1982)win vs Tony Moore (1982)win vs Ronald Gibbs (1982)win vs Abdul Muhaymin (1982)win vs Harvey Steichen (1982)win vs Lupe Guerra (1982)win vs Walter Santemore (1983)win vs Floyd Cummings (1983)win vs Bill Sharkey (1983)win vs Mike Jameson (1983)win vs Barry Funches (1983)win vs Scott LeDoux (1983)win vs Eddie Neilson (1983)win vs Winston Allen (1983)win vs Peter Mulindwa Kozza (1983)win vs Stewart Lithgo (1983)win vs Phillip Brown (1984)win vs Jeff Jordan (1984)win vs Ken Lakusta (1984)loss vs James Smith (1984)win vs Juan Antonio Figueroa (1984)win vs Larry Frazier (1985)win vs Anders Eklund (1985)win vs Lucien Rodriguez (1985)loss vs Tim Witherspoon (1986)win vs Gerrie Coetzee (1986)win vs Joe Bugner (1987)win vs Reggie Gross (1987)win vs Chuck Gardner (1987)win vs James Tillis (1987)loss vs Mike Tyson (1989)win vs John Emmen (1991)win vs Pierre Coetzer (1992)win vs Jose Ribalta (1992)loss vs Lennox Lewis (1993)win vs Carl Williams (1993)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1994)win vs Oliver McCall (1995)win vs Mike Evans (1995)win vs Rodolfo Marin (1995)loss vs Mike Tyson (1996)
winlossdraw / NC1982–1996

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