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Frank Bruno vs Reggie Gross

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Frank Bruno and Reggie Gross met once (1987). Frank Bruno won in 1987 by ko.

SOURCE·Frank Bruno and Reggie Gross — 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
Frank BrunoReggie Gross
82″ (208.3 cm)Reach78″ (198.1 cm)
75″ (190.5 cm)Height76″ (193 cm)
+9.34%Reach advantage+2.64%
40–5Record18–8
95%Finish rate78%
23Longest unbeaten run13
45Recorded bouts27
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentFrank BrunoReggie Gross
Mike Tyson L L
Jesse Ferguson W 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.

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

Reggie Gross

1980win v Fred Brown, 1982, kowin v Ric Lainhart, 1982, kowin v Charles Price, 1982, decisionwin v Sonny Crooms, 1982, kowin v Michael Statton, 1982, decisionwin v John Green, 1982, kowin v Charles Roye, 1982, decisionwin v Blufort Spencer, 1982, kowin v Franklin Otts, 1983, kowin v Abdul Hakim, 1983, kowin v Larry Lane, 1983, decisionwin v Blufort Spencer, 1983, kowin v Charles Williams, 1983, koloss v Jesse Ferguson, 1984, kowin v James Reid, 1984, decisionloss v Jack Johnson, 1984, decisionloss v Anthony Witherspoon, 1984, kowin v Marcus Jackson, 1984, kowin v Hector Rodriguez, 1985, kowin v Jimmy Clark, 1985, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1986, koloss v Henry Tillman, 1986, decisionwin v Bert Cooper, 1986, koloss v Adilson Rodrigues, 1987, decisionloss v Frank Bruno, 1987, koloss v Donovan Ruddock, 1988, kowin v Harry Terrell, 1988, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1982–1988
win vs Fred Brown (1982)win vs Ric Lainhart (1982)win vs Charles Price (1982)win vs Sonny Crooms (1982)win vs Michael Statton (1982)win vs John Green (1982)win vs Charles Roye (1982)win vs Blufort Spencer (1982)win vs Franklin Otts (1983)win vs Abdul Hakim (1983)win vs Larry Lane (1983)win vs Blufort Spencer (1983)win vs Charles Williams (1983)loss vs Jesse Ferguson (1984)win vs James Reid (1984)loss vs Jack Johnson (1984)loss vs Anthony Witherspoon (1984)win vs Marcus Jackson (1984)win vs Hector Rodriguez (1985)win vs Jimmy Clark (1985)loss vs Mike Tyson (1986)loss vs Henry Tillman (1986)win vs Bert Cooper (1986)loss vs Adilson Rodrigues (1987)loss vs Frank Bruno (1987)loss vs Donovan Ruddock (1988)win vs Harry Terrell (1988)
winlossdraw / NC1982–1988

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