{"id":292812,"date":"2023-10-02T21:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292812"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:23:56","slug":"frank-bruno-takes-to-social-media-to-confirm-he-is-not-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/boxing\/frank-bruno-takes-to-social-media-to-confirm-he-is-not-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Bruno takes to social media to confirm he is NOT dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Frank Bruno speaks out to deny he has DIED after spotting #RIPFrank trending online in a bizarre social media post<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Frank Bruno takes to social media to confirm he is still alive in comical post\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Bruno reacted after seeing #RIPFrank had been trending across the platform\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Frank Bruno has taken to X to confirm he is still alive, amid seeing the hashtag #RIPFrank was trending on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former World Heavyweight champion reacted after seeing the trend on X, and confirmed it wasn&#8217;t him who had passed away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the term started to trend following the sad passing of former Scottish footballer Frank\u00a0McDougall, who died on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>A flurry of tributes were made to the ex-St Mirren and Aberdeen striker online and led to Bruno seeing his name as one of the top trends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the 61-year-old made sure to let his fans know the posts didn&#8217;t relate to him, after &#8216;checking&#8217; it wasn&#8217;t him who had died.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/13\/76068651-12584295-image-a-25_1696248678880.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Frank Bruno has taken to social media to confirm he is still alive in a comical tweet\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/13\/76068787-12584295-image-a-26_1696248941938.jpg\" height=\"229\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bruno felt the need to clarify after seeing the term #RIPFrank appearing on the platform\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/13\/76068811-12584295-image-m-40_1696250968954.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The term #RIPFrank was in relation to the death of former Scottish striker Frank McDougall\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Morning I keep seeing RIP Frank is trending and I have to check I have not died.&#8217; Bruno comically posted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bruno then used the remainder of his tweet to reflect on the week ahead and comment on the controversial game between Tottenham and Liverpool at the weekend that saw a goal wrongly disallowed for offside.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adding: &#8216;So a new week and a busy one. I have been asked to comment about the Liverpool VAR situation if it becomes apparent that it could be a title decider or a champions league placing maybe a rematch?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/13\/76068667-12584295-image-a-38_1696249282700.jpg\" height=\"467\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bruno in his heyday as the WBC World Heavyweight champion after his win over Oliver McCall<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure a lot of fans would like it decided once and for all!!! Before you all shout at me about costs involved its just a suggestion!!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The boxer, who famously battled win Mike Tyson in his late 1980s heyday and won the WBC World Heavyweight championship from Oliver McCall in 1995, has suffered from mental health issues since retiring from the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, after twice being sectioned with the issues, he has since fought back and launched a foundation\u00a0dedicated to improving the mental health of men around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12584295\/Frank-Bruno-takes-social-media-confirm-NOT-dead-seeing-RIPFrank-trending-following-passing-former-Scottish-striker-Frank-McDougall.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Bruno speaks out to deny he has DIED after spotting #RIPFrank trending online in a bizarre social media post Frank Bruno takes to social media to confirm he is still alive in comical post\u00a0 Bruno reacted after seeing #RIPFrank had been trending across the platform\u00a0 Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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