Boxing and Tough, or Resist Elements and Energies?
I'd say take the passives. My build is this atm lvl 29
Primary:
EP
BS
TF
Taunt
Secondary:
All powers
Pools:
Fly:
AS, Fly
Fitness:
Swift, Health, Stamina
Well I have no slots in the passives yet, but they do their work for no end and that's the clue.
If i took Tough I couldn't fight, as I can atm with 1 end red in BS and 2 in TF as well as in Unyielding 3 and Invincible 3 + Stamina
hmm if you asked me how long my endurance lasts I'd have to say: forever 
and well, endurance means SMASH and SMASH is followed by even more SMASH ^^
Agreed. Have made the same choice with my EM/Ivulnl, and I'd take the passives before the Fighting pool. I think I'll take Boxing + Tough sometime after 40, but right now I'll be getting every powers in Invuln first.
I have a level 18 EM/INV Brute, i have pretty much worked out all of my build with the exception of the question in the title. Do I go for improved physical resistances, useful before unstopable perhaps, or do I go for the 2 passive resists, which are not end drains and give useful resistances to poorly resisted attack types.
I am taking all the other invulnerability powers along with combat jumping and SJ, swift health and stamina (at 20 of course). From my primary I am missing out Barrage, stun and taunt (though i would like to have that).
I guess that I could choose to avoid the fighting pool and the resists and opt for Air Superiority and take taunt as well.
I figure with I7 improving the effect of defence then having Cj, tough hide and invincibility might give more than enough defence to make up for the loss of tough
I would like to know what other Brutes out there think on this subject
Cheers