Tony Bellew -His first BBC Sports Column

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A good article, I shall watch out for his next one.
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Noxy wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 10:12 I don’t really dig his column. Without wanting to be mean about the guy, he’s more interesting in the ring than outside it. I‘ll finish on a more positive note - Bellew‘s a great fighter.
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Londonirish wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 11:33 Really enjoyed that!! not many gave him a chance against Haye. He’s proved he is the Man :salut:
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jamamb wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 13:28 jesus, i had no idea the food van game was so lethal :oo
Duncan Bannatye (sic) started on an ice cream van and alledely had a rival plant drugs to put him out the game. Lethal business.
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Stuarty wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 10:08
Loynesy wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 09:06
Stuarty wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 07:20

He said if all the fights offered the same money that's the fight he'd choose. I agree though, I doubt that would be his first choice.
But the point is, they are not, so he’s clearly never going to take the fight. If I could earn the same money as I do now for selling ice creams, I’d do that.....
My first job was on an ice cream van. It's a dog eat dog world the ice cream game :doh:
I bet you bloody loved it. Giving all the weans with fit single mums extra and/or flake - tipping them the wink - then going back later and smashing their back doors in!!!
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dave_smith wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 16:18
Stuarty wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 10:08
Loynesy wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 09:06

But the point is, they are not, so he’s clearly never going to take the fight. If I could earn the same money as I do now for selling ice creams, I’d do that.....
My first job was on an ice cream van. It's a dog eat dog world the ice cream game :doh:
I bet you bloody loved it. Giving all the weans with fit single mums extra and/or flake - tipping them the wink - then going back later and smashing their back doors in!!!
:lol: I was 14/15 man! I'd barely started the fingering :lol:

The single mams in that scheme would've chewed me up and spat me out :lol:
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dave_smith wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 16:16
jamamb wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 13:28 jesus, i had no idea the food van game was so lethal :oo
Duncan Bannatye (sic) started on an ice cream van and alledely had a rival plant drugs to put him out the game. Lethal business.
In reckon he's a pretty handy fella Bannatye
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Can't remember the name of the film , but can remember the scene , Cops sat watching the ice cream van , suspected of selling drugs , one goes over and buys some icecream , the seller puts a eccy or two in the cones , , next thing the cops are doing the survelleince , with the radio on full blast , dancing around , funny as fook
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Bigdogsnose wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 07:18 decent read but I don't for one minute believe that the winner of gassiev usyk is the fight he would choose in a heartbeat. The winner of that fight would muller him
Thats what everyone said about Haye.......
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xerz00 wrote: 19 Jul 2018, 08:54
Bigdogsnose wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 07:18 decent read but I don't for one minute believe that the winner of gassiev usyk is the fight he would choose in a heartbeat. The winner of that fight would muller him
Thats what everyone said about Haye.......
putting aside what ppl said about other fights , how do you think bellew actually matches up with gas and usyk? does he do it?

1 thing id think is that the winner of the wbss, even if the finals tough, will probably much fresher then haye was.
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jamamb wrote: 19 Jul 2018, 09:09
xerz00 wrote: 19 Jul 2018, 08:54
Bigdogsnose wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 07:18 decent read but I don't for one minute believe that the winner of gassiev usyk is the fight he would choose in a heartbeat. The winner of that fight would muller him
Thats what everyone said about Haye.......
putting aside what ppl said about other fights , how do you think bellew actually matches up with gas and usyk? does he do it?

1 thing id think is that the winner of the wbss, even if the finals tough, will probably much fresher then haye was.
I think he struggles with both. I just think Bellew has proven that you can't write him off. Most folk expected Haye to blitz him (even acknowledging how far from his peak Haye was).
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jamamb wrote: 19 Jul 2018, 09:09
xerz00 wrote: 19 Jul 2018, 08:54
Bigdogsnose wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 07:18 decent read but I don't for one minute believe that the winner of gassiev usyk is the fight he would choose in a heartbeat. The winner of that fight would muller him
Thats what everyone said about Haye.......
putting aside what ppl said about other fights , how do you think bellew actually matches up with gas and usyk? does he do it?

1 thing id think is that the winner of the wbss, even if the finals tough, will probably much fresher then haye was.
OF COURSE TB would be competitive - disrespectful and silly to say otherwise.
In the end., I think Usyk dominates him wide on the scorecards in a facile victory and Gassiev grinds out a late KO in a barnburner.
They're young and hungry and on the way up - TB's old and satisfied and on the way down. QED.
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xerz00 wrote: 19 Jul 2018, 08:54
Bigdogsnose wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 07:18 decent read but I don't for one minute believe that the winner of gassiev usyk is the fight he would choose in a heartbeat. The winner of that fight would muller him
Thats what everyone said about Haye.......
haye was ancient and clearly past it. Whilst I will readily admit Bellew's been underrated previously due to how easy he is to dislike, he'd be getting severely overrated if we thought he had a chance against either of these two.
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deadpan wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 06:53 He's certainly utilising his potential. You have to admire that.
I was just thinking that today, he's really parleyed the latter part of his career very well.
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Stuarty wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 12:39
Noxy wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 11:56
Stuarty wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 10:08

Yeah I agree. He doesn't want any part of Usyk or Gassiev. The only fight I can see him taking on realistically is Fury but I can't see that happening,

My first job was on an ice cream van. It's a dog eat dog world the ice cream game :doh:
Aye, it's a cut-throat business

Not seen that in years :lol: Sells the skuddy films from the van :lol:
The best thing Peter Kay ever did, always remember the bit where they're sat listening to a police scanner and find out about a car crash and turn up at the scene to sell his ice creams.
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coneye wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 20:33 Can't remember the name of the film , but can remember the scene , Cops sat watching the ice cream van , suspected of selling drugs , one goes over and buys some icecream , the seller puts a eccy or two in the cones , , next thing the cops are doing the survelleince , with the radio on full blast , dancing around , funny as fook
That's the utterly dreadful Going Off Big Time, another two-bit gangster film in the aftermath of the success of Lock, Stock.

Just actually had a look on IMDB and it's rated more favourably than I thought it would be.
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banjo wrote: 20 Jul 2018, 03:02
Stuarty wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 12:39
Noxy wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 11:56

Aye, it's a cut-throat business

Not seen that in years :lol: Sells the skuddy films from the van :lol:
The best thing Peter Kay ever did, always remember the bit where they're sat listening to a police scanner and find out about a car crash and turn up at the scene to sell his ice creams.
:lol: :lol:
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