Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew - 10 November 2018

[mickey1975]

What does Usyk signing with Hearn mean for this fight?

It means he sees him as a threat to AJ.

[stujones]

Got to give Tony his due's here. He doesn't need this. I was fully expecting to see Bellew try and get a shot at some phoney Heavyweight title - either Charr or a vacant title fight with Whyte. This is an impressive fight... Wins and Tony DESERVES to be speaking about it forever. Loses badly and it would forever damage any legacy he has made in the last few years.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[jamamb]

do fights in the uk get shown on dazn usa?

[3132DW]

do fights in the uk get shown on dazn usa?

Yes - We get DAZN USA here and vice versa - they get Matchroom UK.

They are getting Khan tomorrow.

[jamamb]

okay good, i was worried for a second it meant usyks next fight would be in the usa then, prob against a not very interesting us opponent

to me if bellew is really set on fighting for all belts it just makes a lot of sense to all parties if a step aside agreement or something is reached. maybe pay leb a little, and then either usyk wins and moves up, or bellew wins and maybe retires, and in both cases leb ends up with prob a very winnable vacant title fight

[jamamb]

What does Usyk signing with Hearn mean for this fight?

It means he sees him as a threat to AJ.

or someone to help build up to get knocked out by aj

[Stuarty]

What does Usyk signing with Hearn mean for this fight?

It means he sees him as a threat to AJ.

or someone to help build up to get knocked out by aj

Signed Ortiz and kept him away from AJ.

[jamamb]

It means he sees him as a threat to AJ.

or someone to help build up to get knocked out by aj

Signed Ortiz and kept him away from AJ.

He had Ortiz for hardly any time before Ortiz jumped ship. He wasn't just going to match him straight with AJ w/o getting him UK exposure first

[Stuarty]

or someone to help build up to get knocked out by aj

Signed Ortiz and kept him away from AJ.

He had Ortiz for hardly any time before Ortiz jumped ship. He wasn't just going to match him straight with AJ w/o getting him UK exposure first

Wouldn't have matched him straight away anyway I don't think. Exposure or not.

I don't mind the Bellew fight for Usyk as long as it happens ASAP. No reason for any hold ups. You think he'll try and match Usyk with Wilder before AJ if he's pushing for AJ/Whyte next April?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Tony Bellew column

I had one foot out of the door in this game but someone has drawn me in one last time.

Ten weeks from now I will have grown to hate Oleksandr Usyk as when I'm sat alone in my hotel room I'll be blaming him for the loneliness and sacrifice of my training camp.

It looks like I'll be facing a man who I believe is the greatest cruiserweight since Evander Holyfield, a man who, I believe, even after I've beaten him, will move up to heavyweight and win a world title.

He wanted to do this at heavyweight but I was not going to face such a monster for nothing and so with all four of his belts on the line, I'll become the first British man to hold all four world titles in a division.

That, when I was a kid, was nothing but a dream. But this dream involves a test before I even get in the ring as to make the 200lbs cruiserweight limit, I'll need to shed a couple of stone. That brings its own mental challenge as my time at heavyweight allowed me to loosen the diet.

[Ruthless-RKO]

November 10 is the date and Manchester is the location

Eddie Hearn hopes to finalise fight within next two weeks

Would be the first ever undisputed world title fight in Britain.

[nitro5912]

10.11.18 @ the MEN.

Wow Tony has backed up words bigtime.

Well done Eddie, what a fight.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[banjo]

Bellew wins this easily

[jamamb]

hey orb mate, if usyk wins this does his cruiser career still rank below jc gomez and haye?

[smiling assassin]

Bellew wins this easily

Disagree with you mate think he gets his played with meself. Fair play to Bellew though I didn't think he really wanted it

[Ruthless-RKO]

Bellew wins this easily

Disagree with you mate think he gets his played with meself. Fair play to Bellew though I didn't think he really wanted it

He doesn't. But he's already said it's his last fight.
A loss to Usyk will not hurt him and he's quids in. A win, he'll be down in record books.

[samwbr]

Fair fucks to Tony, he's chased the fight and got it. Good luck to him.

[Ruthless-RKO]

From Sky Sports

Tony Bellew will challenge Oleksandr Usyk for all the world cruiserweight titles at Manchester Arena on November 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

The Merseysider is stepping down a division following his heavyweight victories over David Haye after receiving a challenge from Usyk, the winner of the World Boxing Super Series final in July.

Bellew previously held the WBC cruiserweight title following a 2016 knockout win over Ilunga Makubu and intends to pull off one more famous upset win to become the division's undisputed champion.

"This is the ultimate test for me," said Bellew. "There is no greater test than Oleksandr Usyk, he is one of the most feared men in boxing. This is nothing new to me, everyone says that I can't do it again. Everybody is saying that I'll get beat-up quickly, but we'll find out won't we.

"Make no mistake, I know this is the most dangerous fight of my life, but I'm also going into this with my eyes wide open, I'm not in awe of Oleksandr Usyk. I won't stand and admire him and allow him to rattle off five-punch combinations on my head.

"He's meeting someone now who's just as quick as him, someone that's competed at a division lighter than him and someone that's come across fighters much more powerful than him.

"I'm going into this fight with absolutely nothing to lose because the whole world thinks I'm going to get smashed. I have everything to gain and nothing to lose. On November 10, I'm going to do something that nobody has ever done before, I'm going to knock out an undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world."

A 2012 Olympic gold medallist, Usyk became the WBO champion in just his 10th fight, adding the WBC belt with a points win over Mairis Briedis in the WBSS semi-final, before collecting the IBF and WBA titles in a final points win over Murat Gassiev.

"I've been preparing for this fight for a long time and I'm delighted that we've got the venue and the date finalised. I cannot wait to fight in the UK," said the Ukrainian pound-for-pound star.

"I am deep into my training camp with my team, working hard and preparing for a long fight with Tony.

"He says he will beat me and I love his attitude, but you cannot beat-up somebody who is invisible in the ring. As always I will be victorious on Nov 10."

Usyk has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing, which includes a planned move up to heavyweight, provided that he firstly overcomes Bellew.

"It's an absolute honour to promote Britain's first ever undisputed title fight in the history of the sport," said Eddie Hearn.

"This one of the biggest and best fights in boxing with Tony Bellew daring to be great against one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport in Oleksandr Usyk.

"Tony has won British, Commonwealth, European and world titles, and after the two big wins against David Haye, we felt it might be time to walk away.

"But with him constantly improving and the lure of becoming undisputed king, the temptation was too much.

"For Oleksandr, the plan is to finish his chapter at Cruiserweight on November 10 and then move up to heavyweight where he will chase a fight with unified world champion Anthony Joshua.

"This is going to be a thrilling fight on a huge night of boxing in Manchester - November 10 can't come soon enough!"

Adam Smith, head of Sky Sports Boxing, said: "Tony Bellew never ceases to amaze us with his extraordinary challenges and his constant propensity to overcome the stiffest of tasks.

"After the double over David Haye, Bellew is back down at cruiserweight to try and take out one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the business - the brilliant Oleksandr Usyk.

"Having unified the division, Usyk puts all his four belts on the line in the first undisputed clash ever seen in Britain.

"We cannot wait for November 10th in Manchester. This compelling match-up is such a fabulous addition to arguably our best ever Autumn-Winter schedule."

[Nightmare Roy]

fair play TB, hope he can pull it off!

[Lenny]

Plenty of time spent in photoshop on boomer’s torso there

[tony1234]

Another PPV, thats a long list of fights on PPV coming up , twenty quid a touch is going to mount up

[Ruthless-RKO]

Another PPV, thats a long list of fights on PPV coming up , twenty quid a touch is going to mount up

Some PPV's shouldn't even be £20.. like this one or the Whyte-Parker.. Should be like £15..

More people will buy.. still means more money.

[Boxerbeetle]

Another PPV, thats a long list of fights on PPV coming up , twenty quid a touch is going to mount up

Some PPV's shouldn't even be £20.. like this one or the Whyte-Parker.. Should be like £15..

More people will buy.. still means more money.

Hmmm, I do wonder sometimes. I would have bought far more PPVs if they were £10 rather than £20. I’m sure there’s quite a few events which would have actually netted more money if they’d been priced more sensibly.