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Aside from Paul Weir, is Tony the British fighter with the least amount of fights, fighting for a world title.

Wish him all the best, but brutally honest he hasn't earned a title fight.

Sky's schedule just says live on sky, doesn't state ppv or ss1. Sky must be forcing the bellew fight or they will drop the ppv

stujones wrote: Wish him all the best, but brutally honest he hasn't earned a title fight.

I agree, but then again this is the WBO we're talking about!

It happens all the time now stu and we just have to accept it as part of boxing.

Great fight anyway. A huge step up for Bellew. Good luck Bellew.

Get in there Bomber, what a man for taking this fight!

All the best, alot of people rooting for you!

Bellew needs to think "what the hell" and go for it.

Biding his time against a busy fighter like Clev wont wash. He needs to land something of note then jump on him.

Cracking stuff!

Love the fight as long as Bomber's in good enough shape for it. The Board should take a good look at him ASAP and check his weight if they are worth their salt. Needs of TV and promoters must not outweigh safety. But if Tony's good to go this is a great last minute match.

Bellew wrote on Twitter his in best shape of his life last week I'm sure bomber wins this an Nathan come up to me at press con or weigh in were have a 50quid bet aye

kevo wrote:

stujones wrote: Wish him all the best, but brutally honest he hasn't earned a title fight.

I agree, but then again this is the WBO we're talking about!

Indeed, they sanctioned a bloke who was in the crowd to fight Tommy Morrison, this is almost prestigious.

Props to Bellew though, I hope he's negotiated a nice payday.

C'mon, lads. Clev is a few leagues ahead of Bomber. If Bomber had a 12 week camp I'd still expect him to be dominated. At 3 days notice, 6 weeks away from a fight - he won't be at his best. Bomber may be game, like McIntosh, but he will be dominated and stopped, again, just like McIntosh.

Glyn Leach wrote:Love the fight as long as Bomber's in good enough shape for it. The Board should take a good look at him ASAP and check his weight if they are worth their salt. Needs of TV and promoters must not outweigh safety. But if Tony's good to go this is a great last minute match.

this is what is being done as i understand it,but im led to beleive Kenny anderson is on standby to take the place!

Glyn Leach wrote:Love the fight as long as Bomber's in good enough shape for it. The Board should take a good look at him ASAP and check his weight if they are worth their salt. Needs of TV and promoters must not outweigh safety. But if Tony's good to go this is a great last minute match.

100%. Somebody was saying that he was 1 stone over weight - allegedly he put this on his twitter and deleted it - I dont know if it is true, but if this is actually the case then he should not be contemplating this fight.

If he is ok to make the weight safely then I am excited about this fight.

Cardiff-Lad1 wrote:confirmed by Darren Wilson from Nathans Camp.....

Darren has removed this from his FB page!!! Oh Dear

Big risk by F W, Bellew can bang big time. Canna wait for this one now

Easy night's work for Cleverly, in my opinion.

I like Bellew, but Clev is miles ahead of him at this stage.

wesley05 wrote:Big risk by F W, Bellew can bang big time. Canna wait for this one now

What would be the risk? He has the winner either way.

A much bigger risk is not having a f**king fight, I tell thee.

Glyn Leach wrote:Love the fight as long as Bomber's in good enough shape for it. The Board should take a good look at him ASAP and check his weight if they are worth their salt. Needs of TV and promoters must not outweigh safety. But if Tony's good to go this is a great last minute match.

Totally, totally agree. This is where they are needed - if they have any concerns at all that Bomber is jumping in the bath then they should pull this coz Cleverly is gonna be in perfect condition and could wreck a weight-drained Bellew permanently.

Massive credit to Tony for taking the fight (and presumably saving the PPV show). I just pray that he is somewhere near in shape coz even a 100% ready Bomber would have a tough time against Cleverly.

I have a horrible feeling this could go badly wrong. Let's just pray Bomber is in good shape and ready to rumble ...

Chambers2 wrote:COME ON BOMBER!!!!!

x 2 mate

a very interesting british bill now. i cant see clev koing bomber, its either a clev points win or a bomber ko.

Nice to see some fighters dont just talk about fights they want.

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:

wesley05 wrote:Big risk by F W, Bellew can bang big time. Canna wait for this one now

What would be the risk? He has the winner either way.

A much bigger risk is not having a f**king fight, I tell thee.

Look how much money he's put in to cleverly surely that's a risk ?

kingfinn wrote:a very interesting british bill now. i cant see clev koing bomber, its either a clev points win or a bomber ko.

Nice to see some fighters dont just talk about fights they want.

Bob put him down, Ovill put him down Clev will stop him

so this is still a world title fight then?

taffytoon wrote:

kingfinn wrote:a very interesting british bill now. i cant see clev koing bomber, its either a clev points win or a bomber ko.

Nice to see some fighters dont just talk about fights they want.

Bob put him down, Ovill put him down Clev will stop him

Its the punch he took from ovil that makes me think clev cant ko him. Bellew hit the canvas like a brick with his eyes still open and got straight back up again, that was freakish!