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black panther wrote:

thechump wrote:

SMALL AXE1 wrote:Bellew is basically a domestiv fighter with a big mouth.

X2 but if his mouth gets him big pay days then well done tony

Na that's a bit of disservice to Tony IMO.

He beat Chilemba and was competitive with Cleverly. He's at least European Level; nothing to be scoffed at that.

Let's see who beats Isaac Chilemba?! Whoever does will be worth many carrots.

I think Bellew, just from my observations, is a fighter against whom the promotionals and pre-match meetings would be less pleasant than the fight itself. It would really be tiresome and annoying if someone acted like a bully basically and you've still got to deal with them for a few weeks. Also I know fighters need to shift tickets but the way Bellew talks and what happens in the ring are two different things. The second fight with Cleverly , which if I'm not mistaken Eddie Hearn turned into a con-job nearly on the scale of Haye-Harrison by milking any casual fans who buy into one of, if not the most unappealing sides of boxing - "hatred" - was one of the worst matches I've ever seen - granted Cleverly appeared to have the use of one arm.
I prefer the way people like Henry Cooper used to go about things before a fight, all you have to do is smile and shake hands. We know he had power, and he'll still be getting talked about in twenty years.
Bellew is probably a nice, family orientated man. Judging by that channel 5 mini tournament however, I reckon Ajisafe would beat him if they fought again.