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Has Penfold had him on the Price diet?

Well i was shocked at his condition and when Haye stood on the scales in top shape i think it says alot about whos done it right and who asnt

Bellew gets a lot of stick because he hasn't got the Adonis type physique but I'd bet he's as fit as they come. If it came down to a war of attrition tomorrow night my money would be on Bellew but Haye will have too much power for him.

Bellew's soft physique is no different to the majority of modern heavyweights.

Stuarty30 wrote:Bellew gets a lot of stick because he hasn't got the Adonis type physique but I'd bet he's as fit as they come. If it came down to a war of attrition tomorrow night my money would be on Bellew but Haye will have too much power for him.

You say that but it turned into what looked like a 50year old pub bloke having a fight against cleverly, Tony gassed badly got sloppy and want practically cuddling for the later rounds, he was just lucky cleverly was fed up of boxing and injured at that point (as well as not being particularly good).

Tuan_Jim wrote:Bellew's soft physique is no different to the majority of modern heavyweights.

Exactly this. It's boxing not bodybuilding. However I still think he's onto a severe hiding

Most of the decent soft heavyweights (e.g Chisora and Whyte) have bigger frames than him.....he's looking very skinny fat and out of place at HW to me.

Adamek, another guy to make jump from 175 in recent years, looked much better. I know it's not bodybuilding, but putting on that type of weight in belly fat isnt going to do him any favours IMO.

That's actually pretty good shape for Tony!
What's everyone going on about?

crusader wrote:Most of the decent soft heavyweights (e.g Chisora and Whyte) have bigger frames than him.....he's looking very skinny fat and out of place at HW to me.

Spot on. Bellew was 114 pound 14 pounds of which was excessive fat. Haye was 225 pound and all muscle. Haye essentially has 20 pound ish weight advantage in this fight, not 5 like lying Eddie was claiming. Bellew could not be even arsed to get in shape and maybe build up some muscle. That says he is resigned to loose. He will run around, as soon as Haye lands few good shots he will quit and back to CW.

Tarkus wrote:

crusader wrote:Most of the decent soft heavyweights (e.g Chisora and Whyte) have bigger frames than him.....he's looking very skinny fat and out of place at HW to me.

Spot on. Bellew was 114 pound 14 pounds of which was excessive fat. Haye was 225 pound and all muscle. Haye essentially has 20 pound ish weight advantage in this fight, not 5 like lying Eddie was claiming. Bellew could not be even arsed to get in shape and maybe build up some muscle. That says he is resigned to loose. He will run around, as soon as Haye lands few good shots he will quit and back to CW.

I wonder if the casuals will be saying stuff like Bellew would have won if Haye hadn't fractured his face, and knocked him out cold.

Finn wrote:

Stuarty30 wrote:Bellew gets a lot of stick because he hasn't got the Adonis type physique but I'd bet he's as fit as they come. If it came down to a war of attrition tomorrow night my money would be on Bellew but Haye will have too much power for him.

You say that but it turned into what looked like a 50year old pub bloke having a fight against cleverly, Tony gassed badly got sloppy and want practically cuddling for the later rounds, he was just lucky cleverly was fed up of boxing and injured at that point (as well as not being particularly good).

That fight was awful. Bellew has proved before he can fight into the later stages.

Listen I'm no fan of the guy. I don't like him. But I'd be willing to bet he's a very fit guy. Calzaghe was as fit as they come and yeah he never looked doughy but he wasn't exactly ripped like Froch, Kessler, Lacy etc.. But he'd have had em all on fitness IMO.

Finn wrote:

Tarkus wrote:

crusader wrote:Most of the decent soft heavyweights (e.g Chisora and Whyte) have bigger frames than him.....he's looking very skinny fat and out of place at HW to me.

Spot on. Bellew was 114 pound 14 pounds of which was excessive fat. Haye was 225 pound and all muscle. Haye essentially has 20 pound ish weight advantage in this fight, not 5 like lying Eddie was claiming. Bellew could not be even arsed to get in shape and maybe build up some muscle. That says he is resigned to loose. He will run around, as soon as Haye lands few good shots he will quit and back to CW.

I wonder if the casuals will be saying stuff like Bellew would have won if Haye hadn't fractured his face, and knocked him out cold.

Of course, Eddies favorite excuse is that his fighter fractured his skull. In a boxing match, imagine that.

I'm not sure how eating right and training properly you can turn up looking like that.
A lot of heavyweights just eat and eat, that's clear, turning up overweight cause they rely on big punches and that's it. What's Bellew's reason for the excess weight given all the talk of doing things properly and Haye isnt?

He goes on about Haye's lack of fitness which to be honest seems solely based on the Thompson loss, at cruiser, a long long time ago. Bellew moved up himself saying he couldn't make lhw, but seems to pretend that Haye draining to cruiser had no effect on him.

I don't see anything Bellew has ever done better than Haye, including running/boxing in some fights.

ShadrachSimmo wrote:

Tuan_Jim wrote:Bellew's soft physique is no different to the majority of modern heavyweights.

Exactly this. It's boxing not bodybuilding. However I still think he's onto a severe hiding

People always say this yet there are very few examples of really good fat fighters in history. Not saying Bellew is fat per se, he's just soft and doughy. The point is the physique is a reflection of the preparation in many cases. Great fighters don't half ass their preparation and their bodies more often that not reflect this.

Stuarty30 wrote:Bellew gets a lot of stick because he hasn't got the Adonis type physique but I'd bet he's as fit as they come. If it came down to a war of attrition tomorrow night my money would be on Bellew but Haye will have too much power for him.

I wouldn't doubt his fitness. You can't tell much about fitness from a physique.
However you can tell that he is carrying at least 2 stone of useless fat around with him and could dry out to lose another which means he his optimal division would be light heavy or even super middle if he lived like an athlete 24/7.

Tomorrow night is a genuine heavyweight against a light heavyweight. It's a farce.

Finn wrote:

Tarkus wrote:

crusader wrote:Most of the decent soft heavyweights (e.g Chisora and Whyte) have bigger frames than him.....he's looking very skinny fat and out of place at HW to me.

Spot on. Bellew was 114 pound 14 pounds of which was excessive fat. Haye was 225 pound and all muscle. Haye essentially has 20 pound ish weight advantage in this fight, not 5 like lying Eddie was claiming. Bellew could not be even arsed to get in shape and maybe build up some muscle. That says he is resigned to loose. He will run around, as soon as Haye lands few good shots he will quit and back to CW.

I wonder if the casuals will be saying stuff like Bellew would have won if Haye hadn't fractured his face, and knocked him out cold.

Just like Brook fans saying he would''ve won if GGG hadn't broken his eye socket

Loved Eddies face when Haye got on the scales. It was like "oh f*ck"!

ShadrachSimmo wrote:

Tuan_Jim wrote:Bellew's soft physique is no different to the majority of modern heavyweights.

Exactly this. It's boxing not bodybuilding. However I still think he's onto a severe hiding

Its boxing not sumo Haye is perfect condition for an heavy weight

Bellew doesn't use PEDS. He looks in decent enough shape to me.

I'm positive when Boomer saw Haye today I saw him enter whore mode, close his eyes and chant repeatedly "just think of the money, simples as dat"

Sklar wrote:Bellew doesn't use PEDS. He looks in decent enough shape to me.

Hardly need PEDs to look in better shape than that....

https://twitter.com/bet_clever/status/8 ... 5632013313

https://twitter.com/mrdavidhaye/status/ ... 0295325697

https://twitter.com/SixHeadz/status/837661616128868353

Those are great.

I really don't understand the lack of definition in Bellew's biceps. It looks like he has no muscles at all. Incredibly strange for a boxer.

Wow, I look better than that and I haven't been to the gym since my pop passed 4 months ago.

Look at Haye's thighs. He is in top nick. Very impressed with the shape he's in. Wonder what his stamina is like though.

After seeing Pricey and now Bellew you have to wonder if Coldwell is injecting them with lard whilst they sleep. Turn up at his gym a semi athlete, leave looking like my grandad's knacker sack.