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tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 26 Jul 2018, 18:07
by jamamb
haye was lineal and didnt lose to another cruiser till bellew beat him , so bellew is lineal champ
at least this is the facts according to one poster, tbh this type of 'thinking' had never crossed my mind .
anyone agree
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 26 Jul 2018, 18:35
by banjo
jamamb wrote: ↑26 Jul 2018, 18:07
haye was lineal and didnt lose to another cruiser till bellew beat him , so bellew is lineal champ
at least this is the facts according to one poster, tbh this type of 'thinking' had never crossed my mind .
anyone agree
No because Haye hadn't fought at Cruiserweight since demolishing Enzo in 2008 and the fights with Bellew occured at Heavyweight.
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 26 Jul 2018, 18:53
by forcefraser
They fought at heavy
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 01:50
by the truth
Stupid post
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 02:15
by Stuarty
Usyk has all the belts. He is the top dog. Haye hasn't fought at cruiser for like 10'years. Bellew won the title in a manufactured fight for a vacant title. Dodged Breidis to fight a cabbage then fought David Hayes shadow twice. Lineal champion? No.......
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 06:27
by jtourettes
banjo wrote: ↑26 Jul 2018, 18:35
jamamb wrote: ↑26 Jul 2018, 18:07
haye was lineal and didnt lose to another cruiser till bellew beat him , so bellew is lineal champ
at least this is the facts according to one poster, tbh this type of 'thinking' had never crossed my mind .
anyone agree
No because Haye hadn't fought at Cruiserweight since demolishing Enzo in 2008 and the fights with Bellew occured at Heavyweight.
All that needs to be said.
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 11:47
by gp.
If Bellew can become lineal cruiserweight champ by beating Haye while both men are well over the cruiserweight limit, then surely so can Klitschko, who beat Haye first.
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 14:41
by lillywhite14
gp. wrote: ↑27 Jul 2018, 11:47
If Bellew can become lineal cruiserweight champ by beating Haye while both men are well over the cruiserweight limit, then surely so can Klitschko, who beat Haye first.
Which in turn means Tyson Fury is the heavyweight and cruiserweight lineal champ!
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 15:43
by Counter-puncher
lillywhite14 wrote: ↑27 Jul 2018, 14:41
gp. wrote: ↑27 Jul 2018, 11:47
If Bellew can become lineal cruiserweight champ by beating Haye while both men are well over the cruiserweight limit, then surely so can Klitschko, who beat Haye first.
Which in turn means Tyson Fury is the heavyweight and cruiserweight lineal champ!
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 17:18
by Jackson328
Just no, would open up so many cans of worms
Defeat, retirement, even a very lengthy ring absence are all valid reasons for losing lineal status but vacating the title and/or moving up in weight are as valid as any.
Re: tony bellew is the lineal cw champ
Posted: 28 Jul 2018, 03:08
by BigBenHo
No Because Bellend ducked the CW WBSS finals and instead decided to cherry pick a cash out fight against an injured Haye.
He has lost his lineal status to Usyk because he chickened out of the CW WBSS finals.
I would bet on Uysk, Gassiev, Dorticos and Breidis to beat the Bellend.