How would he ever recover from that?
He doesn't have a brilliant chin, and it's made worse by the fact that Cleverly isn't a big puncher but looks like he has gained a bit of power since moving to CW.
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How would he ever recover from that?
He doesn't have a brilliant chin, and it's made worse by the fact that Cleverly isn't a big puncher but looks like he has gained a bit of power since moving to CW.
I think clev will win and i think its not imposible for it to be a knock out
i would be massively surprised if bellew got anywhere near a world title fight again anyway, even if he won
i really think his carear peaks here, a bellew win might well set up a third
clev on the other hand could well get another world title fight and have a chance in it, a defeat here might well put an end to that tho
Bellew will lose again and he will have a nervous breakdown if he gets stopped;DQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
I thought Cleverly was better than the fighter who fell apart against Kovalev.
clev did a lot better against kovalev than bellew did against stevensonQuote:
Originally Posted by rossBellew will lose again and he will have a nervous breakdown if he gets stopped;DQuote:
Originally Posted by erics44
I thought Cleverly was better than the fighter who fell apart against Kovalev.
Bellew keeps banging on that he's got no pressure on him, but that's BS. If Bellew loses, (whether by KO or not.) he has nowhere to go. Let's not forget, this isn't even for a British title, let alone eliminators etc. and what they both did at LHW means nothing in this division. If Bellew Loses, he'll be fighting for £5k -£10k a fight. that's a massive come down to take. And although it's similar for Cleverley , a.) He's beat Bellew before , so there is a (Slight) possibility of a decider. b.) He has the kudos of being an ex-World Champion and c.) He could probably walk away and do something else, Whereas Bellew admits he can't do fuck all else.
If Bellew loses, within 2 or 3 years , he'll be a nightclub bouncer!
Bellew loses he should retire. Hes a decent commentator and pundit when hes not talking about his fights so he loses he should replace Jim Watt
Both of these fighters got ran out of the divison.
I hope kovalev unifys 175 and steps up to crusierweight and exposes both these guys yet again.
Bellow will still carry on boxing but will not amount to a world class level again.
Hmmmmm:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Well he did fight Stevenson. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rossHmmmmm:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Alex Leapei fought Wlad.;DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterWell he did fight Stevenson. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rossHmmmmm:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Fair points.
I think Bellew had his big chance, but we are all smart enough to know that you don't have to be world class to win a world title, so it is not crazy to think he could still do it.
Cleverly needs a new style if he is to be world class. His title was a paper title and he got destroyed against the only real fighter of world level.
Cleverly has not the chin, power nor aggression to get involved as much as he does in fights though he has excellent stamina and he is big enough, so he would fair much better staying out of range and had he employed this tactic against Kovalev I see no reason why it wouldn't have been a much closer and maybe even a 12 round fight.
I tip Cleverly to stop Bellew late on.
But I am happy with however it ends.