What did you make of our boys Bellew and Cleverly?

This fight isn't a classic. LOL.

Cleverly showed he was in no way shape or form an elite fighter and that he most likely will be protected on that island fighting cans.

 

I'll watch brotha always looking forward to watching future stars no matter where they are from :good

 

the fight is just another of so called british clash cleverly is no way ready to face chad dawson or pascal he will get exposed

 

Are you Tony Bellew? I'm pretty sure I've been told he posts here occasionally.

 

Really good fight!! Very entertaining..... But that said, neither are worldclass and Cleverly was especially disapointing as I've heard a lot of hype for him from the brits on this site and both fights I've watched he faile to impress. Cleverly loses his paper title the first time he steps up his opposition level.

 

I'd like to know how Dawson is going to beat Clev. he will not have the power to stop him coming forward and doesn't have a hope in he'll of out working him. I think you'll be in a for a big surprise when they get it on.

Bellew was very underrated and would easily be in the worlds top 10.

 

2 clueless, delusional, featherfisted brits.

 

Bellew posts under the name Tony Bellew (which is shocking).

It was a very very good fight, not a classic, but neither ran, both took big shots, and it was entertaining for 12 rounds. Definitely worth a watch, but Mitchell-Murray was better for me.

For what its worth, I had Bellew winning by a point

 

decent scrap, no way near elite level.

will get shown up against better fighters

 

Eubank-Benn, that's a real classic.

Not Cleverly-Bellew.

 

It was a very entertaining fight right enough!

Clev showed a decent chin in there but I don't think we saw the best of him as he chose to stand and trade with Bellew and that made the fight a slugfest. Despite this Clev showed some decent defence in there as well. Bellew isn't the bum Clev claimed before the fight and he is for sure going to bounce back from this!

I honestly had Bellew down as a right twat but the way he conducted himself after the fight I have nothing but respect for the guy

 

Ok let's start by saying well done to both fighters for an outstanding effort and a very decent (if not classic fight). No one can deny they gave it their all.

However, neither of these guys are close to elite at the moment and would definitely lose to Dawson, Hopkins, Cloud and Pacal. I used to be quite high on Cleverly and after the Murat fight I thought there might be a real gem appearing; but since then, his performances against Mohammedi, Kuziemski and Bellew have been European level at best.

Yes, I understand the guy is young, but you simply cannot rely upon you face as a defence at the top level (as seems to be the case with 99% of British fighters)!! He does have a good chin and is very fit, but that's unlikely to be enough against these guys.

Before anyone retorts with the inevitable "I'm doing Bellew a disservice" comment...I'm really not. The guy was desperately close to being destroyed by Ovill McKenzie, so he's no Archie Moore...and he's yet to beat anyone of any significance.

And to the poster who said "how does Dawson beat Cleverly, he has a chin and keeps coming forward", I'm pretty sure that's what they said about Hatton. Dawson is on a whole other level skill wise and will just pepper Cleverly with jabs and straight lefts all night. It would be an easy nights work IMO.

Once again thanks to both guys for putting on such a good fight, but there's lots of work to do to reach the level they both want to be at.

 

Excellent although very sloppy brawl between two B-level fighters. Cleverly's reign will be short unless Warrren can keep the top fighters away, but you can't have a bad word for the dude because he comes to fight.