This content is protected Look at Bellew’s head movement to avoid Haye’s massive hayemakers at the start of this video. Haye is shot but he’s still lightening as a HW. World class slippin’ from the Bomber. You have to give credit where it’s due, his boxing skills are severely underrated.
Bellew is Elite Period (has been for years) 8/10 all across the board in every department a chameleon who can adapt. He can box and bang love watching Bellew. Bellew's sticky punches are also a thing of beauty. He has been in some fun shoot outs such an underrated fighter been saying it for Years!
Just because he is underrated does not make him an elite boxer you clown. He's bang average and just beat someone who first retired in 2011. Stop believing the hype.
lol I picked Bellew over Haye in the first fight as well +450. People called me ******ed and 90% of people picked Haye KO1 I also picked Bellew over Makabu +200. Last time I checked you have to be Elite to be World Champion. Bellew similar to Danny Garcia (different styles) crazy as it sounds very well rounded may not bedazzle you in one area but has 10/10 Heart/Grit
bellew has never been a top five fighter. not at lhw, not at cw, not at hw. he is a world class cherry picker though.
Bellew is underrated but not elite. He's just got a lot of experience and his ring iq is high. He can work out his opponents but he's never beaten a legit world champion. Makabu in EVERY FIGHT of his would sit on the ropes and do a poor shoulder roll defense leaving himself WIDE OPEN for big shots. Tony Bellew being experienced and watched his fights saw what this guy does... Makabu still knocked him down in the early rounds... Makabu being a small cruiser also. I dunno i just don't rate Bellew that highly. He looks clumsy the majority of the time even with BJ Flores he was just swinging wildly. I don't think you can take much from beating a shot to pieces David Haye. I think you should watch the first 5 rounds of Haye vs Bellew 1 and see Haye was landing jabs at will and knocked Bellew down later on as he snapped his achilles. Also, the clip you showed is sped up vs live footage. David Haye is predictable as he lunges in with his timing gone and speed gone he's easier to anticipate vs the old Haye who had more speed and timing was on point. This content is protected Elite boxers don't get knocked down like that. Usyk would never get hit from a shot like that.
Bellew's got underappreciated skills and a very good boxing brain. He sustained a crater sized cut against Berto Belonti in the first round and without his adaptability to protect that cut over the following 11 rounds he would have lost by tko. He defused and stopped the same Haye that blasted tru Mory and the Worm. Haye was very dangerous during the first 3 rounds , you just didn't see it due to Bellew's footwork and defense
You can' knock Bellews graft but he is getting way overhyped. I give him about as much credit as i did to Cotto beating a a broken Martinez. It' just not very impressive when you know how much the opponent is not only past their best but are pretty much glued together just to make the fight.
Well I’ve never put a bet on anything but this week I should of put the house on as not only did I predict Bellew but two weeks ago I predicted Mark Williams to win the World Snooker lol don’t even wanna know what the odds were as I’m the type to get addicted to stuff like that.
I like Bellew’s double jab. The improvement Bellew has made is huge. His such a better more rounded fighter now