David Price vs Tony Bellew HW primes

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Devon, Jul 6, 2025.


Who wins?

  1. Price KO/TKO

    84.6%
  2. Price PTS

    3.8%
  3. Bellew KO/TKO

    11.5%
  4. Bellew PTS

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This would probably be Price from just before the Thompson fight when he had momentum and was more confident, and probably Bellew from the Haye fights.

    Who wins this matchup?
     
  2. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    Bellew batters him.
     
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  3. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Price chins him. This ain't Dave Allen
     
  4. themaster999

    themaster999 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Big Pricey launches him out of the Liverpool echo arena with ease.
     
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  5. boxberry92

    boxberry92 Active Member Full Member

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    If we're talking about pre-Thompson David Price — the version who blasted out McDermott, Sexton, Audley and Skelton in under 8 rounds total — then I genuinely think he beats Bellew 7 times out of 10. But the key is, he has to approach it like it's a 3-4 round shootout. After that, his tank's empty, and Bellew, being the smart and durable fighter he is, would just survive and take him out late.

    Price’s problem was never power — that was elite. It was confidence, cardio, and composure under pressure. But if he went into fights with the mindset of, 'I’ve got four rounds to end this or I’m done,' I think he knocks most people out. Not every fight would go his way, but he’d be a nightmare for anyone in those early rounds.

    Against Bellew (from the Haye fights), that blueprint could work. Bellew isn't a natural heavyweight, and if Price lands clean early, it’s lights out. The other three times? Bellew does what he does best: stays smart, rides the storm, and breaks him down. But Price’s early form, pre-Thompson, was destructive — people forget how terrifying he looked back then.
     
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  6. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Price ktfo's Bellend. Oh I wish that match could have been made.
     
  7. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Price quite easily. Saw the confidence drained, nervous energy burning Price go 10 rounds with some big lump once was quite comfortable, Allen fight was similar. I don’t think Bellew would trouble him enough to make him gas. I think Price would outbox him at a comfortable pace.

    That quick, razor sharp, spiteful Price who destroyed the domestic lot walks through him easily I think.
     
  8. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This isn’t just any Echo Arena, this
    is M and S arena Donchaknowww.

    Will forever be ‘The Echo’ though.
     
  9. ash234

    ash234 Ash Full Member

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    Bellew doesn’t beat any half decent fit heavyweight.
     
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  10. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He had no business there but picked his target well.
     
  11. teddybaldock

    teddybaldock Active Member Full Member

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    At his peak. Haye In 4 rounds while barely taking a punch.
     
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  12. Indiantakeaway9

    Indiantakeaway9 New Member Full Member

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    The one sided result is super casual madness

    Bellew is far too fast and too confident for the big stiff lovely fellow from Liverpool and once he starts blowing out of his arse after 5 rounds if he hasn't caught bellend then it's over.

    Could he catch and chin bellend early? possibly but it's not the most likely outcome.
     
  13. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Price by Brutal KO.

    Bellew is so concussed he can't get home safely to his family.
     
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  14. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Price in his prime (pre TT 1) would blow Tony Bellew at HW in his prime out of the water early doors. It would be a demolition job inside 5 rounds.

    That is just the reality and we all know Price's shortcomings.
     
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  15. dannyboy147

    dannyboy147 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It took Bellew 11 rounds to beat Haye the first time round and Haye could barely walk! A prime dynamite punching Price would leather him. Bellew was turning his back on Adonis Stevenson!
     
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