Bellew v Cleverly 2 PPV Show

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by rezzer, Dec 6, 2020.


  1. rezzer

    rezzer Active Member Full Member

    1,200
    1,427
    Feb 11, 2009
    I remember this PPV as being a bit **** and the main event was terrible but the show also featured two world title fights featuring Scott Quigg and Jaime McDonnell and James Degale, George Groves, Callum Smith and Anthony Joshua on the undercard. I may be wearing rose coloured spectacles, I'm sure I am, but what a difference to what we have now.
     
  2. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

    8,712
    11,031
    May 25, 2012
    Depends how you look at it, the odds on those fights would have been horrendous.
     
    rezzer likes this.
  3. rezzer

    rezzer Active Member Full Member

    1,200
    1,427
    Feb 11, 2009
    Absolutely. I remember it as a **** show that even Hearn criticised but compared to Chisora Usyk and the undercard, Whyte Povetkin too, it looks stacked.
     
  4. Sphillips

    Sphillips Active Member Full Member

    1,340
    1,196
    Nov 14, 2017
    It was diabolical.
     
    Safin likes this.
  5. Trafford

    Trafford Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,935
    2,835
    Sep 29, 2018
    At the time it was a decent undercard. If Bellew vs cleverly was a barnstormer we would have a different view on it
     
    rezzer likes this.
  6. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

    8,712
    11,031
    May 25, 2012
    Disagree. Brook v Gavin was a stinker but the card as a whole was amazing.
     
    im sparticus and rezzer like this.
  7. Trafford

    Trafford Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,935
    2,835
    Sep 29, 2018
    I
    I agree it was a decent card and lot of names on it. Just saying at the time all the fuss was how bellew vs cleverly was Ppv and how it was a stinker.
     
    rezzer likes this.
  8. rezzer

    rezzer Active Member Full Member

    1,200
    1,427
    Feb 11, 2009
    Yes, the undercard for Brook v Gavin was very good.
     
  9. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

    8,712
    11,031
    May 25, 2012
    It was a stinker. The undercard had names but they were all clear favourites in 1/20 or 1/50 style matches.
     
  10. rezzer

    rezzer Active Member Full Member

    1,200
    1,427
    Feb 11, 2009
    The Brook v Gavin PPV has 3 World title fights, 2 British title fights , a Commonwealth title fight and Joshua. Wow !
     
  11. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

    8,712
    11,031
    May 25, 2012
    Apart from the main event, which funnily enough was a late addition to the card, they all delivered. Great night of boxing. It's been a gradual decline ever since.
     
  12. jcairns1

    jcairns1 Boxing Addict Full Member

    3,513
    289
    Feb 3, 2011
    Groves struggled against a light-middleweight who had his mother in his corner, Degale beat up a shot Periban and Joshua was fed the ghost of Michael Sprott.

    It was as bad as we all remember.
     
    Sphillips likes this.
  13. Journey Man

    Journey Man Journeyman always. Full Member

    4,943
    2,116
    Aug 22, 2009
    Very good card with a couple FOTY candidates.
     
  14. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

    4,920
    5,127
    Jul 6, 2014
    That was back when Hearn used to “stack his undercard” with known names in 1/50 fights.

    Cant even do that now as they all want PPV loot
     
    PatCash likes this.
  15. KermitTheFrog

    KermitTheFrog Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,095
    2,128
    Sep 5, 2012
    It makes me think of some of the fights I’ve paid for in the past, Haye v Audley!