Nathan Cleverly

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Degale, Aug 23, 2019.


  1. Kokiri

    Kokiri Member Full Member

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    He has lost the plot unfortunately very sad to see. I don't like "x fighter destroyed this guy's career" arguments because I think they can be overly simplistic by not taking other relevant factors into account. That being said, I genuinely think something snapped in Cleverly during the Kovalev steamrolling. The ballooning up in weight, the ill-advised move to cruiserweight, the dreadful performance against Bellew and subsequent kamikaze tactics against Fonfara, Braemer and Jack (albeit he had some success in these fights). He was just never the same after Kovalev.
     
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  2. KermitTheFrog

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    I think I’ll save my sympathy for someone that needs it. While the rest of us are working this dude appears to be on a permanent holiday. Good on him!
     
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  3. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah it's a little worrying to see someone go off the rails totally but I don't think he is, I just think he hasn't got the best of taste, not the best at making decisions and he's enjoying himself. If you were at that hotel and saw what he was doing would you think "oh that's disturbing" or would you think he's just like every other drunk person there on holiday, only him being a 6ft 3 guy in a rather questionable outfit, red joggers man, crikey.

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  4. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it's more that boxing held him back from living the life he is now, he's a Cardiff lad that loves his cheesey EDM, tracksuits, religious iconography tattoo's and a beer or 8. He's probably always struggled with something, just like a lot of people, he just needs a bit of guidance now his boxing career is over, something religion doesn't appear to be doing.
     
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  5. iamthegreatest

    iamthegreatest Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think boxing was quite kind to him. He probably had some decent pay days, particularly the box office fight against Bellew. He was quite average, maybe overachieved somewhat. Had success in the division when it wasn't the greatest.
     
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  6. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Looks like he's about to crack again

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  7. Cally

    Cally Sand...sand... nothing but sand! Full Member

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    Did see him on a flight from mallorca last year, so the travel bit is true! lol
     
  8. LeavemealoneKoooogs

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    Is he still going with that Russian woman or did she rob him and head for the hills
     
  9. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I just can't forget his pathetic performance in the rematch against Bellew. I've despised him ever since, fooking twat.
     
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  10. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    She's gone now and he's deleted all content of her from his Instagram, I reckon she did alright financially out of him. He's totally gone, he looks like a jacked Quagmire with a bit of Big Neville Southall mixed in. Really odd that he's prancing around thinking he's god and filtering pictures of himself like he's a fifteen year old girl, he's become a parody of himself.
     
  11. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not sure what all the fuss is about, he's Welsh.
     
  12. Sonny1

    Sonny1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That is very sad. When he was boxing part time whilst pissing about at Uni and was collecting British and Commonwealth belts, I honestly thought he was going to be a proper world champion. His best win in hindsight was probably the Karo Murat stoppage, along with the decision over that clown Bellew.

    I always wondered how much he got for boxing Kovalev on HBO. Not as much as he should have is my guess.