Would prime Tony Bellew have had any decent chance against the top 10 throughout the era

Maybe Chisora and Jennings.

Maybe.

 

No! too small, too chinny, too unskilled.

 

Maybe against Ajagba who is lower tier. I think Povetkin, Ortiz, Chisora, Joyce and Parker all stop him. I think Jennings, Hrgovic and Whyte definitely win on the cards clearly.

 

Ajagba seems most beatable, the others I would favour.

Of all of the name opponents Usyk has fought as a pro he KO’d Bellew fastest and most definitively. He took longer to stop a couple of cruiser journeymen early on and he started the Bellew fight in sparring mode. Bellew’s level at cruiser was his 50-50 with Masternak.

 

Definitely. His mobility, hand speed, and experience would be a lot of trouble for plenty of the top 10 heavyweights of the era.

It also helps that many of the top 10 heavyweights of the era were usually inexperienced and overweight, which would make fighting a smaller and more elusive target like a Bellew even more of a challenge.

From the guys you listed I’d favor Bellew over guys like Joyce, Bakole, Chisora, Hrgovic, Ajagba, and Jennings.

A fight between Bellew and Parker could go either way, since Parker is unpredictable when it comes to being motivated. I also think the same for Whyte, who also is very unpredictable when it comes to showing up motivated and in shape.

I wouldn’t favor Bellew over a prime Ortiz or a prime Poverkin.

 

You drunk?

 

Depends which era? But with the fighters you mentioned, I'd only back him against Ajagba, everyone else too big for him. Even I think Jennings would outpoint him.

Hard to gauge with the fights against Haye as Haye was completely shot.

 

Maybe vs Whyte but not the others also Ajagba

 

Mostly agree.

I'd favour him over Ortiz, though (I've always thought Ortiz was very overrated for what he's actually accomplished, though).

I wouldn't be surprised if Bellew beat a prime Wilder, too (again, though, I don't rate any version of Wilder as highly as some do).

 

Hrgovic on the cards (especially "clearly") is a brave one considering he's poor when it comes to points (to such an extent he barely squeezed past Zhang on cards, and Zhang is almost incapable of winning without a KO).

 

I doubt it. He only beat a completely washed David Haye unless I'm forgetting someone.

 

Nah.

 

He wasn't a heavyweight.....he fought the shell of Haye at that weight....thats it!!