i think bellew did a discredit to himself in the post fight interviews , when he watches the fight he will see that the fight was very very close and could have went either way. i scored it 115-114 cleverly but there were 3-4 rounds that were very close and could have been scored for either fighter. Bellew suprised everybody today , i didnt think he could fight at this level but he proved that he could. In no way should he be disappointed by his performance. Im sure Bellew will go on to bigger and better things , a rematch is deserved but he can go after european titles etc is clevery doesnt fight him again. im very sure we will see bellew in another world title fight soon
parris is the worst judge in britain bar none 5 rounds difference , he should be demoted to 4 rounds fights
any rematch and Nathan wins more comfortable , Nathan took all the big shots bellew through and lets get this right bellew is not a devastating puncher many seem to think.i had Nathan winning by 2 rounds.
The opening poster is having a giraffe Bellew was well beaten, if Bellow can prove himself against other boxers and proves himself worthy to face Cleverly in time then he may get a rematch down the track but not now, also that was Bellews best chance, a fight in his own backyard after lots of sparring with Froch but he came up short, Bellew will never beat Cleverly and i think Bellew knows it, its not in Bellews interest to lose again to Cleverly, the next time Cleverly will win even more easily, Bellew needs to go after the European and then try for a version of the world title, which could lead him to Clev again who knows as Clev should look to unify the titles. Clev unfortunately for Bellews beats Bellews all the time every time. PS Good luck to Bellews in the future, a good boxer with lots of heart.
It turns out Clev had a broken rib going into the fight, Clev lost a fortnights full training, the injury apparently takes 3-6 weeks to repair, but the Welsh wizard still got in the ring and won well.
Clev wins any possible rematch far more easily, it was all in Bellews favour this time, home town venue, a chance to win his first world title, having a top sparring partner and an opponent with a broken rib, the official result under these circumstances was still a straight forward regulation away win, Bellew is 29 next month, Clev is only 24 with lots more improvement in him. If there is a next time not only does Clev win but Clev stops him.
I had it 6-6 with Cleverly winning the last 2 (or 3?) rounds. But Bellew was the challanger and I think he needed to do a bit more to convince the judges to give him Cleverly's title.