Cleverly appreciation thread

It was a win/win fight. Cleverly had a tough fight, and showed the grit of a champion to get the job done.

I was one of those who figured Bellow to give it a go early, but be stopped fairly easily inside ten. But Bellow showed he was at least a class above anything I thought he was.

Kudos to both, and thanks for the excellent fight.

 

Great experience for both fighters :good

 

Before the first Bellew-McKenzie fight most had clev-bellew even, since then based on not a lot the pendulum swung massivley in clevs favour, in reality it was always going to be close.

Good fight though, really enjoyed it and they both showed a lot of class too

 

Cleverly was disappointing.

Massive props to Bellew, though. He fought his heart out.

 

I dunno, I was somewhat dissappointed tbh. Dont get me wrong, he took some bombs that i didnt no he could take. And his high output into the later rounds was also impressive. But he probably lost 3 of the first 4 with Bellew outjabbing him. Maybe I was underestimating Bellew's boxing skills, but his jab was much more accurate, had more power, and was much more effective than Clevs. His head-to-head infighting was pretty good, but overall I was a tad disappointed. But i think that may be down to Bellew rather than Clev himself

 

He showed he was tough and gritty but no i won't give him to much dues because lets face it himself and many on here were totally dismissive of Bellew. The way he and his fanboys spoke i was expecting a schooling and stoppage and Tony to look out of his depth but it was actually Bellew who showed the better boxing in the fight IMO.

I'm glad i never jumped on the bandwagon when Bellew got dropped by McKenzie.

 

Your dislike of Cleverly is in danger of become more intense than your man love for Degale.

 

And your boring :good

 

:deal

 

Only cos you talk so much sense on everything else it stands out.

 

People in glass houses lad

 

:bart

 

:good

I'm not a massive fan of Clev and probs never will be but i don't dislike him like i dislike say Groves who really is smug IMO. Clev proved his a solid champion.

 

You dislike Groves?

No way