No doubt. But I just feel a bit sorry for Bellew, it's a great opportunity and one that's hard to turn down, but I don't think he has a chance and it'll be a landslide victory for Clev. Bellew needed a really good training camp to have a chance against somebody like Cleverley and he hasn't had anything like that. It sounds good on paper, but a weight drained Bellew vs Clev will be an appalling fight, guaranteed.
He also said "For all those concerned I'm not a stone over!! I'm 6 1/2 pounds over!! I'm sitting and relaxing and daydreaming right now.. ;-) I'll do it!"
This would be deadly if it comes off, I'm more interested in this than in the Braehmer fight. Can't believe Bellew is willing to do it though, hope he's able to come in in good condition.
Ok, I see. If this is true then losing a stone in two days is ridiculous - if it was for a British Title fight the BBBoC wouldnt allow it. It is totally unhealthy and I think Bellew struggles to make the weight at the best of times.
The more i think about it, the more i think it'll be competitive. Clev doesnt have great defence, and Tony only has 1 way to win, KO his opponent. He wont try to outbox clev from range. He will do what he usually does in the ring, try to bang the other guy out hard. It's a fantastic sub on such short notice, and there's always room for a rematch with the weigh drain, short notice argument
Cleverley ain't daft, he'll get his win and run, no chance of a rematch. Bellew's sloppy and lacks accuracy even after a proper training camp, he probably won't land within 5 metres of Clev in this situation.
Hmm, not as thrilled at this fight as most on here are. Can only see Bellew getting KO'd easily, in a non-competitive fight.
If it is a stone - it's barely do-able in 3/4 days, especially as he (apparently) struggles with 175 anyways. I like the fight, it's way better than any short notice opponent I would have expected. I'd have Clev as the overall favourite to take this with both men having a full training camp, let alone as things currently stand. Clev via "British" late stoppage.
If this is on i'm buying it if it isn't im not. Is it feesable for them to allow the fight to go ahead if he is a couple of pounds over or does he have to be bang on limit?
For me its to early for bellew to fight clev, like others i think bellew will get picked apart and be stopped.
bellew will be eating nothing but vegetables and chicken. he will be doing bigtime cardio. a stone is doable in 3 days eating nothing but vegetables and chicken. id advise some black beans and lentils. very low calories and very filling. whenever i want to drop weight i go on a black beans/vegetables/lentils/chicken/salmon diet. weight drops off like lightning.