Mate Bellew is a ****ing legend. He obv doesnt care bout the banter he gets on here and will prob be a world champ.
id rather let bellew v clev stew for 18 months providing both keep winning and when the time comes it is a pick em fight which will make both a decent purse i think its a bit early for both if one loses just now its a long way back in 18 months no shame losing to the other one plenty more options ahead
Cleverly defends his British and Commonwealth belts against Courtney Fry first, at York Hall on October 9. This content is protected
I am too pal, As long as Courtney don't start too slow and get's past 3 rounds you'll really see Cleverly tested here.. He has a chance of losing he really does. Only thing is though is that Courtney really does start very slowly..:-( He was a slow starter even in his am days..
Rising light-heavyweight star Nathan Cleverly defends his British and Commonwealth belts against perennial Liverpool prospect Courtney Fry at York Hall on October 9. Maths genius Cleverly has raced to 17-0 (7) since turning pro as a Cardiff university student in 2005, but boxing is now his main priority and at 22 he is developing into a man to fear - a man with no fear, a man with a cool, calculating mind. The tall, talented Welshman hits accurately and he hits hard. His body shots are particularly impressive. Fry is a whopping 12 years older and turned pro in 2003 after a superb amateur career but has never really pushed on and recently failed in the lamentable Prizefighter series ‘amateurising’ our sport, dropping a three-round decision (yes, three rounds) to eventual winner Tony Oakey of Portsmouth. Cleverly, of course, ‘broke through’ with a comprehensive 12-round decision (thank God) over the same stumpy Oakey for the Commonwealth title last year and added the British title in the summer, stopping Norwich’s previously unbeaten Danny McIntosh in seven rounds. Cleverly has now stopped his last four. Nevertheless, Fry has lost only to Oakey and Ovill McKenzie in 15 outings and does have genuine ability (ask fellow Liverpool light-heavy Tony "Bomber" Bellew) but seems to have developed something of a ‘sparring partner’ mentality as a pro and it is hard to see him developing some real fire at 34. He is known as a slow starter but looks experienced enough to drag the young champion ino the middle or later rounds before Cleverly’s wide range of really begin to tell. On recent form, and on the Oakey comparison, cleverly must be favoured to force a clear decision.