Eddie Hearn " Top P4P fighter signing for Dazn tomorrow "

But the truth.

Can't see Bellew v Usyk being stateside and PPV though, sales would drop massively. Suspect his first fight will be December vs Tone then look at 2 next year in the states.

Probably Whyte after he loses to AJ and against maybe Miller or Breazeale before letting him go and no AJ fight.

 

WBA jokers making him fight lebedev next

 

Tony Bellew at present is one of the best PPV fighters out there. Was Tyson Fury’s only PPV better than any of his last 3? Was Canelo’s last few better? Was Joshua v Parker or Takam better?

He provides entertainment. Name someone who’s last 3 PPV’s who’ve provided more entertainment than Tony Belles, across the world.

 

It's a tricky one to get people interested in America. Heavies and cruiser is pretty much non existent over there at the moment. He has already fought over there a few times. He needs a known name to break out but there just aren't any in America

 

Although I disagree with you point, I didn't even watch the 2nd Haye fight, point is fighters like Bellew shouldn't be PPV. Let's not get into this back and forth again because we will never agree!

 

Of course it's PPV. Bellew is a proven boxer that draws money.

 

Are you seriously including Bellew vs Cleverly as an entertaining PPV? Yes both Haye fights were entertaining, but the Cleverly rematch was a borefest IMO.

 

He has easily beaten a whole load of HWs already in his career who are bigger than him in the WSB, so I dont see the issue mate!

He is clearly skilled enough to stay away from taking big punches flush, and not allow himself to be positioned to be leaned on & drained.

 

When people start banding around the word "borefest" it usually means to me that all they want is rocky4 to watch. Imo bellew is a very good boxer . Technically far better than he is given credit for. A marmite character that splits opinion yes. But boring no!. If you don't know what you are watching then shut tfu. Go and watch rocky every weekend and shout at the telly

 

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Makabu v Bellew. Not cleverly.

P4P he’s one of the best prizefighters our there. He serves up entertainment. If he’s fighting Usyk I’ll be buying it and I make Usyk huge favourite but would I bet against Tony? Not a chance.

 

I don't think Makabu was on PPV, mate.
Why wouldn't you bet against Bellew, v Usyk?

 

If it’s at heavyweight Bellew could hurt him. I’ve no doubt about that. Cruiserweight Usyk would win every round. Heavyweight probably the same but Bellew’s got that power to change it he’s the bomber.

 

Bellew PPVs are probably more what you'd call 'sports entertainment'. Boxing as a pure sport is more concerned with rankings and titles. These things are incidental when it comes to Bellew now. We saw a similar crossover with Mayweather vs Mcgregor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_entertainment

Sports entertainment is a type of spectacle which presents an ostensibly competitive event using a high level of theatrical flourish and extravagant presentation, with the purpose of entertaining an audience.

Unlike typical sports and games, which are conducted for competition, sportsmanship, physical exercise or personal recreation, the primary product of sports entertainment is performance for an audience's benefit, thus they are never practiced privately.

Commonly, but not in all cases, the outcomes are predetermined; as this is an open secret, it is not considered to be match fixing.

 

i don't think he is THAT powerful. And even if he was, i'd wager Gassiev hits harder and he couldn't move him. Plus, he's been hit by super-heavyweights who couldn't move him or deter him, i think the blokes just one of those freaks lol