how do you see bellew doing against worldclass opposition

This is the correct answer.

 

bollocks, ive said it before but people forget Tonys still relatively inexperienced as a professional, he is learning and improving all the time and I would fancy him to beat most of the division right now providing he stuck to a gameplan. I do think Dawson would beat him were they to fight now but I think it would be close and in a year or so providing he gets some good learning fights inbetween I could see Tony edging him.

 

Good fighter,European/fringe world class,might win a version of a world title but dont see him ever beating any of the top boys,but so what,he's a good guy and a good fighter..

 

i thnk he will do better than most people give him credit for?

 

I think he should move up to CW.

I don't know whether he will win a world title.

He's chose the right time to win one though! I don't have a clue who has the belts accept for Cloud..? who i have never seen fight, and Chad Dawson who..? Is acting like a ****** of late.

Its a ****ing **** division.

 

No love for Nathan Cleverly?

Good man.

 

A move up would not be a bad idea. I think what you would call world level in that division would suit his style more.

 

Not sure about a move to CW, dont think he has huge power at LHW. Obviously nobody plans to under achieve, but i think Bellew should be happy with Euro level fights. Cleverly was a class above and i dont rate him much.

 

Nathan Cleverly is a better fighter than Bellew at 175.

Considering that Dawson is acting like a complete ****** these days, Cleverly could beat him.

 

I have to disagree there mate, I thought Bellew beat Cleverly, also when weighing the two fighters up, Bellew looks the more accomplished boxer with a better array of arsenal at his disposal, Cleverly has a very good workrate and that's the only reason the fight was close.

 

Re: how do you see bellew doing against worldclass opposition

losing

 

This, pretty much. Still fancy him beating Cleverly in a rematch, but at 30 years old he's probably as good as he'll ever get.

 

A class above? did you watch the fight lad?

 

he will lose to all the champions at his weight.

 

Whilst I think there are a few *****s in the armour and a few question marks over Bellew's temperament, I do think Bellew has improved a fair bit since the Cleverly fight (in which he lost his weight very late and broke his hand in the 2nd round) and I think he has more improvement in him and would have a great chance against the likes of Shumenov, Cloud and Pascal though Hopkins experience would present a tough challenge.

I probably back Dawson but even so, I think Bellew would go to fight and all credit to him for going down the route to become WBC mandatory and having a go for the toughest test.