All the Cruiser champs were beasts..just like they are now.. Drozd had looked brilliant against Wlodarzcyk and Masternak. Then suddenly out of nowhere Drozd is injured and Bellew got a vacant title shot. Even though he wasn't particularly highly ranked. I think he probably would have got beat by one of the champions might have given him a decent fight/spirited effort. Then he probably would have worked his way up to another shot at a world champ and lost again and retired. And would have gone down as a 4 time challenger/ nearly man and not the Big name in the Uk/ PPV fighter /world champion he is now who is set for life with the Haye paydays.Hes done well hes improved but he definately got a lucky break I feel.
The Fact that Tony Bellew is a PPV Fighter sums up the level of fighters in the UK and how gullible we are.