Matchroom Head Spin Doctor - Anthony Bellew on Talksport this morning

If genuine, this is desperately insecure. If he didn't care about what they say about him, he wouldn't be taking the time to leave a voicemail articulating those particular views.

 

'The Best Of Chums' would be a wonderful title for a movie documentary about Matchroom Boxing.

 

I love that podcast but I'm not surprised he left that Voicemail. They rib the hell out of him. They have a segment called Bellew of the Week where the stupidest boxing related comments get analysed and a winner decided. Last week AJ 'won'

 

Oh it's 100% genuine they play it every now and then for the Bellew of the week section.

 

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If anyone wants a laugh just look on Bellew's twitter in the last 12 hours... Just arguing with anyone and everyone about Joshua/Matchroom

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I wouldn’t listen to bellew on anything really would not trust him he is just after the fame he loves the lime light he is a star in his own head who did he beat to win a belt no idea but the fella was not great he’s no superstar to me but he goes on like he is

 

It’s embarrassing really. I wonder what Joshua makes of it?

It goes beyond a bit of pro-Matchroom bias in my opinion - just comes off as strange.

He’d be far better being objective about it. All this ‘bigger draw’ stuff is irrelevant given the way the belts are distributed right now. 60/40 is a fair split - even @Mitch87 agrees ffs !

 

60/40 is fair, but remember that Joshua offered Fury 60/40 too when Fury had no belts which Fury declined.

 

Umar IFL suggesting December 17th is the date and it’s just broadcasting stuff to sort.

 

That’s according to Hearn, Warren said there was no such 60/40 offer - two hugely non-biased sources so very difficult to know what really went on there.

 

Agree. It’s a fight that would be watched around the world and remembered on these shores for a long time. It’s the day before the World Cup final too… wishful thinking but imagine Fury v Joshua on Saturday then England in the World Cup final on Sunday. The country would come to a standstill. 40% of a Fury fight will be more money than 80% of whichever bum they were planning on having Joshua fight.

Seems everyone is happy with the split apart from Bellew who was referring to Joshua as ‘boxings version of McGregor’ this morning…

 

McGregor with 1% of his charisma and personality. What a truly absurd thing to say.

 

I don't know about charisma but Joshua has proved himself in the ring, amateur and pro. McGregor might be an MMA legend ( I don't know what that is, I'm no expert but everytime I've seen him fight he's lost ) but it's ridiculous to compare him and Joshua. Joshua would never sucker punch an old man in the pub but if he did, I'm sure the old fella would notice it this time.