Nathan Cleverly vs Tony Bellew - Play the Cornerman

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Beeston Brawler, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    ah, read your post wrong, sorry bud:thumbsup
     
  2. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Bellew - He should look to engage early with Cleverly using a lead right hand and power shot combinations , he is a better puncher than Cleverly and has better power , he also has a task at hand to stop Nathan's excellent output , if he has got Cleverly in the middle of the ring exchanging hooks with him he's gonna score some damage , and he's winning the fight from there , i also beleive Bellew's jab is under rated , aside from looking to KO Cleverly he could / can look to control the distance using his jab , he has a stiff technically sound jab and if Cleverly is rushing in he can score well using it

    Cleverly - Stay active , set a pace and get off first , if Cleverly boxes smart and mixes boxing with the odd punch , he could have Bellew tired , hurt , out worked with no ideas after round 6 , which is clearly the way he'd like it to go , he has to make Bellew respect his power early , if Bellew is tearing in early and Nathan is not firing back with anything meaningfull then Bellew will become a dangerous opponent , if Cleverly is beating him to the punch and timing his counters and follow up attacks well , then i dont see how Bellew gets around that