Nathan Cleverly.

No

 

Absolutely.
He played his part in a great fight, his engine is spectacular.


The reason for the lack of respect is that he was an overwhelming fav to win the fight, same as Chunky who also turned in a gutsy showing.

 

Good luck to Cleverley, I wish him all the best now going on to big things. I'm not really a fan or anything but that's the case for me with most fighters really, I'll follow his career as I have been doing simply because he's a boxer and a world class one at that. Good luck going as far as you can Nathan.

 

Depending on how highly you rate Bellew's power, Clev showed he has a chin anywhere from good to great. He has some fantastic, athletic qualities, his speed and workrate are superb, and he showed lots of heart last night. The question mark will always be his power, he hit Bellew with a lot of clean shots last night and Tony never looked in a whole lot of trouble, when in fact he has been hurt by much lesser fighters.

 

You know what I thought was great about Cleverley in this one? The way everyone always talks about how he fights and that his style is not to take full advanatage of his reach etc. Well I always just assumed that it was maybe because he isn't too good as a boxer, he is better as a fighter/swarmer and that was simply the reason why he fights the way he does. But after the fight when he said (something like) 'me and Tony, we can box, but we like to fight', the way he said it, and on the back of the performance that just went down in the ring, I believed him 100%, he likes to fight, he likes to feel he's in a fight by throwing lots of punches and being in close trading. I respect him a lot.

 

Try and take note from your man bellew and show some class

 

(I'm kidding but couldn't help myself, relax Barry)

 

your boy comes to liverpool and does his best to wind the crowd up and through the fight disrespects Tony, this could of started a riot , it was like a ticking bomb in there anyway, plus lets not forget who started all the disrespecting. So to answer your question I dont have to like him or his sad ban:bbbdana

 

I'm glad last night they both had won respect for each other and both played there parts in a great bout. Bellew was the EVT winner and won more of the plaudits rightly so. Clev and many fans were extremely dismissive of Bellew as a man and fighter and he was taken to the wire. Cleverly sadly hasn't improved since beating Brancalion and i don't see him getting better under Vince.

I personally felt the lowblows in round 5 IIRC? swung the momentum of the fight. He was getting outboxed from rounds 2,3,4, and the fifth till he strayed low and then it seemed to give him a foothold back in the fight. That's my opinion but Cleverly is a good young champion but nothing more nothing else.

 

I wanted Tony to win and I think it could have went either way, but no excuses. Low blows happen and ****. Cleverley fought well.

 

They happen but doesn't make it right nor does it lessen the effect. Visibly weakened Bellew IMO. Whether it was deliberate or not i don't know but it doesn't change fact it gave him a foothold back into the bout in a period where he was struggling.