Tony Bellew Interview in Boxing Monthly

Eurosport are good with that ****. They show some crazy ****, like giants getting knocked out by small Japanese dudes. Yeah I prefer pride to UFC, but I haven't watched it in a long time.

 

It is, You cannot land or strike with any force, It really is a game of speed tick, However like I said I did flatten 2 people doing it by accident..

 

Yeah when I did Karate I couldn't hack the shin clashes. Always wore these big pads lol.

 

How is that enforced?

If you spark someone out cant you just say "I didnt hit him hard, he's just a fart"?

 

You are not allowed to draw blood (normally results in a dq) and you have to clearly pull your punches.

 

Or why didn't he become a professional boxer?:-patsch

 

It's with some regret that I have to tell you that UFC/Zuffa have bought out Pride and the company now ceases to exist:|

 

I've seen Tony fight a few times and can honestly say he doesn't have the usual ex-kick boxer flaws (standing square on etc) and looks the complete boxer to me. Looks to have a decent boxing brain for a banger too

 

Tony I read the interview and wondered why you decided to trim down to LHW?Wouldnt you feel better up at CW?

It was a great read mate.

 

Thank you, Much appreciated..:good

 

To be totally honest mate it was all about the day before weigh in that made me think about trimming down.

Also I have so many advantages at this weight regards to power,size,reach and Im also quite fast at this weight too.. I feel it is getting tougher to make weight with every fight BUT Im sure as the challengers increase I'll keep the weight just right..


Im 6ft 3inch so making 175 is tough but like I said earlier I get great advantages, Advantages I will not get at 200lbs.. Once I move up though I'd like to just go straight to title level, Well that's the plan pal..:good All mere thoughts for now though as Im still a 175 fighter for now:-(

:good

 

The Scouse answer to Bob Foster!

 

Good job you chose 175 Tony as Cruiserweight is a halfway house you don't wonna be stuck in. It's just something about the weight class which means it'll never catch on, don't know whether its the name or the fact that it's sandwhich between the blue ribbon division and light heavy which has a great history.

Something needs to be done to make that division 'sexy' though. Looks like we might be getting a super six at cruiser, which would be good as there are some good fighters there who need some publicity and should have a better profile.

IMO. If people like the sanctioning bodies were serious about making the Cruiserweight division a "real deal (no pun intended)", then they would've left that weight limit alone and not fluffed it up to 200 lbs. That's where they f***ed us die-hards and made it too tempting for muscular frames (who couldn't make LHW) to try and add bulk and eventually get walked down and creamed by real Heavyweight's. Let's hope you don't make that mistake Tony. :good