Tony Bellew expresses anger over public confrontation with Nathan Cleverly – Boxing news
The former three-time ABA Heavyweight Champion Tony Bellew has shown his anger over the WBO light heavyweight championship title holder Nathan Cleverly after their public confrontation in May 2011, where both pugilists almost fought each other.
The Wavertree Bomber, Bellew, was scheduled against the 24-year-old Welshman, Nathan Cleverly, for the WBO world light heavyweight title clash on May 21, 2011 at the O2 Arena in London but the fight did not happen, as Bellew was knocked out by the British
Boxing Board of Control because of weight issues.
Bellew told the media Cleverly, who became the WBO light heavyweight title holder without even throwing a single punch, is nothing more than a cut above his head or any other man walking in the street.
The 28-year-old Brit, Bellow, who has won all of his 15 fights including 10 by the way of a knockout, commented on his pre-fight press conference, where both combatants exchanged a lot of words.
He stated Cleverly called him a bum in the press conference but even that did not bother him until he offered him an unofficial fight outside and vowed he would slap him.
While speaking on his inclusion, he said, “Nathan thinks he’s better than the average person. I don’t know whether it is because of his [Mathematics] degree or not, but he thinks he’s a cut above myself or any other man on the street. It comes across in
the way he acts.”
“He called me a bum at the press conference. That didn’t bother me one bit, I just talked about the weight. It got heated when he offered me outside and said he’d slap me about,” added Bellew.
In the end however, Bellew was happy as he believes his press conference has made a path for his potential grudge match against Cleverly.
“I don’t regret it because it put me a lot closer to Nathan than I was six months ago,” Bellew said.
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