By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew isn’t messing around about his interest in fighting retired light heavyweight Andre Ward. Bellew says he wants to fight Ward, and he thinks he can beat without a doubt. Bellew also says he believes he’s still the best fighter in the cruiserweight division, even though he never proved it in the past.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he has no interest in fighting former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs), because he’s a family man and he doesn’t want to hurt him.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn says he’s already started conversations for a fight between former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) and Andre Ward (32-0, 16 KOs). Hearn says it’s a possibility that Bellew and Ward could face each other and seems very optimistic about it.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew says he might be interested in a rematch with Adonis Stevenson if the fight took place at a catch-weight of 195 pounds in the cruiserweight division. Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) is in need of an opponent for his next fight, and the 40-year-old Stevenson (29-1, 24 KOs) called him out last week, saying he wants to face him in the UK and whip him for a second time.
By Scott Gilfoid: Adonis ‘Superman’ Stevenson is daring Tony Bellew to fight him to try and avenge his 6th round knockout loss from 2013, and he says he’ll even come to the UK to fight him. The 40-year-old Stevenson (29-1, 24 KOs) is willing to give Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) home country advantage by fighting him in the UK on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn has reportedly named two big fights he believes he has a good chance of making between Adrien Broner and Amir Khan and Andre Ward and Tony Bellew for his streaming platform DAZN in the U.S.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion George Groves says he hopes David Haye retires after his 5th round knockout loss to Tony Bellew last Saturday night in their rematch at the O2 Arena in London, England.
By Tim Royner: David Haye’s former trainer Adam Booth thinks he made a mistake of coming back to fight Tony Bellew last Saturday night after his previous loss to him in March 2017. Booth thinks it was a major mistake on the Hayemaker’s part in taking the second fight with Bellew. In fact, Booth believes Haye (28-4, 26 KOs) should have never fought Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) in the first place.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury wasn’t too impressed with Tony Bellew’s 5th round knockout win over a shot to bits David Haye last Saturday night, and he’s now saying that he would beat the former WBC cruiserweight champion with both hands tied behind his back.
By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Ward says he wishes former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew nothing but the best after hearing about his 5th round knockout win over David Haye last Saturday, and his apparent interest in facing him.