Tony Bellew Can't Wait To 'Size Up' To Deontay Wilder at Ringside
Former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) is hoping to land a world title shot in the heavyweight division.
Bellew will get the opportunity to come face to face with WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs), who will be ringside on Saturday night at Wembley in London.
Wilder has made the trip to get a ringside view of the heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko, who battle for the IBF, WBA, IBO world titles before a record crowd of 90,000 fans.
Last month, Bellew pulled off a huge upset when he stopped former two division world champion David Haye at the O2 Arena in London.
While he considered the possibility of retirement, Bellew has decided to continue his career - with a single goal in mind - to fight for the heavyweight title.
"Deontay is going to be in the building. I'll enjoy sizing myself up against him," said Bellew to Sky Sports. "This could be like Wrestlemania.
Bellew is known for his heated confrontations, but has no idea if that's going to happen with Wilder. He has a lot of respect for Wilder and his level of work to become the WBC champ.
"We'll see. He's definitely not the biggest heavyweight in the world, he definitely hits very hard though," Bellew said. "I'm not one of these guys who slates his record. His record, in my opinion, is brilliant. He is very, very powerful, he's beaten former heavyweight champions. He has smashed many people.
"He's a big, long smashing machine, cricket. That is the way I will approach him, that's what he is. He is like a massive, dangerous cricket."
Bellew is a wanted man, with several heavyweights - including Wilder - willing to face him.
If a heavyweight title fight takes place, Bellew wants to secure that opportunity at Wembley.
"Wembley appeals more to me than Vegas," said Bellew. "An outdoor arena does appeal more to me than Vegas. I have heard talk that I'm wanted in America. There is talk that Vegas would like me over there, because of the movie, because of the way my story has gone. It's like I'm some kind of real life Rocky story, but I will be totally honest, a big outdoor arena whets my appetite more than Vegas does."
