Comments Thread For: Tony Bellew: Lebedev Holds a Couple Belts, He's The One We Want!

I know Lebedev doesn't have the size of some of the other top cruisers, but he's the best in the division right now to me. He boxes Bellews balls off and ko's him in the mid to late rounds

Lebz would put such a hurting on Bell-end it's not laughable.

Lebz would put such a hurting on Bell-end it's not laughable.

Lebedev would put such a hurting on Bell-end it's not even laughable.

Leb is tough stuff....Tony would have his hands full but if the lad wants to fight those guys then good luck.

Already changed his mind regarding David "Nappy" Haye? :D

translation: im avoiding drozd as lebedev is easier.

Is Tony yelling "Adrian" in that photo?

I think he's basing it on holding the WBC belt which many consider to be the best of the alphabet titles.Perhaps, but whether that's true or not, you don't automatically become number 1 because you win the WBC title. He beat the number 5. He won a vacant belt. And until the Makabu fight, let's be honest, he'd looked pretty lousy at 200lbs. I don't agree that the WBC is any more prestigious than the others, to be honest. It's just as corrupt as the rest. Just look at how they've let the middleweight title be held hostage by fighters insistent on catchweights. For me, the WBC, IBF, WBO and WBA organisations are as shady as one another. There's always a new scandal every couple of weeks. I think the WBC is the nicest belt to look at, and I believe it might be the oldest (it's definitely older than the WBO and IBF), but in 2016, it's not any more 'special' than the others and winning it certainly doesn't make you the number 1 in the division.

That division is wide open.

Makabu was ranked no 5, so not sure how Bellew can claim to be the no 1 now but anyway....Lebedev bashes him up, wherever the fight is held. I think he's basing it on holding the WBC belt which many consider to be the best of the alphabet titles.

Makabu was ranked no 5, so not sure how Bellew can claim to be the no 1 now but anyway....Lebedev bashes him up, wherever the fight is held.