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By Nick Halling - Mandatory challenger Tony Bellew will be an interested observer at ringside in Montreal on Saturday when Adonis Stevenson makes the first defence of his WBC light heavyweight title against former IBF champion Tavoris Cloud. Bellew is making the trip personally to see at close quarters the man who he will face for the title, and is firmly of the opinion that the belt will be staying in Canadian hands.
“I want Stevenson to win, and I’m 60/40 that he’ll do it,” said the Liverpool fighter. “Cloud probably does the championship distance better, but in his last two fights he’s been very disappointing. I thought he just had a bad night against (Gabriel) Campillo last year, but then against (Bernard) Hopkins, he was just dire, really poor.
“He didn’t do anything, he lost nine of the first 10 rounds, and then he just stood there feeling sorry for himself. If that had been me, I’d have been swinging for the lights, because at that point you’ve got nothing to lose. But he just gave his title away. Cloud is a good fighter on his night, but if he’s as bad against Stevenson as he was against Hopkins, he’ll get starched.” [Click Here To Read More]
“I want Stevenson to win, and I’m 60/40 that he’ll do it,” said the Liverpool fighter. “Cloud probably does the championship distance better, but in his last two fights he’s been very disappointing. I thought he just had a bad night against (Gabriel) Campillo last year, but then against (Bernard) Hopkins, he was just dire, really poor.
“He didn’t do anything, he lost nine of the first 10 rounds, and then he just stood there feeling sorry for himself. If that had been me, I’d have been swinging for the lights, because at that point you’ve got nothing to lose. But he just gave his title away. Cloud is a good fighter on his night, but if he’s as bad against Stevenson as he was against Hopkins, he’ll get starched.” [Click Here To Read More]
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