The Official Adonis Stevenson-Tony Bellew RBR & Discussion Thread

[The Problem Child]

Stevenson and Kovalev should take care of business in dominating fashion IMO. Hopefully, the fights turn out to be more exciting and competitive than I imagine them to be.

[kiaba360]

I think Bellew will do better than Cloud, but wind up getting stopped late.

[Adamjr91]

Bellew: "But since then I've beaten a former European champion in Danny McIntosh - and beat him better than anyone else before - and then I went in with a four-time world title challenger in Edison Miranda.

"He fought Andre Ward two fights before me and Ward couldn't stop him. I stopped him and still got a ton of criticism for it. Andre Ward is the kingpin but he couldn't stop Miranda.

I deserve to be champion on November 30"

It sounds like he's saying: I beat Danny McIntosh (who?) and a shot Miranda (who put up a shot Mosley performance) he deserves to be Light Heavyweight King LOL

Bellew is in for a horrible shock if he means all of that

[LacedUp]

I don't rate Bellew highly but I think this will be a competitive fight unless he catches him cold.

Stevenson's power might be too much for Bellew who's chin isn't great.

He's got a ton of heart and a great engine on him so it could be interesting down the stretch if he makes it there.

Why is Bellew's chin not great?

[IronDanHamza]

Why is Bellew's chin not great?

Getting dropped twice by single shots to Ovil McKenzie tells me your chin isn't great.

[techliam]

This has to be the most medicore lineal title fights in recent history.

Stevenson, who KOd Dawson yes, but other than that has done nothing at all. So many factors that make that victory less than it seems, though I do give him credit for the brutal fashion he did it in. It's not hard to look like prime RJJ against Tavoris Cloud (I say this as one of Cloud's biggest fans). Then you have Bellew, dropped a close decision to Nathan Cleverly, but mostly hot air in the division at large.

I guess it's how lineages work, but it's one of the most mediocre ones ive taken note of

[El Angel]

This has to be the most medicore lineal title fights in recent history.

Stevenson, who KOd Dawson yes, but other than that has done nothing at all. So many factors that make that victory less than it seems, though I do give him credit for the brutal fashion he did it in. It's not hard to look like prime RJJ against Tavoris Cloud (I say this as one of Cloud's biggest fans). Then you have Bellew, dropped a close decision to Nathan Cleverly, but mostly hot air in the division at large.

I guess it's how lineages work, but it's one of the most mediocre ones ive taken note of

Who would have liked to see Stevenson fight?

[D-MiZe]

I'm both excited and anxious for the Bellew-Stevenson fight.

Excited because it should provide a great KO, anxious that it could be the end of poor Bellew. Ain't seen anyone hit the canvas as hard as he did in one of the McKenzie fights and he still managed to get up - can't question his heart.

[techliam]

Who would have liked to see Stevenson fight?

It's not a case of whether Stevenson's opponent is good or bad, it's the fact both fighters here are relatively unproven, fighting for lineal championship

[510hustler]

What are the purses for this fight and the other fight on this card Sillakh-Kovalev?