Comments Thread For: Hearn: Bellew Wants Usyk, Asked Me To Make Fight, I've Called!

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BoxingScene.com caught up with promoter Eddie Hearn about the possibility of his man Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) challenging the new undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs).
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[mattr]

Fighting Bellew would be a nice first step into the heavyweights for Usyk. With Bellew being a forwmer cruiser and light heavyweight he wouldn't be too big as a first fight. Although Usyk should no doubt be favourite I would give Bellew a shot to at least make it competitive. He's definitely more skilled than Gassiev and probably hits just as hard at the higher weight.

[AdonisCreed]

“Tony Bellew is as game as they come,” Hearn told ‘Scene.

“When Usyk called him out straight after the fight it lit the torch paper and within 30 minutes he was asking me to make the fight. I’ve already reached out to Usyk’s team, so we will see where it goes.

Where was this since of urgency in making the other fight!! Lol hahaha WHATEVER
Let's Go Bellew!!

[DougalDylan]

Usyk picked up the phone, Finkel slammed the door shut in his Hearns face twice after he flew to New York, I'm sure that scorrd him loads of social media points so he won that game.

Hearn (and DiBella) both said the same thing you get two teams talking behind closed doors the fight gets done quick.

“Tony Bellew is as game as they come,” Hearn told ‘Scene.

“When Usyk called him out straight after the fight it lit the torch paper and within 30 minutes he was asking me to make the fight. I’ve already reached out to Usyk’s team, so we will see where it goes.

Where was this since of urgency in making the other fight!! Lol hahaha WHATEVER
Let's Go Bellew!!

[Greenfield02]

They don't want that fight! Just doing the same thing they did with Wilder. I bet they are going to offer a flat fee of 500,000 and then say Usyk doesn't want the fight.

[Satir]

we saw that Gassiev is smaller then Usyk, with narrower shoulders, shorter reach, and he isnt (by boxrec) 6′ 3½″, but 2½″, this being sad Usyk is much closer to become a heavyweight, then Gassiev, dont think Gassiev will ever grow up to a real heavyweight

[minemax]

Good job, Eddie! Now please don't price Bellew out of this fight.

[alexjust]

I wonder what they'll offer to Usyk..20%? Usyk's team would do a piss poor job if they accept less than 50%. Yes, yes, I know Bellew is the draw, but if he wants a chance to become undisputed at 35 with a legitimate shot at HOF he'd better be prepared to pay for it. Usyk deserves a pay day, he also has a family.

[Vinnykin]

This will be a huge event if they can fight for all the belts, not sure what the orgs are doing regarding mandatory's though.

[SOLARPLEXUS]

They don't want that fight! Just doing the same thing they did with Wilder. I bet they are going to offer a flat fee of 500,000 and then say Usyk doesn't want the fight.

I wonder what they'll offer to Usyk..20%? Usyk's team would do a piss poor job if they accept less than 50%. Yes, yes, I know Bellew is the draw, but if he wants a chance to become undisputed at 35 with a legitimate shot at HOF he'd better be prepared to pay for it. Usyk deserves a pay day, he also has a family.

Why are you pretending this is a hard fight to make? Golovkin, Spence, Klitschko, Kessler, Parker all foreign fighters that have been in Matchroom PPV main events in the last few years. Bellew doesn't give a **** about belts, they'd probably do it at heavyweight. The only reason Wilder isn't fighting for 33% which is all he's worth is because Finkel is prepared to hold out over a year for Vegas.