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Says Buddy McGirt is one of the most respected men in boxing and told him he won.
Says Buddy McGirt is one of the most respected men in boxing and told him he won.
Bellew cries foul "I won at least 9 rounds"
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I gave him 7 rounds and most seemed to think i was wrong so maybe thats pushing it
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Tony Bellew Cries Foul: I Won at Least Nine Rounds
Posted by: Boxing Clever on 3/31/2013 .
Tony Bellew was left frustrated in Liverpool after a lackadaisical performance saw him draw with fellow world title contender Isaac Chilemba. The 30-year-old Scouser knew victory in this WBC light-heavyweight title final eliminator would put him in position to take on American champion Chad Dawson, who first defends his title against Adonis Stevenson in June.
Bellew was unable to force that title challenge, though, with a laboured night's work in front of 7,000 partisan fans at the Echo Arena in his home city. Bellew - with a record of 19-1 with 12 early wins heading in - is ranked at number one with the WBC having steadily rebuilt since his only career defeat, which came against British rival Nathan Cleverly for the Welshman's WBO title in 2011.
Malawi native Chilemba, with a record of 20-1-1 (9KO wins) heading into the encounter, represented another step up for the Englishman and boasted a number three ranking with the WBC.
Bellew still seemed flat, only sporadically forcing the action as he urged the crowd to gee him up. A right to the body did land for the Briton but he faced an anxious wait before scores were read out.
One judge scored it 116-112 for Chilemba, another 116-115 for Bellew and the third had it level at 114-114 to leave both men disappointed.
Bellew said afterwards: "I thought I won nine out of the 12 rounds and even Chilemba's trainer Buddy McGirt, one of the most respected men in boxing, told me he thought I won.
"I've got a lot of time for Chilemba he's a good fighter and a tough man but I won the fight."
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Tony Bellew Cries Foul: I Won at Least Nine Rounds
Posted by: Boxing Clever on 3/31/2013 .
Tony Bellew was left frustrated in Liverpool after a lackadaisical performance saw him draw with fellow world title contender Isaac Chilemba. The 30-year-old Scouser knew victory in this WBC light-heavyweight title final eliminator would put him in position to take on American champion Chad Dawson, who first defends his title against Adonis Stevenson in June.
Bellew was unable to force that title challenge, though, with a laboured night's work in front of 7,000 partisan fans at the Echo Arena in his home city. Bellew - with a record of 19-1 with 12 early wins heading in - is ranked at number one with the WBC having steadily rebuilt since his only career defeat, which came against British rival Nathan Cleverly for the Welshman's WBO title in 2011.
Malawi native Chilemba, with a record of 20-1-1 (9KO wins) heading into the encounter, represented another step up for the Englishman and boasted a number three ranking with the WBC.
Bellew still seemed flat, only sporadically forcing the action as he urged the crowd to gee him up. A right to the body did land for the Briton but he faced an anxious wait before scores were read out.
One judge scored it 116-112 for Chilemba, another 116-115 for Bellew and the third had it level at 114-114 to leave both men disappointed.
Bellew said afterwards: "I thought I won nine out of the 12 rounds and even Chilemba's trainer Buddy McGirt, one of the most respected men in boxing, told me he thought I won.
"I've got a lot of time for Chilemba he's a good fighter and a tough man but I won the fight."
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Bellew acted like a complete tool last night, no class.
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He lost a lot of fans after his antics last night.
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It didnt even really look like he had a big off night or anything to me, just came up against somebody he couldnt do much with.
With his 'home fighter' and 'if i thought i was losing id have stepped it up' comments it sounds like he was basically just expecting to be given the win as well. I thought that 'if i was losing' comment was odd too as surely his corner told him (and he should have known) that it was at best very close.
With his 'home fighter' and 'if i thought i was losing id have stepped it up' comments it sounds like he was basically just expecting to be given the win as well. I thought that 'if i was losing' comment was odd too as surely his corner told him (and he should have known) that it was at best very close.
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Aye he lost me a bit. I usually quite like him but before the fight (and well every other fight tbh) he was all "I'm gonna smash him to bits" etc. then after he seemed pretty arrogant to me given I thought he was very fortunate to get even a draw.
On the flip side, Chilemba's gained a fan in me though. He seems like a nice guy outside the ring and he boxed better than I thought he could as well. I also believe him when they say he wasn't well before the fight.
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Yep, Chilemba has a fan in me, too. Classy post fight interview, he was absolutely gutted.
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He already did watch it back and still claims he clearly won. :lol:
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Deluded. I'd favour Chilemba to make the adjustments for rematch better, purely based on attitude.
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I wonder if he knows Mundine.
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