Bellew vs Chilemba

Obviously all the attention is on the Froch fight, however for me this one is quite interesting. Bellew controlled the first half of the fight before looking clueless when Chilemba actually started trying.

I've heard whispers that Chilemba had been unwell before the fight, and was close to telling his corner to stop the fight after two rounds. If this is true he could give Bellew a real lesson on saturday night.

This fight should come after the Kessler slapping of Froch. If it comes before it could send the viewing public to sleep.

Bellew will lose if he fights anything like he did last time. He threw huge bombs and missed all night, adapted terribly, actually, not at all, and tired.
Not sure how sick Chilemba was, i think he fights that way anyway. Let's hope Tony is patient, works the body, and steals rounds.

Can't see anything else winning him the fight.

Gonna be an absolute stinker and Bellew may have to play it smart and suffer a chorus of boos rather than trying to steal Froch/Kessler's thunder by going for the spectacular.

Isaac by KO.

He wasn't at his best in the first fight and was robbed.

No mistakes this time, Bellew isn't skilled enough to beat Isaac.

Isaac is 5-2 to win! That's giving money away ffs

Chilemba certainly looked the more skilled fighter last time. If he ups his work rate a bit he should win more comfortably this time.

Problem with Isaac is that he has a tendancy to be lazy and coast or fight at the opposition's level.

We'll discover a great deal about Tony Bellew in this fight.

He talks a great game but didn't deliver last time in a winnable fight. If he flops again this weekend then it's tough to see how he can rebuild for a 2nd time.

He's shown vast improvement and some very good wins since the Clev fight but struggled against a guy with a good skill set last time out.

If he doesn't up his work rate and out-hustle Chilemba this time - as I don't see how he can out box him - then it looks as if he'll be another British fighter who floats in the mystery land between International titles and World titles.

What else could he add to help him bridge that gap?

Good luck to him, I hope he pulls it off.

It's winnable for Isaac also. In fact he's ranked higher than Bellew. I have the feeling that Bellew is very tight at the weight. Perhaps too small for Cruiser. Probably caught in no man's land.

azania wrote:This fight should come after the Kessler slapping of Froch. If it comes before it could send the viewing public to sleep.

Sure you want to make that kind of prediction? Remember what happened with Matthysse vs Peterson...