Former WBC cruiserweight champion, Tony Bellew, has highlighted whom he believes to be the best light-weight within the historical past of the game, admitting that ‘they don’t make them like that anymore.’
Bellew received his cruiserweight world title in fairytale trend, defeating Ilunga Makabu by third-round knockout on the house of his beloved Everton FC earlier than twice stopping David Haye in one of the crucial memorable British rivalries in recent times.
The ‘Bomber’ hung up the gloves within the following battle, dropping to the present unified heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, in a problem for the undisputed cruiserweight title in 2018, the place he was knocked out while forward on the scorecards.
No stranger to being in with a few of the better of his period, the fighter turner pundit just lately seemed additional again within the sport’s historical past to the ‘best light-weight of all-time’ – Roberto Duran.
Now I’m outdated cos they 100% don’t make them like this anymore! Women and Gents that is THE best light-weight EVER!
Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Duran #HandsOfStonepic.twitter.com/yJaKDOvkc7
— Tony Bellew (@TonyBellew) June 15, 2023