Tony Bellew, a renowned figure in the world of boxing, has left an indelible mark with his remarkable talent, fierce determination, and unwavering dedication. Born Anthony Bellew on November 30, 1982, in Liverpool, England, he emerged as a formidable force in the boxing arena, capturing the attention and admiration of fans worldwide. Bellew’s journey in the sport is a testament to perseverance and grit, overcoming obstacles to achieve greatness in the ring.
Throughout his illustrious career, Tony Bellew has not only showcased his prowess as a boxer but also his eloquence and wit through his memorable quotes. Whether it’s about the relentless pursuit of victory, the sacrifices required for success, or the resilience in the face of adversity, Bellew’s words resonate with aspiring athletes and enthusiasts alike. As we delve into the wisdom and insight encapsulated in Tony Bellew’s quotes, we gain a deeper understanding of the mindset and determination that propelled him to the pinnacle of boxing glory. Discover the essence of Bellew’s philosophy and motivation as we present his compelling quotes below.
I’m after megafights, and me fighting Haye equals megafight. Tony Bellew
There will be no more fighting from me. The only things you will see me doing from here on in is trying to act sensible and behave myself. Tony Bellew
The one place in the world where I can feel like I’m completely in control, at home, is in a ring. Tony Bellew
My legacy is secure. Tony Bellew
Getting into character to become ‘Pretty’ Ricky Conlan for the ‘Creed’ film was surreal. Tony Bellew
I’m from the street. We all know that. Tony Bellew
When it’s all said and done, Linares is an exceptional fighter. Tony Bellew
I like the thought of gaining revenge over WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, who beat me in 2013. Tony Bellew
As any fighter does, we all go down. Very few get up. I’ve done it on multiple occasions. Tony Bellew
I want people to remember me when I retire as a fighter who would fight anyone – that Tony Bellew was scared of no one. I’m happy with that. Anything more is a bonus. Tony Bellew
My dream is to fight at Goodison Park. Forget Wembley, or Vegas, I just want to fight at Goodison Park. It’s been a dream ever since I was a child; no one’s ever done it. Tony Bellew
I’ve mixed sparring partners up. I’ve done tons upon tons of rounds with big, heavy lumps who are trying to take my head off. Tony Bellew
You’ll never see me go into a fight and struggle to get up for it. I understand first and foremost what’s at stake. Tony Bellew
Tyson Fury should be looked at as someone who conquered the world, defeating a nine-year king in Wladimir Klitschko. Tony Bellew
I love ‘Rambo.’ Tony Bellew
I say some silly things now and again. Tony Bellew
Boxing is all about timing. And if you take long periods of inactivity, you will be made to pay the price. Tony Bellew
I don’t claim to be the best boxer in the world. What I claim to do is give 100% when I get in that ring. Tony Bellew
I am going to smash B.J. Flores to bits and be the first man stop him. Tony Bellew
I just idolise Nigel Benn, the things he said, how ferocious he was, how intimidating he was – I just loved watching him. As I do the old Mike Tyson, the ’89 Mike Tyson. The Tyson who walked to the ring with a white towel on and looked ferocious. He frightened me just watching him. Tony Bellew
Normal athletes couldn’t do what Premier League football players can do. Tony Bellew
My goal first and foremost when I walk into that boxing ring is to get home safe to my missus and three children, because they’re all in life that need me, and they really do need me. Tony Bellew
I love the sound of a Tyson Fury fight. Tony Bellew
I want to cause havoc. I want to cause mayhem – and I mean the worst mayhem you can see. Tony Bellew
Boxing does not favor boxers over 35 who rely on reflexes. Tony Bellew
I’m very lucky because less than one percent of boxers get out of the game financially secure. Tony Bellew
David Haye was a better fighter than me, but it’s not about the better fighter because the better fighter does not always win. Tony Bellew
On May 29 2016, my wildest dreams came true. I became the WBC cruiserweight champion of the world at Goodison Park. The dream location, the dream title, the dream ending, a third-round knockout of Iunga Makabu. Tony Bellew
I will beat Andre Ward. I will knock out Andre Ward. He’s a pound-for-pound king, but I will beat him. Tony Bellew
I could also lose to lesser fighters than David Haye, based on the fact that styles make fights. Tony Bellew
I just tell the truth. Some people don’t like it. Some people do. Tony Bellew
I want to punch everything and fight the world. Tony Bellew
I knew about boxing, as my dad could fight. He had a successful security firm in Liverpool, and I’d see him come back from a jog before shadow boxing in the back yard. I’d watch and replicate what he was doing, as kids do. It’s funny how things turn out. Tony Bellew
I’m the best heavyweight outside the world champions, and let’s not forget that. Tony Bellew
I’ve got a horrible bastard side. I get to let it go every time I go in the gym. Tony Bellew
Usyk could beat me – he’s beaten better than me, so he could beat me – but I just don’t think he will, and I will find a way. Tony Bellew
People don’t drop me with shots on the temple. Tony Bellew
Some people have asked me do you think I got David Haye at the right time, but nobody said it was the right time when he weighed in with a six-pack, looking fantastic. Tony Bellew
I like hurting people. Tony Bellew
I’m not a perfect person – far from it. Tony Bellew
Style makes fights; I’ve always said it. Tony Bellew
When I go into a boxing ring, I’m willing to die. Tony Bellew
Fighters like Bernard Hopkins can go on because their style is not based on reflexes and timing. Tony Bellew
Usyk is less of a puncher than Lomachenko but comes with just as high a work rate, so Usyk has to take some to give some to be exciting, whereas Lomachenko has genuine power, and he can stop fighters with that power. Tony Bellew
Just because I beat David Haye doesn’t make me a great fighter. I’m still the same fighter that I was. Tony Bellew
I’ve never chosen the easy route to world titles or the easy route in fights, and I came up short against Stevenson. Tony Bellew
What people have to realise is that it’s not the fights that are really hard; it is the training camps. It’s living away from home for 12 weeks. It’s sparring with guys who are told they will get ?1,000 cash if they can drop me. Tony Bellew
I was hoping David Haye would beat the fight out of me in the second fight. Tony Bellew
Stylistically, Tommy Hearns is much better than Marvin Hagler – his technique and punching were better – but he just couldn’t do it. He couldn’t beat Marvin Hagler, and it’s because styles make fights. Tony Bellew
Make no mistake about it: nobody gives you nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get what you want. Tony Bellew
This World Boxing Super Series has been a breath of fresh air. Tony Bellew
Especially with someone like me, my family know how much I push myself to the absolute limit. Tony Bellew
I’m happy for people to rate and rank me as they want, but it will never come from my mind. Tony Bellew
At age 68, I expect to be strapped to the couch with the remote control like Jim Royle. Tony Bellew
Anyone can lose a fight. That doesn’t bother me. But the shame that comes afterwards is unbearable. Tony Bellew
Every single time I step into a ring, the same thing is on the line. Take away belts, take away money, take away glamour and fame. Ultimately, I’m fighting for one thing, and that’s my life. Tony Bellew
You don’t brag about putting someone in hospital. It’s absolutely horrible. Tony Bellew
I’ve had a fantastic career. Tony Bellew
I would never talking about hating a fighter. I don’t hate no one. Tony Bellew
I don’t need celebrity friends. I don’t need new friends. I am what I am. Tony Bellew
Do I beat a fully fledged, fully fit Tyson Fury? Probably not. But do I beat a Tyson Fury that’s been out of the ring for two years? Yes. Tony Bellew
I’m just a normal fellow who gets punched in the face for a living and gets punched really hard at times as well. But you know what? I’m all right at punching them back. Tony Bellew
I am not a heavy drinker, I’ve never taken a drug in my life, but I am prone to a pizza. Tony Bellew
I’ve achieved all my dreams. Tony Bellew
When I’m training, I don’t think about anything else. Tony Bellew
When I left school – or, rather, when I was expelled from school for hitting a kid who had disrespected a teacher – I had nothing, with nowhere to go. Where I’m from, it really means that. Now my family are millionaires. I never dreamed this would be possible. Tony Bellew
I am the best cruiserweight in the world. Tony Bellew
Everyone knows I get off the floor, and I fight until the finish. Tony Bellew
That’s the thing with me: I’m never satisfied. Tony Bellew
When I say something, I mean it. Tony Bellew
I’ve earned every single thing that I’ve got. Tony Bellew
I just struggle with the fame thing and people thinking I’m something I’m not. I’ll always struggle with that until the day I die, I think. Tony Bellew
No matter what happens, I’ll never be the greatest cruiserweight. That title belongs to Holyfield. Tony Bellew
I guess it’s rare, but even though I come from a broken home, I still believe I have the most amazing father. Tony Bellew
I ain’t a 16-fight novice who has only fought at British title level. Tony Bellew
Before I fought Adonis Stevenson in 2013, I had 4lbs to shift in a morning before weighing in. I had zero energy left to train, so the nutritional adviser said the only way was to drag it from my body in a hot bath full of salts. Tony Bellew
The speed and timing go with age. Tony Bellew
People wonder why I dislike my opponents. It’s not personal or that I hate them: it’s just that I know what I’ve had to sacrifice to face them. Tony Bellew
I used to be a light-heavyweight, and I’m much faster than cruiserweight. That’s the reason I didn’t struggle with David Haye’s speed, and David Haye is much quicker than Oleksandr Usyk with one punch and much, much, more destructive with the way he hits. Tony Bellew
I know what I am getting into with heavyweights. Not one of them can dictate against me because, firstly, they don’t have feet fast enough. Secondly, while there are far better athletes and stronger fighters than me, even some who are quicker, they don’t have the ring IQ I have. It allows me to dictate. Tony Bellew
I can sell a fight, make no mistake. Tony Bellew
I love looking back at the older fights; they don’t make them like they used to. Just watching Tommy Hearns, the technique in his punching, the brilliance and the combinations from the likes of Ray Leonard and ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson. Tony Bellew
I defy anyone in the world to trade with me. Tony Bellew
Boxing is the only thing I have ever understood – I certainly don’t understand women. Tony Bellew
What my family’s been through I can’t even put into words. We’re very close. Tony Bellew
I had a headache for four days after the first Haye fight. I didn’t tell anyone, I just went to bed and thought it would go. But for four days it remained. Then I got my brain scan before the second fight, and I was worried when I went for it. Tony Bellew
I love fighting. I don’t know what it is in me, whether it’s a sickness or a gene, but I just love standing in front of another fighter and going for it: they can hurt me, and I can hurt them. Tony Bellew
Some say I’m arrogant, some say I’m deluded. Tony Bellew
I’ve always said boxing will not retire me, I will retire from boxing, and I stand by that statement. Tony Bellew
I can’t and won’t be defeated at Goodison Park, the greatest stadium in the world. Tony Bellew
I just want to be left alone. Tony Bellew
I fear no man. I really don’t. Tony Bellew
You will all laugh and say I wouldn’t have a chance, but I would knock Andre Ward out – or I will outbox him. He is a pound-for-pound great, but I can match him on the inside, and he has never fought anyone who could do that. Tony Bellew
The Isaac Chilemba fight was draining. Tony Bellew
As a heavyweight, I’ve not missed dieting. Those days where you’re sore or tired, it makes me feel happy to know I can eat a bar of chocolate. Tony Bellew
Anthony Joshua is a friend of mine, and I’ve got a lot of time for him… I would never put his name out there. Tony Bellew
In the build-up to a fight, I am scared, and I do worry about myself. But once I step into that arena, that worry has gone. A switch gets flicked, and I want to do damage. All I care about is doing damage as fast as possible. Tony Bellew
My dad, my missus, my sons, I do it all for them. Tony Bellew
People can dress it up however they want to, but boxing is life and death. Tony Bellew
I’ve made some bad mistakes in life. Tony Bellew