Deluded? Tony Bellew Wants To Fight Tyson Fury And Andre Ward, After Victory Over David Haye

British boxer Tony Bellew has set his sights on fighting Tyson Fury and Andre Ward after his stunning fifth-round stoppage of David Haye. Bellew, 35, delivered three knockdowns on his way to a second heavyweight win in 14 months over his rival and fellow Briton at London’s O2 Arena.He said he would meet British former world champion Fury at heavyweight but only if the bout happened soon. Bellew said American Ward “wants the fight” despite being retired. “Ward thinks he can beat me easily,” said Bellew. “I will knock him out.” Former two-weight world champion Haye, 37, did not attend the news conference after the fight. Ward, 34, retired with a perfect 32-fight record in September and was regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world having won world titles at super-middleweight and light-heavyweight.Any meeting with Bellew would likely be at cruiserweight, and Bellew’s promoter Eddie Hearn said Ward is keen on a bout, which would be in the UK. “You lot will laugh but I will beat Andre Ward,” said Bellew. “I have a different set of skills to what he has seen before. I have all the respect in the world for him but he has never faced a fighter who can match him up close, fighting on the inside. He is Bernard Hopkins, just 20 years younger, but there are ways to beat him. I’ll beat him but he’d go down as a far greater fighter than me.”Bouts with Britain’s IBF, WBA and WBO world champion Anthony Joshua or WBC title holder Deontay Wilder have been ruled out, leaving a handful of other heavyweights to face or the prospect of moving down to cruiserweight. “I’d love Tyson Fury. I’d love to knock him out,” said Bellew. “Timing is everything in this sport. I’m not saying I would have beaten him in Dusseldorf when he beat Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. Fury isn’t a big puncher like Anthony Joshua or Haye. He’s big, elusive and fast for a heavyweight. It’s a fight I like.” Bellew admitted a fight with Fury would have to be soon in order to capitalise as the former WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight champion ends a spell of over two years out of the ring on 9 June.Photo Credit: Getty

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