Tony Bellew names heavyweight he believes is most avoided

Tony Bellew names heavyweight he believes is most avoided

Former world champion turned keen boxing historian and DAZN pundit Tony Bellew has revealed who he thinks is the most avoided fighter in the sport.

Bellew remains closely connected to the boxing scene since retiring off the back of two pay-per-view victories over David Haye a few years ago.

Now, he has revealed his view about an avoided fighter in a post on X by replying to Michael Hunter’s recent fight announcement with a specific hashtag.

“Best of luck champ! You deserve a break! #MostAvoidedFighter”

Hunter will be taking on undefeated Russian prospect Artem Suslenkov an ‘IBA Pro’ bout on April 14 at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

It is a long way to travel from his native US in order to stay busy but is something he must do if he wants to chase the big fights.

His early career saw him take on the likes of Oleksandr Usyk, to whom he lost in 2017, as well as Martin Bakole, Aleksandr Ustinov and Sergey Kuzmin whom he beat in 2018, while he drew with Alexander Povetkin in 2019 and has since fought only five times against lower level opposition despite often calling out plenty of top stars.

High up on his wishlist is a rematch with Bakole with whom he beat by unlikely stoppage in the 10th and final round of their battle at the York Hall in London. Since then the two have often engaged in a war of words. Most recently in March, the American called his former foe ‘soft on the inside.’