WBC light-heavyweight title challenger Tony Bellew insists he will show Adonis Stevenson "the respect he deserves" in their anticipated world title bout.
On November 30, the British fighter is set to meet the winner of Stevenson's clash with Tavoris Cloud, which should take place in September.
Stevenson won the prestigious WBC belt when he stunned Chad Dawson
with a first-round knockout in June, when, in Bellew's eyes, Dawson was
undone due to taking his opponent too lightly.
But while Bellew is confident he has the tools to defeat the
explosive Canadian, he insists that he will not display any complacency
should he face him.
"It is what it is, he landed a freaky punch (against Dawson) and
that's the way it goes in this business. But you can be assured that I
will show him the respect that he deserves," he told Sky Sports News.
"At the end of the day, I want to beat the man who beat the man, and
for me Chad Dawson was the best fighter in the world at 175 pounds."
Tony Bellew on Adonis Stevenson
Tony Bellew on Adonis Stevenson
"He's going in there against a guy that is even bigger than Chad
Dawson and somebody who is going to impose their will on him even more
than he tried to do.
"When he meets me he's not meeting somebody who's not going to show
him any respect, he's meeting somebody who will show him the correct
amount of respect, but he's also meeting someone that wants to punish
him and who is very hungry and has goals
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