A biography for Tony Bellewhasn’t been written yet.
“That's the thing with me: I'm never satisfied.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“When I'm training, I don't think about anything else.”
“The Isaac Chilemba fight was draining.”
“I love the sound of a Tyson Fury fight.”
“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.”
“You don't brag about putting someone in hospital. It's absolutely horrible.”
“I ain't a 16-fight novice who has only fought at British title level.”
“David Haye was a better fighter than me, but it's not about the better fighter because the better fighter does not always win.”
“I'm happy for people to rate and rank me as they want, but it will never come from my mind.”
“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.”
“When I say something, I mean it.”
“Make no mistake about it: nobody gives you nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get what you want.”
“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.”
“As any fighter does, we all go down. Very few get up. I've done it on multiple occasions.”