Tony Bellew explains why Anthony Joshua’s triumph over Wladimir Klitschko trumps Tyson Fury’s ‘dull’ win

Anthony Joshua’s win over Wladimir Klitschko was more impressive than Tyson Fury’s, in the eyes of Tony Bellew.

The former WBC cruiserweight champion has explained in detail why he prefers AJ’s 2017 triumph – in which he climbed off the canvas to win by knockout – to Fury’s 2015 points victory.

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Comparing the two bouts, Bellew told iFL TV: “It’s just styles make fights, it’s what you actually like.

“The way he [AJ] took Klitschko apart was unbelievable. And you also have to remember he was very close to knocking Klitschko out in the fifth round.

“When he hit him with that uppercut and his neck went the length of a giraffe, it was just crazy. But then also he gets put down.

“Such an exciting fight it was brilliant to watch, back and forth.

“Yes I fully get it with Klitschko vs Fury, but you have to remember in that fight, if Fury didn’t get that decision that day, would that’ve been a big shock?

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“I’ve seen bigger robberies in Germany. Would there have been a big thing if Klitschko retained his title?

“He didn’t but it wouldn’t have been, would it? Because it was a close fight.

“I think Fury won 100 per cent. I think he beat Klitschko, but he beat him in the most dullest, worst performance of the heavyweight titles I’ve seen.

“I think I’ve watched it back twice since it happened and I wanted the 36 minutes back two times.”

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However, Bellew concluded: “But don’t take anything away from Tyson Fury, the man’s a brilliant fighter.

“And what he does in boxing is what all kids should be taught.

“If I was teaching a kid to fight and I wanted to make a boxer, I don’t wanna make him like Anthony Joshua, I’m sorry.

“I wanna make him like Tyson Fury because he takes such little damage.”

Joshua is now set to face Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.