Tony Bellew Has No Doubt What the Greatest Win In Boxing History Is

Tony Bellew is a keen boxing historian who often referenced classic fights throughout his own career.

Bellew had a fine campaign that included high-profile fights with Nathan Cleverly, two huge heavyweight showdowns on PPV with long-time rival David Haye, and a tilt at undisputed cruiserweight honours against the great Oleksandr Usyk in his last fight before the Ukrainian moved up and went on to dominate the banner division.

His most successful night came against Ilunga Makabu when he climbed off the canvas and won by knockout in front of thousands of fans at the home of his beloved Everton Football Club to become WBC world cruiserweight king.

While that was possibly his own greatest win, Bellew has been speaking on X about what he thinks was the greatest win by any man in any era, and he went with Muhammad Ali‘s victory over George Foreman in October 1974.

“50 years ago to the day that Muhammad Ali went to Kinshasa and dethroned the great George Foreman against all the odds!

“I believe it’s the greatest result of any boxer in any division considering what Foreman did to Frazier and Norton previously..

“The people who like boxing watch the greatest documentary ever called “When We Were Kings” and understand the magnitude of the event.”

The Rumble in the Jungle was an iconic fight with an attendance of 60,000 people and was one of the most-watched televised events of the time.

Ali won by stoppage in the eighth round having lured Foreman in, encouraging him to tire himself out with his famously big, swinging punches in a strategy Ali famously dubbed ‘rope-a-dope. He later claimed Foreman was not the hardest puncher to ever hit him.