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Tony dreams of return but wife won’t let him Joshua-tyson clash ‘a must for TV’
TONY BELLEW has revealed his wife has banned him from making a return to boxing.
The former WBC cruiserweight champion, 37, wanted to get back in the ring after filming TV series SAS: Who Dares Wins last year.
But when he told loved ones about his plan, beloved Rachael Roberts KO’D the idea.
Bellew said: “When I finished filming SAS: Who Dares Wins I decided I was going to start fighting again.
“I thought, ‘If I can get through that show, I can get through anything’. So I was going to go back to boxing.
“But when I came home I spoke to my wife about it. But that conversation wasn’t very long.
“It was a case of her saying, ‘But you promised me you wouldn’t…’ and that was it.
“I wanted to go back to fighting to show people what I can do. But once that feeling passed and I had a bit of downtime, I realised I do have to stop. I saw sense.”
Bellew called time on his boxing career in 2018 after
Rachael (right) begged him to stop. It marked the end of a
BARRY HEARN says boxing will be coming to our TV screens despite the coronavirus.
And the promoter is also confident of giving the British public what they want with a glittering 11-year career in the ring that saw him become a sporting hero to millions of fans.
Since then he has struggled to cope with life away from sport.
Bellew said: “I just want to fight the world some days.
“I miss having a fight. I would love to still be fighting for world titles and be fighting in front of thousands of people in stadiums and millions on TV.
“But you have to take it on the chin.” Bellew has battled anger issues since retiring and last week he admitted: huge arena heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Although WBA, IBF and
WBO champion Joshua’s title defence against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev has been postponed until June 20, Hearn
“I feel like I can be a horrible **** sometimes. I just feel like I could do some horrible things.
“I feel like I could explode at any moment. I can’t explain it without sounding like a **** ing maniac.
“Since I retired I’ve lost focus. I need something new and I’m trying to find it, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.
“I’m 37 and I’ve got no job. It can be tough sometimes. I miss having a fight. I miss punching people in the face, if I’m totally honest. And I miss the buzz of walking into the ring.”
■ See Tony on SAS: Who Dares Wins tomorrow at 9pm on Channel 4. and son Eddie have big plans for the coming months.
He said: “It may be some time before we can do the big arena shows, but I’m confident because the demand for a Joshua-tyson fight is huge.
“There is a 50-50 chance of
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it happening this year – and 95 per cent early next year.
“Eddie is working on so many creative ideas to bring boxing back to our screens.
“When this is all over there will be survivors and there will be a huge demand for sport.”