Tony Bellew: What Boxing Really Cost Me
Episode Description
Former boxing World Champion Tony Bellew joins Tom Aspinall for an open and honest conversation about his journey through boxing and the reality of life as a professional fighter.From growing up in Liverpool and being influenced by his dad, to dedicating his life to boxing and becoming a world champion, Tony reflects on the sacrifices, pressure and relentless mindset it took to reach the very top.He also opens up about the financial side of the sport, being ripped off as a young fighter, life after retirement, grief, depression and learning who he was once the fighting stopped.This podcast includes:Growing up in Liverpool and his dad’s influenceChoosing boxing over everything elseGetting ripped off as a young professionalThe financial reality of boxingBecoming a world championTraining with an obsessive mentalityLife after retirementGrief, depression and dealing with lossWhy he turned down £1.6 millionThe business of boxing compared with the UFCHis dream of fighting at Goodison ParkThe mutual respect between b