Tony Bellew enjoyed a brilliant career that saw him become world champion as well as taking part in many great rivalries.

The Liverpool man defeated Junior Makabu in 2016 to win the WBC cruiserweight title before embarking on a terrific series with David Haye.

Despite the bulk of his memorable nights occurring at the end of his professional run, Bellew also featured in many tough encounters early on.

Battles with the likes of Nathan Cleverly and Adonis Stevenson saw Bellew take on elite competition, but who was the fastest fighter he ever stepped into a ring with?

Isaac Chilemba was very quick. He’s probably the quickest I saw close up when I was fighting,” said Bellew when speaking to DAZN.

“I fought him twice and it took me a while to work him out. He was a world class operator who went in with some big names.

Our first fight was a draw, but I wasn’t taking any chances in the rematch so I jumped on him and just prevented him from using any advantages he may have had.”