Bellew shared his thoughts on the social media platform X. He wrote, "Nobody is beating the RJJr that dominated light heavyweight's and beat John Ruiz, full stop."
Jones Jr. won world championships in four weight classes. He held titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight. Many consider him one of the best boxers ever.
Bellew knows a thing or two about boxing himself. He had a successful career with 30 wins, including 20 knockouts. He only lost three times and had one draw.
The Liverpool fighter started as a pro in 2007. He had two memorable fights with Nathan Cleverly. Bellew lost the first one in 2011 but got his revenge in 2014.
In 2013, Bellew fought Adonis Stevenson for the light heavyweight title. He lost that fight in the sixth round. Bellew said later he struggled to make weight for that bout.
After moving up to cruiserweight, Bellew's career took off. He beat Valery Brudov and Mateusz Masternak. Then he won the WBC world cruiserweight title by beating Ilunga Junior Makabu.
"Nobody is beating the RJJr that dominated light heavyweight's and beat John Ruiz, full stop."
Bellew then moved up to heavyweight and beat David Haye twice. His last fight was against Oleksandr Usyk in 2018. Bellew tried to become the undisputed cruiserweight champion but lost in the eighth round.
Usyk has since moved up to heavyweight. He's now the unified champion and will fight Tyson Fury again soon.
Bellew's praise for Jones Jr. shows how much respect the boxing world has for the American's skills. Jones' ability to dominate multiple weight classes left a lasting impression on fighters like Bellew.