The pair almost came to blows at a recent press conference after Bellew was drafted in as a late replacement to face the WBO champion on the undercard of the James DeGale-George Groves bill.
"When I see his face I want to punch it. I don't like it. I was close at the press conference."Tony Bellew Quotes of the week
The unbeaten Commonwealth champion was later forced to pull out after failing to make the light-heavyweight limit at short notice, but Bellew feels their simmering rivalry will lead to a high-profile bout in the future.
"He doesn't like me and I don't like him," he said. "I genuinely cannot stand the sight of Nathan Cleverly.
"When I see his face I want to punch it. I don't like it. I was close at the press conference.
"He is intimidated by me. Deep down, when he goes to bed, when he closes his door, when he's all alone, Nathan Cleverly is scared of Tony Bellew. I know that
"I was told the pay-per-view sales had started to go absolutely crazy after the press conference. Frank Warren knows the business so he's obviously going to want this fight to happen.
"He knows it is a money-spinner, it's massive, and if you ask me it's got pay-per-view written all over it."
Promoter Warren said: "It's obviously a natural fight. I'm seeing Nathan next week and we'll chat about it.
"Obviously Tony wants it but there's no doubt it would be a huge fight, I'm quite confident of that. Last week showed that."
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