Okolie is copying Joshua's style.He looks too skinny in leg area and neck area to take serious punches.Lukasz Rusiewicz connected with few good punches against Okolie, Okolie didn't take those shots very well.Of course, he has power but how far you can go with power?Someone like Gasiev would deal with Okolie, would take his best shots on his guard and would knock Okolie out. Okolie is signed to Matchroom Sports. Okolie's bio: 6′ 5″ feet tall and is 24 years old. Had only 20 plus fights in the amateur ranks. Reportedly managed to ko Anthony Joshua in sparring.Okolie and Joshua are tight-lipped over their sparring session, they are friends.Joshua is the reason why Okolie turned his attention to boxing. http://www.worldseriesboxing.com/boxers/lawrence-okolie/ This content is protected Egorov on other hand looks promising, never was stopped in amateur as far as, I know, took Rusiewicz best punches with ease in his pro debut. Looks strong and has good pressuring style.Schooled Russo in amateurs with an impressive display of skill and power.Is prone to uppercuts. Egorov just recently signed 3 year deal with World of Boxing. Egorov's bio: Just over 6 feet tall and is 25 years old. Titles in amateur boxing: the champion of Europe 2013, the champion of the league AIBA Pro Boxing 2016, the champion of Russia 2013, the champion of Europe among juniors of 2009, the repeated winner of the championships of Russia among juniors and youth, the gold medalist of several international tournaments, the member of the adult national team of Russia Since 2011. This content is protected They have one common opponent in Rusiewicz: This content is protected This content is protected Who is better?Who will go further?
I like the fact Rusiewicz last 6 wins are against opponents who have never won a fight! To early to tell either way, I wish both fighters success.
I think right now, you have to give the major advantage to Egorov who was a beast in AIBA pro boxing and a brilliant amateur.
Okolie is being fast-tracked by Hearn and because of that will be thrown under the bus.He had just over 20 amateur fights, Hearn needs to take time with him not fast track him.Hearn doesn't develope fighters he just cash out on them.Per instance, he fast-tracked Luke Campbell but never gave him time to adapt to pro ranks, remember he is still very young and other loss could end him as a prospect.
On another hand, Rybinski develops his fighters like he is developing Kuzmin and others. He has told Chakiev to retire several times after his recent losses.
No, because he is facing Klitschko at the right time.He is older, slower, has less stamina than he used to have and don't have Emanuel Steward in his corner.Steward gave him that edge every fight and Bashir would give him the upper hand in every fight but he opted for Banks, who doesn't have the experience of Bashir.
Okolie has really good punching power, but not the best defence and definitely not the best chin.. Not the best combination! Very limiter amateur experience, but got in with some good names during the little experience. Think he needs to actually think about who he's fighting.. He says he wants to get out there to learn & develop but the quality of opponent he's had isn't helping at all
No, he will stay at cruiserweight for foreseeable future.He wants to unify and then move to heavyweight.
It's quite impressive the fact that Okolie qualified for the Olympic games with a little more than 20 fights.