Lawrence Okolie vs. Chris Billam-Smith & Sam Eggington vs. Joseph Pigford RBR.

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  1. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    This aged well. :lol:
     
  2. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    Damnit, the one time I might actually want to watch an Okolie match...
     
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  3. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Exactly my point - he's not going to go there... So can he hold onto it a while by fighting second rate fighters, as is common for champs these days? For a while, sure!
     
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  4. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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  5. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Me after losing coin on Pigford, Okolie and Lara knowing damn well @CST80 picks are accurate :duh
     
  6. Koli55

    Koli55 Active Member Full Member

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    Don't worry guys, we'll see it again. Okolie has a rematch clause. :)
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I see what others can't, it is what it is. My ability to read a fight in next level.:D Usually the only time I get it wrong, is when fighters fight completely out of character, sometimes it's due to fear of what's coming back at them, but most of the time it's a miscalculation. Like with Pigford today, almost everyone expected a war, and had pig headed Pigford came out guns blazing, looking to hurt Sam from the opening bell, the fight was there for him. It's not like Eggington is a hard target to find. But of all the days for a dunderheaded brawler to attempt to show off his skillset.:lol::duh As far as CBS goes, I laid out why I thought he'd pull the upset on the first page and as much as I despise Okolie, I rarely pick against him, because most of his opponents don't have the tools to deal with him, CBS did. As far as Wood goes, all he needed to do was keep his right hand up and protect is chin, and easy money. He dominated him the first time, until he got lazy. I knew Ben Davison would drill it into his head, take zero risk, just box and protect that chin, and he followed orders like a soldier.
     
  8. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'll learn one day to heed your warnings, until then I'll keep donating my money to the bookies :duh.
     
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  9. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    Okolie is basically Audley 2.0.
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Nothing I hate more than the spoiler style. Kick these maggots out of the game because not only do they suck the life out of a fight, they suck the life out of the sport. It's completely unwatchable. Ugly as hell. Completely devoid of honour. Extremely unmanly. And I find it absolutely infuriating to watch. That's why I couldn't give a hoot or a toot about Catterall getting robbed against Taylor. He's not near as bad as Okolie in that regard (no one is) but I still find him unwatchable and infuriating to watch or at least against Taylor he was.
     
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  11. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    Okolie hugging and smothering for another 12 rounds? Certainly something to look forward to. :confused: :lol:
     
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    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Taking the mrs into the fish markets today. Going to have some calamari and chilli baby octopus to celebrate this momentous occasion.
     
  13. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Came for your reaction to this..wasnt disappointed lol
     
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  14. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    2 point deductions and 3 knockdowns, yet somehow Benjamin Rodriguez scored it 112-112 :lol:
    I just looked him up and he seems pretty new to judging fights and this was his second title fight. Pretty clear that he should not be judging world title fights.
     
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  15. Komaster

    Komaster Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This comment from youtube summed it up perfectly:

    THIS WASNT JUST A WIN FOR CBS IT WAS A WIN FOR BOXING PERIOD
     
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