Eddie hearn has signed a few of the Rio 16 GB squad and may be signing a few more (Buatsi & Fowler). Who are you most excited about? Who will make it and who won't? I liked Buatsi in Rio and he was always going to struggle with Niyazymbetov. Think he recently finished uni so hopefully turning over soon. Andre Ward said Buatsi literally took notes when they spoke so it's a good sign that he's very serious about learning and improving! Okolie to me is just overhyped, he's inexperienced. To be fair to him, from his little experience hes been in with some of the best such as Erislandy Savon. But in the WSB match v Savon I saw, Okolie was rocked after the first punch and believe had a standing count. Glass jaw, or just the power of Savon? We'll see!
There is something about Okolie that tells me he is going to be entertaining for all the wrong reasons...
From what I've seen, I really like the look of Josh Kelly and Adam Booth seems perfect for his style. Fowler looks like the type who'll be in a lot of good fights though
Fowler seemed to regress as a amateur over last couple of years. If he turns pro and middleweight I think he could be outstanding as I think he's made for pro game, though he should have turned over a couple of years ago imo.
I really like the arm length on Okolie, he has ridiculous reach. If trained correctly (and that's unlikely from most British coaches) he could use the tools extremely effectively. Sadly I doubt that'll happen.
