Lawrence Okolie vs Anthony Joshua - who wins?

Yoka has about the same level of talent as Joshua but has a much bigger heart.

Bakole would badly bust up Joshua and then Dell Boy Joshua would limp along for a few years.

 

I don't have as much belief in Bakole as you do. He seems like Joshua in that he doesn't like to get hit, and he is a lot easier to hit than Joshua. Bakole seems like an absolute plodder. I wonder if @billy nelson does much work on his agility because he is very slow looking. Like Whyte, Bakole doesn't seem to even try to move his feet (nor his head very much) and that may be because his aerobic capacity is poor. Heavyweight seems to be the only division where the boxers are notoriously lazy.

 

His defeat to Hunter was hard to explain as he looked only a punch away from stopping Hunter 2-3 times in the fight. I assume he quit due to an injury.

Seen enough from Bakole during that fight to convince me that, assuming he quit due to injury, he would be a hard night for nearly all of the division.

The Yoka performance away from home in as an underdog was a great night for UK boxing and showed me again this man is a danger in the division.

Bakole v Joyce this year would be a great fight and I think he would break Joshua's heart if he has the bottle to face him.

 

I admit that Bakole is not as bad as I first thought. He's at least a danger to those who are not at the absolute top level. But I also had him losing to Kuzmin, who is useless.

Bakole wanted to give up in that Hunter fight but he was knocked out. @billy nelson egged him to carry on - something which some have criticised.

 

Stupid post.

 

Mmmh not sure.

Bakole doesn't represent the UK though.

 

Sounds like Joshua then against Ruiz to be honest. Joshua was a few punches away from stopping Ruiz before getting caught and eventually quitting. Not sure why you rate him higher than Joshua considering those circumstances.

 

Lives and trains in the UK plus trained by a Scottish trainer with form for training world champions - good enough for me.

 

No words required - just watch those 7 mins then watch Bakole v Yoka

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Who made these highlights? It doesn't even show you the punch that made Joshua do a funny dance.

 

Shaky legs Adam

 

For flag shaggers like me it's all about the Union Jack.

 

Both shite, pick ‘em fight really

Probably Okolie just because he’s a grappler more than a boxer, and Joshua is terrible in the clinch

 

I am positive that he is packing glass. The guy is already 30, stays at cruiser where he walks in at least 20 pounds heavier than his opponents on fight night, and still reverts to breaking the action with clinches every couple of punches.

He's terrified of taking one on the chin.

 

Agree. It's whichever bum lands first. Probably Okolie