New WBC rankings: Lawrence Okolie ranked #1 at heavyweight

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  1. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    What's weirder is that Okolie is number 1 with the WBC, rather than the WBO even though he was WBO CW champ for a bit. Makes no sense.

    Rankings are painful to look at.
     
    Ice8Cold, Mar 9, 2025
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And people fear Turkyi and Dana White.
     
    catchwtboxing, Mar 9, 2025
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    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He paid the WBC, so they ranked him #1.
     
    catchwtboxing, Mar 9, 2025
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    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In all seriousness, though, he was WBC bridgerweight champ.
     
    catchwtboxing, Mar 9, 2025
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  5. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Why I welcome Turki. At least the best are fighting each other.
     
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  6. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    What a joke
     
    The Professor, Mar 9, 2025
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  7. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    Good point - forgot about that belt lol.
     
    Ice8Cold, Mar 9, 2025
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  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, so did he.
     
    catchwtboxing, Mar 9, 2025
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  9. NullaLexInk

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    Good, Kabayel's the WBC Interim champion so that increases the odds of us getting to see Okolie get a proper punishment for all that hugging he does.

    Just saying, a taller man trying to hug a guy with great body punching skills won't end well for the one initiating the clinch... but it'll be pretty sweet for those of us who love actual boxing! :D
     
    NullaLexInk, Mar 10, 2025
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  10. Sks476

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    Ring magazine are the go to for rankings. All other organisations are very questionable.
     
    Sks476, Mar 10, 2025
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  11. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    He really did a 180, it´s quite something. I wonder if there is a long form interview with him about this, and how he pulled it off.
    His whole team is great at building and re-building boxers careers. Basically everyone in his stable gets a crack at the world level.
     
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  12. HistoryZero26

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    The good news is Kabayel has their interim. So Okolie ain't becoming Stiverne II without beating him. And if he did he'd be a much more credible champ than Stiverne was and the WBC would look like geniuses.
     
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    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thinks it more he did them a favor by promoting Bridgerweight when no one wanted to. Might have promised him a HW title shot if he fought at BW. Thats one way to get fighters to do that.
     
    HistoryZero26, Mar 10, 2025
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  14. Veerbone

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    IF Kabayel doesn't get Parker, feed Okolie to him. He'll be back at bridgerweight by the 6th round.
     
    Veerbone, Mar 10, 2025
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  15. GlaukosTheHammer

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    Unless someone else asked to be rated I don't see what y'all're bitching about.

    Agit moved up, Zhang moved down, Larry was already third. Bakole dropped, AJ and Wardley moved up. It's the way ratings work.
     
    GlaukosTheHammer, Mar 10, 2025
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