Krzysztof Henryk Głowacki vs. Lawrence Okolie

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The Head or The Sauce?

Poll closed Mar 20, 2021.
  1. Głowacki on points

    14.3%
  2. Głowacki by stoppage

    23.2%
  3. Draw

    1.8%
  4. Okolie on points

    28.6%
  5. Okolie by stoppage

    32.1%
  1. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, also Briedis experience with large dudes looks is better: he had fights at HW and after defeated Charr had been avoided fighter, moved back to CW. Kitschkos used him as sparring partner and he was very durable vs them.

    Huck fight : Glowacki was more impressive vs Huck than Briedis prime version.
    Interestingly, Huck was capable to walk all distance vs 32 y.o Povetkin and prime Briedis.
    When there is proof how capable was prime Pov vs large dudes.
    34 y.o Povetkin had stopped 29 y.o Charr, before this fight Charr had only one loss with stoppage vs Klit cos cut. Pov switched Charr completely off.
    35 y.o Pov had stopped 33 y.o Takam and 29 y.o Perez, these before fight vs Pov didn't had lost fights via stoppage in pro records. Pov was first boxer who stopped them in distance.
    36 y.o Pov had stopped very large HW dude 35 y.o Wach. Nothing special, just very durable and large. Before Pov he had lost only lost via UD vs Wlad, looks that 36 y.o Wlad.

    Huck appeared more tough than these with even younger and more agile Povetkin than these had in the ring.

    Glowacki managed to handle on Huck impressive beatup.
    I think if in good shape, Glowacki might have chance to stop Okolie.
    Fact is that vs Huck looks that Glowacki was 30 y.o.
     
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  2. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    Just to add for British fans, Solomon Dacres won't appear on the card due to a delay in his license being issued, and Deion Jumah has pulled out of his fight with Chris Billam-Smith.
     
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  3. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    that’s a shame, would be good if they could get Jack Massey in to face Billam smith instead
     
  4. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    He's with Warren now so don't see that happening.
     
  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Is Glowacki supposed to be shot behind those Breidis fouls or something? I'd assume he'd beat the crap out of Okolie.
     
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  6. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Normally Glowacki would destroy him but I have a sneaky suspicion that Okolie wins via cuddling
     
  7. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This Glowacki version like he was vs Huck for sure had stopped Okolie.
    Version vs Briedis I think that no. Okey, Briedis is durable and most likely had beat crap out of Glowacki even in clean fight.
    Glowacki might be dirty fighter and with Vlasov he fought dirty, he just forget that Briedis isn't Vlasov and get punshment. If ref doesn't have anything to do about it, boxer should do and Briedis did.

    Ofc I had wished if Glowacki vs Okolie will be in shape like shape he had vs Huck.;)
    Then Octopus didn't had chance to go till eddie cards.
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Octopus is Octopus.
     
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    To be fair, Savon is a very big puncher and was infinitely more experienced than Okolie. But Okolie's, like all octopus clinchers, addiction to clinching is obviously a strategy to protect that mandible section of his and I'll be very surprised if the ref doesn't turn a convenient blind eye to it if he does it in this fight.

    Maybe but I think the deck is really stacked against Glowacki here and that coupled with Okolie's horribly awkward style and freakish dimensions for the weight class make this a tall order for him (no pun intended)
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yes Briedis spent a lot of time in camp with the Klitschko brothers and I've heard it from three separate sources, including from Wlad, that he gave them very good work.

    Glowacki was very impressive vs Huck and Cunningham.

    Povetkin wasn't close to being in his best shape against Huck

    One of the criticisms many used to level against Povetkin is that he doesn't do well against tall fighters (like 6'3'' and over) which is quite comical when you actually research the level of success he's had against them.
     
  11. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I don't know because I have never seen the Nigerian Octopus fight, but I am betting on the Polish flopper, just because of the vast chasm in experience.

    Also, I would like Glowacki because the higher he climbs, the more it pushes up Breidis and Usyk.

    I will be the first to admit that I don't really know.

    POST SCRIPT:

    I also hate Akinwande Jr's rappin'.
     
  12. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Sure there were fouls but the knockdowns were legitimate. Briedis had him all over the place. Then when you add in that he got dropped twice and badly hurt by Radchenko who's a feather fist, and arguably should have lost the match against Vlasov. To say Glowacki has looked like ass recently, would be an understatement.
     
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  13. Max Thunder

    Max Thunder Proud member of the Cult of Vikings Full Member

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    I think Briedis might be able to outstrangle Octopus.
     
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  14. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wlad and Vitali : he was very durable and never was down.
    On Huck 30 y.o Glowacki I think had put career determining beatup. Then after this he get moderate beatup and clinch fight vs Briedis and Usyk Huck looks that had accumulated too much from these. Otherwise he isn't old at all.

    I think Huck's toughness level always was just undervalued. He performed better vs prime Briedis than TOP10 HW 247-252 lbs Charr.

    This.
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    We haven't really had a good champ who fights in the manlove style since Wladdy retired.
     
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