Lawrence Okolie vs. David Thomas Light & Michael Gomez Jnr. vs. Levi Giles RBR.

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  1. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    The sooner octopus moves up to heavyweight for a pay day the better.

    He really needs starching with his horrible style and what he brings to the ring.
     
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  2. granth

    granth Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Trust me, the fight is much better if you nod off half way through.
     
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  3. UmarIFLUmar

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    At least when Josh Warrington is headbutting people it's exciting
     
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  4. McGrain

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    He also won't get away with that **** up there. Try driving Chang or Ruiz to the ropes in a double arm-lock, see where it ****ing gets you.
     
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  5. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    He'll be like a fish out of water. Greatly overwhelmed and duly baptised.
     
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  6. McGrain

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    I don't normally approve of someone mixing their metaphors but this one is absolutely superb. A fish out of water who is then baptised. Yes, yes this is correct IMO.
     
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  7. Howitzer1888

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    Can’t believe I put myself through that. Never seen a crowd be so quiet.
     
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  8. Serge

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    :lol: I laugh because it's actually true
     
    Serge, Mar 25, 2023
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  9. McGrain

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    The problem is, if it wasn't for the fact you just knew the fight cards would be ****ed up it would have been quite exciting form a scoring perspective. Like the way Light absolutely battled to keep himself in it was thrilling to me. I had him losing narrowly but imagine the tension before the cards were read out if you knew it was on the up and up?

    As it was I knew it would be a wide UD regardless.

    To be fair, Light didn't "rip the title away" from the champion, and an Okolie win is the right result I think - but some of this is old language. The predictability of those cards is a worry.

    And it robbed us of some real drama. Should have seen a split draw or something tonight, a narrow decision either way.
     
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  10. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Okolie's whole style is based on holding, so what happens when he doesn't have a bodyguard referee? I guess it won't be a problem for him so long as he exclusively fights in Britain and doesn't take on any of the better champions.
     
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  11. Floyd #1

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    It's not that Okolie is terrible it's that the commentators spend everyone of his fights making excuses for his poor performances.
     
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  12. Arch Stanton

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    It's all pretty depressing really. Just think, a fighter like Okolie could have a pretty long career fighting the horrible way he fights, with never ever having anyone on the edge of their seats, ever.


    Until he gets sparked out....
     
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  13. Sandman_

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    Lots of people brain-washed by the biased British commentary. I watched a commentator-less feed (with sound) & had Light out-working him.

    The take-away from the fight is don't fight Okolie in Britain b/c you won't get a sniff on the scorecards. Jai Opetaia take note.
     
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  14. uranage

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    After this performce, did Eddie Hearn lose anything with Okolie going to Boxxer?
     
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  15. Goran_

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    Connor Benn is big news that's how **** it is... its fkin awful.. the commentators & pundits are as bad .. I've spent the last year watching Froch , Benn & Calzaghe HLs :lol:.. cant believe Fury genuinely ducked Usyk too its pathetic.. I'm getting so desperate im becoming a Sunny Edwards fanboy
     
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