Lawrence Okolie vs. Chris Billam-Smith | Sky Sports - 27 May 2023

[maverick23]

Not much been said about Lawal dropping out. Shalom seemed a bit miffed talking about it on IFL yesterday.

Yeah. I don’t think they ever even officially announced it was off. Said it’s been replaced by Pigford/Eggington as the co-main but that was already on the show.

I’m finding Ben a tough guy to warm to now.

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Both weighed 199

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Sam Eggington (33-8, 19 KOs), Smethwick, England, 153 pounds
Joe Pigford (20-0, 19 KOs), Southampton, England, 153 pounds

Karriss Artingstall (3-0, 0 KOs), Macclesfield, England, 125 pounds
Jade Taylor (5-0, 0 KOs), Salford, England, 128 pounds

Lee Cutler (12-1, 7 KOs), Bournemouth, England, 153 pounds
Stanley Stannard (10-0, 4 KOs), Harby, England, 153 pounds

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Fight Night !!

[Glass Joe]

if we live in a simulator, can the powers to be get a CBS win

[olij999]

Eggington vs pigford aka bacon and eggs, is a fornicating cracker fight. I like the idea of a gatekeeper type who’s lost a bunch but fought good level vs a can crusher that’s been doing good. Always hard to pick.

Really looking forward to that one. Pigford has been so frustrating to follow, should have broken through years ago. Has he left it too late to develop, or will Eggington feel the effects of one fight too far?

Any reason for the fairly chunky time gaps in Pigford's career? The 2019-21 is presumably Covid, but 18 months off after May 2017, 9 months after July 2015 - has he been injury-prone?

Any insight on this?

[Glass Joe]

Decent set up and view for the fans. A big stadium fight can be a rip-off with the views, a small one is decent.

[jameswilson]

if we live in a simulator, can the powers to be get a CBS win

Maybe we can save the game before the match takes place and if we lose we restart the console and play the game again.

That’s what I used in Championship manager.

[Glass Joe]

if we live in a simulator, can the powers to be get a CBS win

Maybe we can save the game before the match takes place and if we lose we restart the console and play the game again.

That’s what I used in Championship manager.

I did that all the time with premier manager 97 on mega drive.

[Frostieballs]

if we live in a simulator, can the powers to be get a CBS win

Maybe we can save the game before the match takes place and if we lose we restart the console and play the game again.

That’s what I used in Championship manager.

I did that all the time with premier manager 97 on mega drive.

You were only cheating yourselves lads.

[ILikeBeer]

This is in Sky Showcase. So I can watch this.

[ILikeBeer]

Nobody watching?

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Nobody watching?

RBR thread

[Glass Joe]

if we live in a simulator, can the powers to be get a CBS win

matrix wins

[Oiky]

Pleased cbs won

Okolie is the most boring fighter to ever put gloves on

[veriton]

Pleased cbs won

Okolie is the most boring fighter to ever put gloves on

He is the black Matthew Barney

[Perkin Warbeck]

[liamlion]

Very good atmosphere on Saturday night and it couldn’t happen to a nicer, more humble fella. A real ambassador for the towns of Poole & Bournemouth is Billam-Smith.

I wonder where the rematch will be held? I heard Okolie has activated his rematch clause. The story continues for Billam-Smith-Smith. Remarkable.

[maverick23]

Delighted for CBS. Seems a real nice bloke and hope he’s able to set himself up for life in his next few fights.

[Glass Joe]

who's going to put money up for this one.

[liamlion]

It will be interesting to see when and where this lands.

A bit of talk locally that Billam-Smith’s next fight will be back at the vitality stadium (afc bournemouth). But I’m not so sure as the football season starts on the 12th August.

The bournemouth international centre wouldn’t be big enough, surely?

[Ruthless-RKO]

It will be interesting to see when and where this lands.

A bit of talk locally that Billam-Smith’s next fight will be back at the vitality stadium (afc bournemouth). But I’m not so sure as the football season starts on the 12th August.

The bournemouth international centre wouldn’t be big enough, surely?

Knowing Boxxer.. they probably put it on in Glasgow.

[maverick23]

I get Okolie wanting a rematch clause in the contract but surely there should be something in the contract whereby the broadcaster have to approve it too?

Seems like Boxxer have backed themselves into a corner a little bit here.

There were reports that Masternak was told that he’d get the CBS fight if he gives up his mandatory status with the IBF to allow Riakporhe to fight Opetaia. All this assumed Okolie would be moving to heavyweight.

Now leaves Masternak in a tough spot, gives us a rematch that no one wants to see and there’s no guarantee that they’ll be able to deliver a home fight for Riakporhe against Opetaia, especially since his link up with Matchroom.

[tony1234]

It will be interesting to see when and where this lands.

A bit of talk locally that Billam-Smith’s next fight will be back at the vitality stadium (afc bournemouth). But I’m not so sure as the football season starts on the 12th August.

The bournemouth international centre wouldn’t be big enough, surely?

A phone box will be big enough, who'd want to sit through that again ?