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Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 25 Oct 2024, 14:35
by JamesPhilips
KiwiRider wrote: ↑25 Oct 2024, 14:32
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 18:04
Controversial wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 16:16
Okolie v Hughie Fury. Fight of the century written all over it.
This would be a draw
classic. As long as I don't have to watch it
Unfortunately I would actually watch it
just out of interest. Hughie’s suddenly got more aggressive recently
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 25 Oct 2024, 14:38
by cormack
jameswilson wrote: ↑25 Oct 2024, 14:29
Wardley v Okolie.
Winner gets a final eliminator I reckon.
wardley streets ahead of okolie
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 25 Oct 2024, 14:41
by JamesPhilips
Two weight world champ, looking to make HISTORY! No one has ever won cruiser / bridger / heavy - THREE TIMES BABY!
(In fact Okolie already made history by being the first ex cruiser champ to move up and win the bridger title… his name’s in the history books written in stone and no one can take that away from him!!)
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 25 Oct 2024, 15:13
by KiwiRider
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑25 Oct 2024, 14:35
KiwiRider wrote: ↑25 Oct 2024, 14:32
classic. As long as I don't have to watch it
Unfortunately I would actually watch it
just out of interest. Hughie’s suddenly got more aggressive recently
He is aggressive if nothing is coming back at him, wait until someone puts it on him and it will be like the Parker fight all over again.
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 05:14
by Twinkle Toes
Okolie is a strong on the offensive when his mind is set, but he's proven time and time again when he's not in that mindest, he clutches and grabs his way to victory.
I suspect that he will be even worse at the higher weight, but hope that's not the case.
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 09:31
by skanksta
joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 13:02
I'd be surprised if he can beat a legit top 10 guy. He might even struggle with some 10-20 guys but he could crush some cans to get himself ranked there. It's incredibly entitled of him to think he should be top 5 without a fight scheduled let alone won.
Would he beat Chisora? Ajagba? Wallin? Hrgovic? Gassiev? Huni? Jalolov? Sanchez? Whyte? Ruiz? Torrez? Hunter? Whyte? Joyce? Wardley? Clarke? Anderson? Miller? Vianello? Pulev? Hughie? His performance against Billam-Smith suggests he would struggle with many of them.
Should write these out in a poll/quiz..!
TBF a Unified Cruiser champ with BW belt should probably be Top 15 shouldn't he ? 15th anyway would seem reasonable.
He'd be something like 50/50 against the average of the lot.
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 11:42
by margaret thatcher
okolie wasnt a unified cruiser champ
he should be able to at least hover around the top 25 at hw, dont think he'll be one to especially challenge the best guys but lets see
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 12:38
by joshj909
skanksta wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 09:31
joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 13:02
I'd be surprised if he can beat a legit top 10 guy. He might even struggle with some 10-20 guys but he could crush some cans to get himself ranked there. It's incredibly entitled of him to think he should be top 5 without a fight scheduled let alone won.
Would he beat Chisora? Ajagba? Wallin? Hrgovic? Gassiev? Huni? Jalolov? Sanchez? Whyte? Ruiz? Torrez? Hunter? Whyte? Joyce? Wardley? Clarke? Anderson? Miller? Vianello? Pulev? Hughie? His performance against Billam-Smith suggests he would struggle with many of them.
Should write these out in a poll/quiz..!
TBF a Unified Cruiser champ with BW belt should probably be Top 15 shouldn't he ? 15th anyway would seem reasonable.
He'd be something like 50/50 against the average of the lot.
Okolie lost the belt before moving up so he's not a Usyk or Haye moving up. I'd favour Gassiev, the former Cruiserweight champ, over Okolie at Heavyweight too. If he can do it then fine but he has to beat some opponents first.
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 13:08
by skanksta
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 11:42
okolie wasnt a unified cruiser champ
he should be able to at least hover around the top 25 at hw, dont think he'll be one to especially challenge the best guys but lets see
Wasn't he ? thanks
Still a CW belt holder of a few defences - what HW rank would you give him ?
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 13:09
by skanksta
joshj909 wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 12:38
skanksta wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 09:31
joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 13:02
I'd be surprised if he can beat a legit top 10 guy. He might even struggle with some 10-20 guys but he could crush some cans to get himself ranked there. It's incredibly entitled of him to think he should be top 5 without a fight scheduled let alone won.
Would he beat Chisora? Ajagba? Wallin? Hrgovic? Gassiev? Huni? Jalolov? Sanchez? Whyte? Ruiz? Torrez? Hunter? Whyte? Joyce? Wardley? Clarke? Anderson? Miller? Vianello? Pulev? Hughie? His performance against Billam-Smith suggests he would struggle with many of them.
Should write these out in a poll/quiz..!
TBF a Unified Cruiser champ with BW belt should probably be Top 15 shouldn't he ? 15th anyway would seem reasonable.
He'd be something like 50/50 against the average of the lot.
Okolie lost the belt before moving up so he's not a Usyk or Haye moving up. I'd favour Gassiev, the former Cruiserweight champ, over Okolie at Heavyweight too. If he can do it then fine but he has to beat some opponents first.
I'd fancy Okolie MORE vs Gass @ HW than @ CW.
He's got the height to go up for sure...
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 13:51
by Pukka Cheese
Okollie Vs Wardley would make sense i think. Good fight for the british title and probably a wbc eliminator.
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 14:44
by SeanBrennan
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑10 Oct 2024, 12:28
I wish him luck, it must be crap to be a contender with a truly boring style. If Frazer Clarke loses, I can see that being made.
I get it, I think I have watched him in some decent fights, I can't remember though as his boring ones overshadow them
that and my memory is rubbish
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 14:45
by SeanBrennan
Pukka Cheese wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 13:51
Okollie Vs Wardley would make sense i think. Good fight for the british title and probably a wbc eliminator.
I'd watch that and it's very makeable now with FW
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 14:46
by cormack
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:45
Pukka Cheese wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 13:51
Okollie Vs Wardley would make sense i think. Good fight for the british title and probably a wbc eliminator.
I'd watch that and it's very makeable now with FW
okolie brings nothing to the table in that match up for fabio .
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 14:49
by SeanBrennan
stevec@france wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:46
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:45
Pukka Cheese wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 13:51
Okollie Vs Wardley would make sense i think. Good fight for the british title and probably a wbc eliminator.
I'd watch that and it's very makeable now with FW
okolie brings nothing to the table in that match up for fabio .
He does if he mr tickles him from 60ft away
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 14:49
by SeanBrennan
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
stevec@france wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:46
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:45
I'd watch that and it's very makeable now with FW
okolie brings nothing to the table in that match up for fabio .
He does if he mr tickles him from 60ft away
or Dhalsims him
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 16:53
by JamesPhilips
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
stevec@france wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:46
okolie brings nothing to the table in that match up for fabio .
He does if he mr tickles him from 60ft away
or Dhalsims him
Is he allowed to use Yoga Flame!??
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 16:58
by SeanBrennan
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 16:53
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
He does if he mr tickles him from 60ft away
or Dhalsims him
Is he allowed to use Yoga Flame!??
UKAD moaning about it apparently
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 17:03
by JamesPhilips
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 27 Oct 2024, 07:26
by cormack
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
stevec@france wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:46
okolie brings nothing to the table in that match up for fabio .
He does if he mr tickles him from 60ft away
or Dhalsims him
what you on about !! sounds a tad too pervy for my tastes
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 27 Oct 2024, 13:54
by KiwiRider
Pukka Cheese wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 13:51
Okollie Vs Wardley would make sense i think. Good fight for the british title and probably a wbc eliminator.
If anyone can make an Okolie fight interesting, it might be Fabio.
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 27 Oct 2024, 18:06
by SeanBrennan
stevec@france wrote: ↑27 Oct 2024, 07:26
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 14:49
He does if he mr tickles him from 60ft away
or Dhalsims him
what you on about !! sounds a tad too pervy for my tastes
Dhalsim was a well known 90s video game character with ridiculously long arms, more childish than pervy.
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 28 Oct 2024, 07:11
by Ruthless-RKO
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑27 Oct 2024, 18:06
stevec@france wrote: ↑27 Oct 2024, 07:26
what you on about !! sounds a tad too pervy for my tastes
Dhalsim was a well known 90s video game character with ridiculously long arms, more childish than pervy.
Street fighter.
I Didn’t like him
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 28 Oct 2024, 08:56
by Bigdogsnose
Wants to hug some bigger fellas, bit more meat on the bones
Re: Okolie moves to heavyweight
Posted: 28 Oct 2024, 12:50
by jameswilson
I think he will have to change the tactics at heavyweight.
At cruiser he outsized everyone so his holding wore the opponents down. At heavyweight hugging someone like Kubrat Pulev will have the opposite effect. Pulev will walk him back no problems in the clinches. Let alone the guys even bigger than Pulev.