Chris Billam-Smith vs. Richard Riakporhe II | Sky Sports - 15 June 2024

Who wins?

Poll ended at 15 Jun 2024, 13:50

Billam-Smith - Decision
11
22%
Billam-Smith - T/KO
2
4%
DRAW
1
2%
Riakporhe - T/KO
27
53%
Riakporhe - Decision
10
20%
 
Total votes: 51

cormack
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Post by cormack »

could be hard for sure - which seems to be the way with CBS .
I am just not sold on zurdo after the bivol beatdown .
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Post by KiwiRider »

Zurdo vs CBS?
Love it!
Tell the Saudi bloke :salut:
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Post by Glass Joe »

yeah hope CBS gets a life changing purse from middle east.
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Post by deadpan »

Yes. He's certainly utilising his potential through hard work and he seems a good bloke. Hope he gets at least a couple of monster paydays.
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Post by jameswilson »

Go back a few years and CBS was one of the guys willing to take any fight.

I think I remember an Eddie Hearn interview where Isaac Chamberlain had left Matchroom or fought on another card and I’m sure Eddie said he was trying to make Chamberlain v CBS for a British eliminator or something like that and Chamberlain didn’t want to know, presumably because CBS hadn’t broken out yet.
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Post by TheLeprechaun »

Credit to CBS. Riak was always someone with more power than substance but I thought that would be enough. The gulf in class between these guys and Opetaia is massive. CBS deserves all the credit in the world. Hard worker and he's grafted a career and deserves to be where he is. He's just tougher than the rest.
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Post by Coco »

Glass Joe wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 08:29 yeah hope CBS gets a life changing purse from middle east.
Don't forget he is with the McGuigans
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Post by mickey1975 »

Coco wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 17:27
Glass Joe wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 08:29 yeah hope CBS gets a life changing purse from middle east.
Don't forget he is with the McGuigans
It could change their lives!
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Post by Glass Joe »

mickey1975 wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 17:33
Coco wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 17:27
Glass Joe wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 08:29 yeah hope CBS gets a life changing purse from middle east.
Don't forget he is with the McGuigans
It could change their lives
Haha well cbs does comes across as very loyal. I doubt he came away with 6 figures from Saturday night

Let's hope he's smart enough to know his worth
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Post by wrighty »

I really like Chris, he seems like a nice bloke. Hopefully he gets a property paid off and sets himself up. Him and Ramirez would be good
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