Chris Billam-Smith: Sky Potentially NOT INTERESTED In Lawrence Okolie Headlining, Rematch Update

[@healthymindhealthybody9324]

Shalom identified Okolie as the new face of Sky ..... yet another smart move by the Sky Schoolboys 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@bigtuss7482]

Haha you ain’t wrong

[@iffysd9864]

To be fair to Shalom I dont think he knew okolie would be that 5hit

[@healthymindhealthybody9324]

@@iffysd9864 Agree. Okolie was a boring boxer who wanted/demanded big money for his fights 💰. He's now a defeated boxer who would struggle to get 25% of what he was getting when he fought for Matchroom. Probably not the way Okolie expected things to go when Shalom tempted him to Sky

[@drwolftickets7473]

Sky didn't sign Okolie - they bought his belt.

[@dwaynesamuels2543]

Okolie getting screwed. Surely a contract is a contract and its shaloms problem if the fight doesn't sell.

[@JackGallagher2014]

100%

[@TopDogUkOfficial]

Yh shalom has to get the rematch but if no broadcaster wants to put the money up to put it on bens not got any money to put a show on without sky so it will end up in a car park on the outskirts of the m25

[@freddiefreeman4119]

Mm Sky don’t want their new “Face of Sky Boxing” to headline! Dropped the ball there didn’t they. Thought they were being clever pitting Lawrence against CBS but Chris prepared well with the guidance of Shane McGuigan who had also trained Lawrence. I’m pleased for Chris and finding it hard to sympathise with Lawrence. He’d been guided well till the move to Sky.

[@MrSmithBFD]

We all need a cuddle now and then.

[@NeWayMan70]

Should've given the Sauerland's the Sky Deal after Matchroom surely..?

[@edarowan7388]

Good luck mate a nice guy 🤔💪

[@d.b.cooper1]

At least Sky/boxxer have come to their senses. Doubt they wanna have him fighting regularly & paying him whatever £ minimums are in his contract that were part of getting him away from Matchroom. Okolie was Hearn's version of selling ice to the Eskimo's...should've stayed with him but got too big for his boots. Hated by boxing fans for simply boxing....that takes a lot of doing to have a style that's so infuriating to watch. Abolsute wallop of a man, but seems like a nice guy which is the sad thing

[@osinzeako6830]

sky are scammers. Didn't Okolie have a rematch clause? They brought him over to be the 'face of sky' so why can't he headline. he was known for holding before so that shouldn’t be an excuse now. tbh CBS doesn't beat most of the top cruiserweights.

[@danielporter7114]

Feel a bit sorry for him seems a bit down about lack of activity

[@chrishughes5895]

only reason shalom has not had the boot is because no other promoter is interested in the job..

[@craigkennedy7341]

I think Simon Jordan’s lurking in the shadows

[@TheStefyt]

​@@craigkennedy7341 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JamieLowe-xp1le]

Nobody is interested in that fight first one was terrible and generally okolies are hug fests

[@felipeb49]

The public don't want to see a rematch with Okolie, Okolie is just too awful to watch

[@waynefitness9972]

We know that. Ben shalom. Don’t want the rematch. He sold Okolie a dream “ face of boxxer my a*** “. Tryna screw him out the rematch. Either way Ben don’t kno what he’s doing.

[@Alexdommar]

Okole have to stay with boxxer. Matchroom won’t have him back

[@dannyimp7472]

I can't find anyone who would pay for an Okolie fight.

[@larryliston5288]

Thank god I would pay money to never see Okolie box again, Let Billam fight Jai Oppetaia instead.

[@kroxx2]

They will have to deal with Eddie then... Eddie holds the key 🗝️

[@whogivesa]

Shalom dont wana do that. He shits himself when it comes to getting a fight together with matchroom

[@delbongo]

I suspect Okolie may be headed back to those Golden Arches 🫣

[@eggywood8698]

😂😂😂

[@Redemption660]

😂😂😂

[@heresjohnny2969]

Or making Big Macs

[@freddiefreeman4119]

Good one 😂👍🏼

[@charlief5486]

Shalom’s promises unravelling

[@Smog202]

That face in the thumbnail was the same face CBS had when Eddie dropped him!! He was half to blame for that dog s@it fight

[@JackGallagher2014]

Boxxer are in very bad situation with this fight nobody wants to see it again but Okolie has a rematch contract cemented

[@danieljames41]

Unfortunately for Billam-smith there is absolutely no one on planet earth that wishes to see the rematch with Lawrence Okolie let alone for it to be a sky headline fight. Okolie will go down as one of British boxings worst ever world champions. His style is truly awful to watch.

[@Redemption660]

When Buatsi loses to Azeez it’s gonna really show up that Liar Shaloms business decisions. All those Olympians on ridiculous contracts too. Frazer Clarke is a southern area level fighter. Adam Azim given way too much credit...he wouldn’t win British title currently. I like Billam Smith but outside of Bournemouth hes not a big name. I can see Sky moving away from boxing or maybe bring Kalle and wasserman in to save it.

[@jameso7049]

If Sky don’t fancy this as a headline rematch they should have put it as chief support to smith V Eubank because LO has a contract and unless Ben is willing to break that he as the promoter has no choice so I don’t see how smith can face anyone else

[@willyoustand86]

Agreed mate, either Ben the savior pays LO off or CBS will likely get stripped

[@JB-td9fz]

So whose serving the quiet UKAD ban then that's ain't been let out??? Is it yarde or okole as that's the word coming out..

[@stuartbelton7979]

Can’t think of a classier boxer operating at any level right now. Maximum respect to this gentleman.

[@ayoa.o.9966]

A « gentleman” doesn’t call himself one (or go around with it written on his shorts for that matter), he allows other people to call him it. Same as those people that describe themselves as “humble”

[@stubelton]

@@ayoa.o.9966 he hasn’t given himself that nickname, he just uses it, his actions speak louder than anything written on a pair of shorts.

[@jimjones2757]

No personality 😴

[@Notpoop906]

Lawrence Okolie will go down as one of the WORST ranked boxers in history 😂

[@mickmack8999]

Good on him , comes across as very likeable, I’ll be cheering for him for sure

[@RegenerationOffical]

Okolie’s career has handled absolutely horribly, couldn’t care less though guy is awful to watch.

[@surindergrewal4640]

Here some analysis- Shane made a simple fighter better and made world level Okloie worse- how ?

[@boxtradums0073]

Na Okolie looked his best under McGuigan. His last fights was with Sugarhill

[@michaelhiggs8657]

I think I'd rather see CBS in with Ngabu then Okolie. Time for Lawrence to jog on, maybe a British or European title fight @ H/W could be an option for him.

[@heresjohnny2969]

Laurence okolie will be back making Big Macs

[@MetalboxJ]

Neither are we. He should get back on the matchroom bus.

[@gonzojones8422]

How this guy is a world champion is a joke. This 4 belt era is comical!!!!

[@shahjaa4944]

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