FULL FIGHT! Lawrence Okolie vs Chris Billam-Smith | WBO Cruiserweight title

[@owengriffiths635]

Anyone who puts themselves through this again I respect you.

[@rickybaillie4222]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, I'm insane because I've seen about 4 of his fights and all of them were crap

[@LadyChann]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Ennit

[@LadyChann]

Wow Okolie really cannot box can he? 😂😂😂 oh dear ! This fight is rubbish bad as KKo / Fury at least this had knock downs . … watch at your own peril people . Congrats CBS … I’m never watching an Hug-Olie fight again tho… TERRIBLE. Sacked whole entire team and moved to Sky for THIS??!!! Ben! Ben! Ben! 😂🤦🏾‍♀️

[@markcompton6750]

I managed 1 min 30…. Turned it off.

[@vaellanshanmuru6405]

I felt asleep twice watching this 😂

[@stomingaben]

Okolie landed a lot of good scoring hugs

[@juliuscee4633]

xD

[@bradwhittle3197]

before the bell - "Touch gloves" probably okolies best punch of the fight 😕

[@oguejiofordavid2299]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@stomingaben]

He must have done quite well if despite the Knock downs and the points deducted he still managed to draw it in one of the cards 😁

[@theriddick2735]

Either that or one of the judge's thought it was a Pride event hosted by those fairies at Channel 4 instead of a boxing match. I'm not sure anyone can tell the difference anymore either!

[@jacquelinewhite8970]

​@@stomingabencorruption my friend 😂😂

[@bilarlarbi8592]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@richphoenix7671]

Lawrence Hugolie the octopus is the GHOAT. Greatest Hugger Of All Time

[@theriddick2735]

Okolie narrowly defeating Cassius Clay when he "fought"George Foreman for the title of GHOAT.

[@thomaskendell8146]

​@@theriddick2735 those tactics worked though

[@theriddick2735]

@@thomaskendell8146 Yeah, so did Floyd Mayflowers "win" against Castillo according to the judges but most people who watched the fight know better. It no longer matters that you won but how you won.

[@bandana3570]

​@@theriddick2735 same coach as Fury, same style. Okolie. How the hell one judge gave it a draw. Okolie lost 2 points and dropped 3 times

[@papayaldabaoth]

Must have been a frustrating fight for Chris. Good on him for being patient. How Okolie made it this far in the sport behaving like that is beyond me.

[@thetruesquad5059]

Behaving like what? Disrespectful Cuz if you mean by his fighting style it's pretty simple

[@dude6752]

Chris was so lenient, he should've just punished him. That was really annoying.

[@simbeg6347]

Mate he got given everything by Eddie..he’s the worst fighter

[@vincentvangogh8092]

yeah how people moaned about lennox hardly ever holding yet okolies sill fans defend this nonsense

[@realdjoffski]

i'm a neutral and i believe Okolie got robbed mate

[@rickybaillie4222]

Okolie knocks out thousands of people every time he fights

[@dbee101]

Literally

[@blueredtrill6943]

Rude 😂😂

[@darksim946]

Hahahhaha funniest thing I’ve read in ages

[@britishpatriot7386]

He's now my go to for a sleeping pill 😂

[@parmdeeppuri2981]

Haha that is good !

[@skitsafonic4247]

Absolutely shocking calling okolie a boxer. Don't think I've seen that much cuddling, holding, grabbling in a WWF/WWE or MMA match.

[@dude6752]

So annoying 😢

[@justaguywithapowerpole]

u would probably lose to him

[@skitsafonic4247]

@@justaguywithapowerpole I'd rather lose to him than be like you and lose shadow boxing 😆

[@myyoot]

@@justaguywithapowerpoleThere’s always one idiot like you with that reply

[@thesilencer2272]

We all know why okolie holds so much now, the guy doesn’t have a chin and is terrified of being knocked out

[@jamiejosh96]

No boxer is terrified of being knocked out or they wouldn’t be in there

[@user-pg7rn6vb2y]

@@jamiejosh96 well some are. Only cause of ego not genuine fear obviously 😂

[@kufujitsu]

If he put as much thought into setting up his shots, as he does for hugging, he might surprise us with his ability. I don't understand his approach to boxing though. Does he really expect people to buy tickets to watch him fight like that? Hopefully there's no rematch & Okolie remains out of the title picture indefinitely.

[@yngve6640]

Maybe he tried to mimic Tyson Fury pressuring Wilder ? Only Fury does his pressure without holding this much.

[@thesilencer2272]

@@yngve6640 no doesn’t make any sense fury did it to wilder cause he was like 5 stone heavier and it was a tactic to tire him out, okolie has held like this in every fight he as been in cause he knows he can’t take a big shot, it’s unraveled now anyway all cruisers will know his weakness now and go through him

[@willgoodall1529]

At one point a fight almost broke out in between all that holding

[@vanderpant2116]

Where in the crowd? 😁

[@Ingtonskillz]

😂😂😂😂

[@zedzed5]

@@vanderpant2116 Hahahahahahahahahahahahah yes

[@George19672010]

That Judge who gave that fight 112-112 is blind.

[@elnick1000]

I had Smith winning, but by 3 points. Mr. Rodriquez I believe is a black man from the united States from the picture I saw of him. But the question I would like to know, and have not seen this yet, are the punch stat numbers.

[@Ghostpill1711]

I was a fan of Okolie and I gave him chance after chance hoping he’d have changed his style at this point in his career but he hasn’t. Bro if you’re afraid to get hit in the face or ko’d in front of 100s of thousands then Boxing Isn’t for you and im not being harsh.

[@fling4206]

The cruiserweight division must be in the gutter if okolie can win and keep hold of a title.

[@APAMVs]

​@@fling4206 yeah also it feels like none of the cruiserweight champions are trying to fight each other. There hasn't been a unified champion I think since Usyk. That was years ago.

[@juliuscee4633]

@@APAMVs You don't need unified champions when there are interesting matches for every of those belts

[@NONcorrupt]

Okolie would have had a much better chance at winning if he had have just BOXED STR8 UP without that extra BS that points taken away.

[@APAMVs]

@@juliuscee4633 I understand I'm just pointing out that not even one of the champs have tried to get another world title and it's been years since Usyk vacated them.

[@joechapman3692]

CBS’s reaction says it all, he’s deserved that world title from starting his career, gives me goosebumps and nearly tears me up when Big Mo announced the winner, AND THE NEW 🙌🏻🇬🇧🥊🔥🍒🍒

[@conradmadden9107]

I was there amazing atmosphere

[@joechapman3692]

@@conradmadden9107 I was in Cardiff on a stag do, watched it on my phone at a spoons, still haven’t stopped smiling 🙌🏻😀

[@conradmadden9107]

The south coast where I'm from has been forgotten about for too long, there's definitely talent out there so pleased for CBS if Ur lucky enough to bump into him you'll find out he really is "the gentleman"

[@stayweighedin]

Definitely well deserved and could tell it meant a lot to him from his reaction !

[@joechapman3692]

@@conradmadden9107 I met him at the Fulham away game and got a pic, he truly is the gentleman, Mace Ruegg is another top talent 🔥

[@paulhaig2467]

Hard to believe this is World title fight, at best domestic level

[@briangingull9641]

They are both above domestic level. The fight being terrible doesn't change that.

[@britishpatriot7386]

Not Chris's fault though, he tried to make it a fight.

[@britishpatriot7386]

You should stick to female netball cupcake

[@seaeaglechamp]

Domestic level call is a bit harsh but I have no problem with using this fight as the promotional video of why boxing has been ruined thanks to all the belts per division .

[@itsawill9268]

@@britishpatriot7386a netball player would leave you in a chair

[@teem798]

After watching this fight I get where the youtubers get their confidence in becoming a good boxer comes from

[@pinkandfluffysuperwokeblok9859]

I’ve been warned how bad this fight was so much, that I have to watch it to see if it really is that bad

[@theknight6763]

Okolie never stopped holding, clinching and hitting back of head - terrible boxing skills. Well done CBS 😎

[@juliuscee4633]

He doesn't want to listen to the ref. Maybe mentally handicapped in some shape or form

[@jackpearce9257]

So disappointed for Okolie, I just want to give him a hug

[@longshanks90]

He would never let go

[@bruce8359]

okolie the worst boxer ive ever seen in 50 years

[@britishpatriot7386]

Don't you steal his boxing skills 😂

[@mkra3506]

come on man, you cant be serious. Okoloie held and clenched and hugged tighter than anyone i know. the sad thing is he does have boxing skills but we will never see in our lifetime.

[@jackpearce9257]

I want him to hold me like he holds CBS

[@steviea6070]

Okolie looks like he purchased a months intensive boxing course down the local gym. How uncomfortable was his performance and style to watch...

[@thesilencer2272]

Can’t believe these 2 are world title contenders the state of the cruiserweight division

[@alexyolland7945]

Okilie has always been useless, just has business interest that keeps him Winning

[@mandarkastronomonov2962]

The cruiserweight division, for the most part, since its inception in 1979, has consistently been the division with the least amount of quality. I assume it is because most fighters with talent would rather fight at heavyweight and make more money.

[@BERTLEWEED]

I can't believe the state of professional boxing: hype & dollars.

[@PatkaBoy831]

@@mandarkastronomonov2962 Least talent is hyperbolic, but it has produced some truly great fights.

[@d.c2837]

I bet when Okolie is shadowboxing he looks to clinch 😂

[@thomaskendell8146]

Shadow hugging 😂

[@Ghostpill1711]

The highlights were enough 🤣🤣

[@47minsway9]

Okolie needs to move up a division so he can become the new HuggieWeight Champion of the world. I lost count of how many matchsticks my eyelids snapped while forcing myself to stay conscious.

[@anonz1431]

Should have posted this snooze fest at 10pm, help me get to sleep at night

[@thomaskendell8146]

😂😂👏👏

[@garyenglish6339]

Okolie cheated his way through every round. Should have been disqualified. His best punch is hold the head with the left and hook with the right. Or punches to the back of the head. Terrible work.

[@aviduke]

thanks sky for sharing this at midnight. should send me off to sleep nicely

[@boxingandrambling1404]

Fair play to sky for uploading this for free

[@pinkandfluffysuperwokeblok9859]

I know, what a treat 😂

[@britishpatriot7386]

It's a punishment more than anything 😂😂😂

[@corpo_ethereal2744]

CBS hugged Okolie more times in this fight than he has hugged his nan all year

[@robf81]

"It was an incredible spectacle" Ben Shalom post fight. He obviously saw something the rest of us didn't

[@aviduke]

he said the interviewer had incredible spectacles

[@d.c2837]

Ben shalom needs to just STFU coming out with drivel like that

[@kieranhudson4938]

Okolie defeated me by knockout in round one, what a legend.

[@UnhingedManFace]

Okolie may have held onto Smith but he couldn't hold onto his titles...

[@kufujitsu]

Medical authorities recommend that insomniacs take a dose of a Lawrence Okolie fight last thing before bedtime....

[@stychey]

6 seconds it took for his first hug of the night 😭😭

[@mohsin7702]

The most frustrating part is that there's actual flashes of brilliance from okolie! Just doesn't seem to be able to put it all together...

[@realdjoffski]

referee was most frustrating

[@Dean_K_Davis]

Okolie boxing scared or what, he deserved the loss no question! 💯

[@kieranokeeffe1363]

One of the best referees I’ve seen, surprised there wasn’t a disqualification

[@carlanderton3rd]

1:46 Chills!

[@jamescarter6467]

Yes! I've been waiting for this; full fight too.

[@paulduckett2047]

DO NOT WATCH ITS HORRENDOUS

[@britishpatriot7386]

Bye bye then, see ya 👋

[@dontaskme7004]

Okolie looked like Wilder focused on a big right hand, but somehow with even less skill than Wilder... I was impressed for all the wrong reasons.

[@Rose_19911]

think you need to look up the definition of the word impressed

[@dontaskme7004]

@@Rose_19911 "to affect especially forcibly or deeply" and "To be impressed, something has to leave an impression on you - it has to be special or unusually good or particularly emotional enough that you remember it or it stands out" (as I thought) He achieved something that I didn't think was possible and i'll remember it for a long time. It stands out, it left an impression on me, it was special, but none of it in a good way = I was impressed for all the wrong reasons.

[@yyyxxx4000]

Z tym wyjątkiem, że Wilder nie klinczuje

[@map2930]

I don’t mind a bit of rough and tumble. Instead of breaking them up constantly the ref should have told them to punch and get out. I love those short punches on the inside, that’s where a lot of damage can be done. Okolie was constantly mauling instead of punching up close, so deserved to have points taken away. The second and third knockdowns was a farce, they were never knockdowns, but the ref was so fed up of the mauling he decided to call them knock downs, which was what cost Okoli the fight. CBS was given that fight by Okolie’s lack of ring IQ.

[@JustAL1988]

Best and honest review on this post.... I didnt see CBS dominate any portion of the fight minus dropping Okolie in the 4th

[@realdjoffski]

yep, referee was utter crap

[@JBReady604]

A lot of holding from Okolie, but besides that, not a bad fight at all, plenty of action and good punches thrown from each side 👍

[@thomasnolan4413]

High tier trolling 😂

[@delbongo]

I was supposed to play Xbox with three mates after this fight ended but they all went awol. It put them to sleep. I’m not even joking 😂

[@adariepennant3389]

They should just get rid of the cruiserweight Division because majority of them are heavyweights.💯💯

[@thetruesquad5059]

Wut...

[@gonzo3915]

I do not want to watch Okolie fight again, what a stinker.

[@customerservice6795]

Okolie is like that crazy ex girlfriend that just never let’s go!!

[@CipherSerpico]

Yet, when I say: “The smaller divisions are infinitely better, and infinitely more entertaining than the Heavy Divisions… People act like I’m saying “the Moon is made of Cheese”. It doesn’t matter how bad the Cruiser/HW Fights are… It doesn’t matter how much better, or how insane-the 105-118 lb. Fights are… People still want to watch the Big guys, and they still don’t want to watch the smaller guys. It really is a shame.

[@markmooroolbark252]

How is that Okolie not banned from ever fighting again? That was a disgrace. What a coward.

[@glennt4118]

Watching this before CBS V Riakporhe, putting all my cash on Riakporhe after Watching this

[@markranger4269]

Poor world title fight from both sides but Okolie is in the wrong sport if he does not want to be hit

[@MrCappuccin0]

the same way Okolie kept Michal Cieslak whole fight

[@GarrettBowman23]

Can’t way until Viddal makes it

[@lukeosullivan1703]

Holding is Okolie's forte....

[@ayobamioladeinde2586]

This referee needs to go for a medical check-up after this fight. So so frustrating.

[@George-mn1ls]

Can’t wait for the rematch…

[@stevengalliou3475]

😂😂😂

[@saint8471]

Speak 4 yourself dude lol

[@britishpatriot7386]

Lawrence doesn't deserve a rematch, he'd get smashed again anyway plus Chris is on to bigger and better fights now. Lawrence was gifted the title and protected since and they thought Chris was another easy fight 😂

[@thetruesquad5059]

​@@saint8471it's sarcasm

[@Induna123]

The only reason why people came here was for the comments

[@Dav-ys9rl]

From a media standpoint the switching during the entrances has been horrendous lately for Sky Sports production

[@acediamond7524]

So pleased for Chris Billam-Smith! You could see what it meant to him and his family after the fight 👏🏾 to do that at his hometown is incredible! Salute 🫡 CBS! Great win brother! 👍🏾 Okolie needs to go back to the drawing board and seriously work on his technique because at times his style was absolutely dreadful! The right man won 💯%

[@keepcalmandboxon]

Kudos to sky 👏 sports Boxing for sharing this 👏

[@robertramirez2480]

Smith you a great champion! FROM Santonio Texas.

[@eliotcarroll6622]

Since okolie has left shane he’s regressed it’s so crazy the basic fundamentals he’s got and he just chooses to ignore his attributes and smother his work! CBS is a great inside fighter so wrong person to try and tie up

[@BigboyRoy100]

One of the GREATEST fights you'll ever see in the sport of boxing.

[@fitprotunes]

Hearn vindicated

[@danadane2501]

So this is the guy who is calling out Deontay Wilder? Lol careful what you ask for even after the Zhang fight.

[@Pangolinist]

Very nice win by Billiam-Smith. Hopefully he’s relieved us of the scourge that is Lawrence Okolie. But as of rn I don’t think he could be opetaia or briedis at this stage. His best bet at a title is Badou Jack since father time is finally catching up to him

[@REALISTOGEE]

jai is smoking both these guys 😂😂😂

[@quahodron2756]

Benjamin Rodriguez, who had it 112-112 AFTER Okolie losing 5 points, must have been on sth. Sth strong.

[@jacquelinewhite8970]

That judge was deffo on the lambsbreed weed.

[@doktormbm]

41:30 he runs for hug hahahahaha

[@Satsumanottz09]

He deserved to lose fighting like that it’s a boxing match not a hugging match 😂

[@drevil3606]

Those 19 and 0 shirts hope they didn't make many lol

[@kieranokeeffe1363]

Okolie should change to mma or wrestling

[@tamirhalperin2404]

Okolie is not a boxer. He's a brawler and a hugger. But Smith, who couldn't get a clear victory even with Okolie's points, will not last 5 with Masternak, unless he breaks Masternak's hands with his chin.

[@marcingowacki8983]

He finally broke Masternak's ribs with his head :D That's the only reason he won.

[@glennt4118]

Knocked down 3 times, 2 points deducted and one judge still had it 112-112 😂

[@trueultimagod2465]

Corruption at it's finest, though that bet you put on Riakporke was misplaced. Chris barely lost a round.

[@sportsfan7460]

59:47 It's almost like the commentator was foreshadowing the 112-112 scorecard.

[@corpo_ethereal2744]

Bro heard the opening bell and said: "Let's cuddle."

[@mh13h53]

Can tell okolies trainer is the same has furys .all that hugging from okolie . Well deserved for smith

[@BERTLEWEED]

And this is what passes for 'professional' boxing nowadays: Okolie should've been disqualified; I'd say it was terrible boxing, but it wasn't boxing.

[@thetruesquad5059]

It's literally boxing...

[@BERTLEWEED]

@@thetruesquad5059 No. Just because they're in a ring with gloves, a corner and a ref doesn't mean it's 'boxing'. McDonalds is literally a 'restaurant' but it's not A La Carte.

[@britishpatriot7386]

That's one loss on Chris's record was a robbery.

[@Letsprobox]

Good luck selling the rematch

[@juliuscee4633]

Omg...please not

[@stevenevenshow2790]

I dont know what ppl are on about, I think this fight was pretty interesting to watch

[@Fieldsiren5342]

Wow, what did i just witness. Not gonna watch an Okolie fight again, surely.

[@trz678y]

Its like a comedy show😂😂

[@davidmildon3278]

Okolie looked strong but i think if he went for the takedown he could have submitted Billam-Smith

[@jonascooper759]

That was one of the most untidiest fights i have ever seen. What on earth was Okolie doing 🤣Absolute rubbish 🤣

[@juliuscee4633]

I thought this guy had to be legit considering his ranking; this fight corrected my view. Spiteful fighter this okoli

[@slamduncproductions3198]

Okolie really needs to work on his double leg takedown. CBS was able to stop every single one.

[@parshakamarsh]

How did Okolie ever get to be a world champion, it says a lot about the cruiserweight division these days?

[@thetruesquad5059]

Tbf maybe it was a bad performance I mean if u saw Ruiz vs Chris areola and that was the only fight u saw, you would think he is on areola's level

[@lewistaylor1965]

Ever had a fight with an octopus...?

[@BOSSMANVETERAN]

Okolies style looks awful zero defence on top kronk style equals zero defence and knock out but he had none

[@kieranhudson4938]

Okolie was holding and punching CBS clearly from round 1, I'm surprised the ref didn't step in much earlier to tell him off, you can't hold your opponent and punch off on him.

[@jbd5870]

Fight of the year 2023

[@weddingcocktailsu.k6148]

I always wanted to see okolie get floored and loose his belt hes the worst boxer to ever hold a title. But now hes lost I kinda feel bad especially with him taking the loss on the chin like a true professional. Hope he comes back stronger

[@thetruesquad5059]

Worst boxer to hold a title? Worse than rolly romero for real?

[@nkd247]

Okolie the new Henry Akinwande 2.0

[@MrTeebills]

This is laughable, even when he got knocked down, he was still holding and crawling. It is a habit and its going to be hard for him to do away with it because he doesn't know any other way to box.

[@mwaririlyrics]

That's an mma fighter not a boxer

[@ktu668]

Okolie looked scared from the start.

[@007heaven]

Think rematch CBS spark him out as even though won was bit reserved and Okolie was holding and doing as much as he could to disrupt any real fight going on fairplay , but just CBS sharpen up n more fitness n movement now now any game opponent does and put him down so get hit less n out pace bit more and on target and got him ding dang doo

[@ultra5057]

Lawrence Okolie & Devin Haney walk into a bar....

[@The.zigsta]

Can someone tell okolie boxing is to hit and not get hit not hug and not get hit

[@musicmusic6595]

Okolie holds because he can't fight on the inside, he grabs as soon as the fight starts going to inside. The holding in this fight is horrendous they need to put a lot of work on that inside fighting for okolie

[@thebigrighthand7728]

Sky commentary is so biased, ya man okolie lost he's no good give cbs his props

[@alexyolland7945]

CBS is white so he is privileged he doesn’t deserve congratulations

[@thetruesquad5059]

Tbf the knockdowns that weren't knockdowns made a huge difference

[@karolbartosinski8713]

Walka niby dobra, ale całe 12rund klinczu przez okolie, do znudzenia 😩 wreszcie czarny do domu 19:1