The first thing I felt reading this news wasn’t interest.
It was that dull ache you get when a heavyweight is clearly being parked, not pushed.
I’ve covered enough of these nights to recognise the pattern straight away. New weight. Big frame. Careful opponent. Everyone calling it progress while nothing actually moves. Lawrence Okolie vs Ebenezer Tetteh in Lagos fits that script a little too neatly.
Why This Fight Exists, Plain and Simple
This fight exists because it’s easy.
You need someone who’ll travel, won’t argue over terms, and understands how these jobs work. Tetteh’s done it before. Ghanaian roots help with the Lagos angle. Queensberry gets a smooth show. Nobody sweats.
Calling this “building” Okolie is lazy. Building means stress. Mistakes. Moments where a heavyweight has to think instead of lean.
This is about control. Okolie tying up, walking forward, nicking rounds without opening up. It’ll look fine if you’re distracted. If you’ve been around the division long enough, you’ll see exactly why Tetteh was picked.
On paper, it looks respectable. Paper lies all the time at heavyweight.
What It Quietly Says About Okolie
At this weight, perception matters more than belts you won somewhere else.
Right now, Okolie is being positioned, not tested. That might be sensible. It might also get comfortable.
I don’t actually know how good he is as a heavyweight yet. Nobody does. This fight won’t answer that. It just keeps the lights on while bigger names stay hypothetical.
After a couple of drinks, this is how I see it. Okolie wins clean, probably late, without urgency. The talk jumps straight to future opportunities. And the question lingers whether he’s being prepared for danger or simply kept warm until the phone rings.
Date: December 19
Venue: Lagos, Nigeria
Start Time: Local: 8:00 PM
USA ET: 2:00 PM
UK London: 7:00 PM
‘Building’ fighters like this is wrong cause it cheats the fans and makes the sport look fake. He should be fighting people who got a chance, not walkovers.
‘Yeah! And then they wonder why nobody respects modern boxing anymore. It’s because of garbage fights that pretend to be big events 🤷♀️.’
It makes me mad that fighters can rise up by fighting easy opponents all the time. That ain’t fair to the ones who actually work hard against tough competition 💥.
Why even bother with matches like this? Nobody learns nothing from it. Okolie don’t get better and fans don’t get entertained unless it’s a proper fight with risk.
People acting like this is a big deal but I think it’s boring when the outcome already decided. They should give us real fights not stuff that looks fixed.
Exactly! It’s like watching a movie where you already know how it ends. No excitement, no challenge, just business deals in boxing gloves 👎.
This whole thing feels like a setup just to sell tickets and get TV views. If Okolie wants respect, he gotta stop fighting guys they know he can beat easy.
They keep setting up these fake fights for guys like Okolie and think we don’t notice. If he was really good, he’d take on real opponents who can actually fight back 😡.
I don’t see why people act like this fight is important. It’s just another easy match made to make Okolie look good. That ain’t how you prove anything in boxing.