As for whether he was more effective at heavyweight than cruiserweight, Okolie was again reluctant to commit or go too early. “You’ll have to ask me after I beat Yoka, to be fair,” he said, showing once more how much he values having proof. “Right now, I’m calm and happy with my progress, but this is the one for me. He’s going to be the biggest guy I have faced as a heavyweight. He’s six-seven, Olympic champion, and a true heavyweight. He has been a heavyweight since fight one. I know this will be really, really telling, this fight. If I go in there and I land and hurt him badly, which I’m anticipating I will, that would be a good statement for me. But if I don’t hurt him and I have to win over 10 rounds, how do rounds six, seven, eight and nine look with a bigger guy?
