Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Tyson Luke Fury & Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis II - RBR.

116-112 Opetaia. Sucks Briedis didn't have any fights in those 22 months from the first fight. IMO if he was more active he could have beaten Jai tonight. But alas it is what it is.

 

I think he underestimated Breidis because of the inactivity, age and the fact that he already beat him. Figured he would have a much easier time this go around and it looked that way early but Breidis even now is a tough SOB and came back.

 

Classy post fight interview.

 

History in the making next... long time coming..

 

Usyk is gonna get robbed. They will try and pay off Usyk In the rematch for AJ Fury (more revenue)

 

I honestly thought that he didnt want to fight tonight, that he only wanted a way out. If not for how the fight finished, I would be saying that right now.

 

I hate these big fights in Saudi Arabia no atmosphere whatsoever

 

I just want everyone to remember regardless of the result of Fury Usyk that it could have been worse, no fight at all. I want to thank king turkey personally.

 

Mannix making excuses on Opeteias behalf is embarrassing

 

Breidis didn't give anything away, had he gone out with more conviction he likely wouldn't have made it to the end, he did what he had to do, he's a proper warrior.

 

Okay, I will agree with your last point that he wasn't able to face absolutely everyone. But I still don't really agree that Usyk is the reason for a resurgent division. As at the very top Fury has beaten Whyte (WBC mandatory) and Usyk has beaten Dubois (WBA mandatory.

At the top table the division is more stagnant now than it was then. Fury and Usyk are finally about to fight each other tonight but the fight is years overdue. And in terms of peers both their resumes are thin.

But sure, the division beneath that is certainly more active, but that is more to do with the Saudi bag than the removal of Joshua from the title race. Heck Joshua has been the most active in the top 10 of late.

 

Briedis has always been criminally underrated. The 3rd best Cruiser ever IMO.

 

Lmfao

 

What a sorry state CW is in now...

Other than Opetaia and ancient Briedis, there is noone there.