Picture perfect offensive boxing on display with him. Made a game and durable Massey look like a complete amateur. Mark my words, no one is beating this man at cruiserweight. Im getting confident in him having success at heavyweight.
If CBS can dominate Ramirez then it will be a tough fight for Opetaia. I still expect Opetaia to win nevertheless.
He beat a domestic level bum. Nearly 40 year old Beterbiev won a legacy defining fight. Night and day difference.
Great performance. Pressure is now on CBS after that statement If I'm critical, Opetaia misses too much. Focuses on the heavy shots. I think he has plenty more to add to his game. Which will be great to see over the years. The CBS match up will be two warriors throwing bazookas at each other and I can't wait !
I'm sure Beterbiev and Wardley would be happy to join the debate on who had the best performance of the night.
I thought Wardley, Beterbiev and Bivol all had more impressive performances than Opetaia. I said before the fight that Opetaia vs Massey is a mismatch. Winning a mismatch is never impressive, unless you win by KO in round 1.
I may be bias towards CBS as he is my hometown fighter and I have been to a few of his fights. I'd love to have a hometown undisputed champion. ATM I do expect Opetaia to beat CBS but if CBS looks really impressive against Ramirez then I will defo give CBS more of a chance.
Jai still makes 200lbs with relative ease. He will be at Cruiserweight for a while to come get. CBS is tailor made for him. Stops him between 6-8.
A few good performances on this card. Opetatia fought well. He was patient and gradually wore Massey down. On the Billam-Smith discussion, I like him but tough as he is, I think Opetataia walks him onto something and probably stops him.
Dunno about the best but round round it was very impressive. Massey aint no slouch and even a bigger Joe Parker couldn't stop this guy. The difference in class between Jai and the 2nd best Cruiser (I guess we'll see next month) is too much, he cripples both. The biggest fight for him now is Beterbiev. People will have their own preference whether it was the best performance of the night, is a round 1 KO in a 50/50 fight on paper more impressive than a sustained round for round beating that goes past 5-6 rounds against a top 10-15 guy for example? Then how do you factor in a massive underdog like Liam Cameron and weigh up his performance level as comparison?
