Is this proof that Jai Opetaia is better than Joseph Parker

I like Opetaia, hes proved something with two very good wins over Briedis and he has potentially a very high ceiling as well. But its a bit too early to gauge how he'll do at HW especially against a current strong contender, former champion and a seasoned vet in Joseph Parker. I get that he needs to get all the belts at CW even if Zurdo is dithering somewhat.

Its certainly possible Opetaia could be HW champion if Usyk, Haye and Holyfield could do it from CW.

 

Opetai gets hit too much to compete at HW

 

Lol. Just lol

 

They don't even fight in the same division.

LOL, just LOL - as per the above post.

 

What is this palagi going on about?

 

Your brainless threads are becoming tedious.

 

Opetaia looked slightly bigger than Bivol in a group picture he might be about 6 1/2 feet tall and he's a naturally slim and slender guy. If he could box absolutely he could do very well at heavyweight but he relies on power which won't be there at heavyweight. A skinny power puncher adding a bunch of muscle and weight is an awful idea. Michael Spinks was a skinny guy but he could spoil and box not just rely on power

 

So? Parker still won the fight and is a boxer, not a KO artist.

Historically very few cruiserweights are successful at heavyweight and for good reason. When Opetaia actually fights a heavyweight, we can come back to this discussion.

 

Jai Opetaia will be a bit better than Joe Parker at heavyweight and it's not going to be primarily because of his superior speed and agility it's going to be due to his superior mentality.

People dismissing Opetaia were also most likely of the opinion that Usyk was also ''too small'' to beat upright and stiff Joshua.

Opetaia will be a very good heavyweight due to his superior speed footwork and balance compared to the the vast majority of heavies combined with a good chin good power that should translate and a fearless mentality.

 

Triangles, triangles, triangles. Reminds of of the guy out there who said Haye is better than Usyk because he knocked out Chisora.

Jai is tough and talented, but Parker is so much more deeply proven at this point that the two should not be mentioned together. Jai is also 30 now, and is basically wasting his career waiting on Zurdo.

Good luck to him. Tough, talented and seems like a gentleman.

 

It would be better for Opetaia to join the heavyweights because the cruiserweight division is extremely weak, time will tell how good he would be but I believe he would be good...

 

Unlike a lot of people I don't think Opetaia would be too undersized at heavyweight, he walks around at ~220 and doesn't blow up between camps, he is a similar height to guys like Kabayel and Itauma just with 25lbs less fat on him.

But he is happy to take shots to land his own offense which may not hold up at heavyweight, especially if the extra weight doesn't help his chin. At this point we would have to say that Parker would be the clear favourite, he just has so much more experience.

Regarding the Massey fight, Parker is typically a 12 round, low risk fighter who has improved a lot since then, while Opetaia is a destructive fighter who likes to break down his opponents round by round. They have quite different styles.

 

Opetaia has s granite chin and moves like a welterweight. His power is still going to be well above average compared to most heavyweights so there’s no reason why he can’t be a serious player once he moves up.

He’ll kill Zurdo and then move up.

I believe he will win a legitimate title at heavyweight.