We need unification at cruiserweight

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  1. DoctorJones

    DoctorJones Member Full Member

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    Opetaia should do it, then move up and clean the HW division
    Yeah I know, I am biased, I am a fan
     
  2. Bigplatts

    Bigplatts Member Full Member

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    There's a unification fight in a few weeks, Billam-Smith vs Zurdo. Hopefully the winner of that one (I'm going with Zurdo) fights Opetaia after that. Pretty sure the WBC just got vacated, it's two Don King fighters who are fighting over it soon, doubt King would be up for one of his boys doing a unification fight.

    'Undisputed' is overrated anyway. Beating good opponents is more important than having all the belts. Obviously sometimes the best names will also have belts, but not always.
     
  3. rawjones

    rawjones War ioka Full Member

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    I want to see Opetaia in there with other champions
     
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  4. Honest Opinion

    Honest Opinion New Member banned Full Member

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    Opetaia is fulfilling his mandatory against Michael Eifert on December 11 in Australia before unifying against the winner of Zurdo Ramirez vs Billam-Smith in Riyadh next year, which could be on February 22.
     
  5. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    When it’s all said and done Opetaia will have all the belts.
     
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  6. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What's with that Badou Jack character? What he up to?
     
  7. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I want to see Beterbiev vs Opetaia next

    winner of Zurdo vs Billam Smith vs Beterbiev would also be nice.

    CW needs new blood.

    To think that Briedis is as old as Beterbiev :ggg
     
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  8. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    and.at HWs too...... so that Usyk would get the first HW to be undisputed twice, if Im not wrong

    If he managed to do it he would definetely enter the 6 best HWs ever after Lewis (5th) and overtaking Holmes, Holyfield and others.
     
  9. chaunceygardina

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    Undisputed should happen in good time (when the money's right). Jai wants it, and the other fighters want it too. I think the fight needs some juice though, to make it a worthy top biller. Hopefully CBS is involved
     
  10. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed, I'd much rather see Beterbiev vs Opetaia as a boring rematch with Bivol
     
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  11. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ,,,the only way Usyk could overtake Larry Holmes is in a Ferrari ,,,in my opinion.
     
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  12. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    Holmes lost to a cruiser like Spinks twice, he would lose to Usyk too.
     
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  13. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Opetaia will be facing Huseyin Cinkara next. Where and when that takes place is at this point uncertain. But it does have to take place by Jan 20 according to the IBF.
     
  14. Shootlow

    Shootlow Active Member Full Member

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    Was he stripped of the WBC cw title? He's 40 now so maybe just putting his feet up and watching the boxing.
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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