Jai Opetaia vs Joseph Parker

So far Parker, more proven and much bigger, in the future Jai would have a chance...

 

Does he ****.

 

If Parker can take Zhang's power what's Usyk going to do to him? Yeah, HW division (and boxing in general) doesn't work like that.

Briedis isn't just "another cruiserweight". He's one of the best CWs of the past ten years and the only man to really push Usyk to a legitimately close decision. He should be getting a lot more respect on his name. And Opetaia should be getting the same, even if the version he beat was past his best.

I'm reassured you're picking Parker though. If the fight ever gets made I'll know who to put my money on.

 

Might be able to pour it on and stop and exhausted Zhang late on accumulation. If Zhang paces himself well though he'll just lose a decision more than likely.

 

Opetaia is a great mover, and fights tall for the weight. He also seems to have good endurance and the ability to dig deep when he's taken to the trenches. He's basically tailor made for moving up and outboxing the HWs.

People are making a big deal of Parker being much bigger than Opetaia. He's isn't, he's just heavier and a bit bulkier. But he's never been a huge puncher and has always relied on being the faster, more mobile man in the ring. Against Opetaia he'd have those advantages taken away from him, and Opetaia has the ring iq to make him pay for every mistake he'd make forced to fight that way.

 

Opinion remains the same: Parker beats him unless Opetaia shows us something at heavyweight

 

Parker is way bigger than Jai. Laughable how easily people overrated Jai for beating a 37 year old Breidis. He is not that big. Parker would be 30 lbs bigger, and taller also, plus he is fast and skilled. Jai would get stopped.

 

The **** he would.

Opetaia is a superstar. He beats Parker as he likes.

 

He gotta move up first

 

He couldn't even beat a 40 year old Breidis as he liked.

 

He beat Briedis handily enough. Briedis would also beat Parker. Briedis very nearly beat Usyk, a fact that continues to be conveniently overlooked in such discussions.

Briedis is one of the great CW’s of the modern era.

Joshua couldn’t get out of Wardley’s way. How the hell is he going to be able to avoid Opetaia?

 

He will have to eventually. At some point he is going to get sick of every other top cruiserweight running for the hills whenever his name is mentioned.

There is a reason why Opetaia is the most avoided guy in the sport.