Jai Opetaia is the worst managed boxer in our era.

Thing is nobody has figured out how to make money with him and that includes the bank of Zuffa

I can't understand why there hasn't been promo videos of him just put together of him smashing people up
That stuff works wonders

He has the charisma of a bean so he isn't going to attract fans by talking so show those clips of him looking like a beast

 

The other beltholders simply refused to fight Opetaia. Everybody with even the slightest interest in boxing knows that.

 

Not good enough for heavyweight.

 

The bank of Zuffa - Turki - is about to invest very, very heavily in Opetaia-Benavidez for 2027. But before that happens, we will likely see Benavidez-Cieslak for the WBC title in December.

 

Probably right

They won't see a return though, not on Jai anyway

 

Jai has paid his dues and is a real throwback fighter, I don't agree with him going to Zuffa but he tried to get the big fights for years and everyone moved sideways from him. I hope he gets an absolute boatload of cash to fight Benavidez because that has FOTY written all over it and gives us a definitive answer as to who the best cruiserweight in the world is.

 

Food for thought...
WHAT IF????? Opetia and Benevitez do fight and Opetia wins, along with Zugga keeping Garcia and Garcia unifies???
Might be a masterstroke?? Puts the sanctioning bodies (namely ibf x2 and now wbc) not keeping Opetia as champion...

contrary to what I say, IF, that were to happen leaves a move to heavyweight as a non event title wise...
Assuming promo wise they dont have the promo rights to show other hightlights from other promoters events...
I would have thought matchroom might have been able to bit more and might be the way in the future if a move to heavyweight comes but this is a business so who really knows??

 

Managed well or not. Benavidez will destroy Opetaia.

 

I didn't watch boxing when kostya tszyu was around, but he sounds to me like opetaia - super dangerous but without a strong economic base / country behind him. How did that work out? Because he seems to have gotten the fights?