Give Opetaia a watch this weekend

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  1. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Opertai has a much more pro style.
     
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  2. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    That makes Usyk's achievements even more impressive then

    Amateur and pro he can do it all, do it all better than everyone

    P4P#3, Former #1, many still have him #1 because unlike #1 and #2 he's in the giant slaying business, slaying opponents in their backyards, and fighting savage puncher after savage puncher, not noodle-armed featherfists
    Olympic gold
    World Amateur gold
    European gold
    Undisputed at CW in just 15 fights
    Unified at HW in just 19

    It took all the money in Saudi to tempt The Gypsy Chicken out of the coop and to stop him cluckin' and duckin' a MW half his size and I sill won't believe it until I see that Real Frighted Chicken standing in the opposite corner of the ring to King Usyk. I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if he throws the Ngannou fight to wriggle out of his day of reckoning.
     
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  3. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    I wasn't slighting Usyk that's just a clear observation in his style of fighting.

    I agree Usyk is the best thing since sliced bread and we get to see him try and stop Fury eating him
     
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  4. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Epic...:roflmao:

    Your trolling game, Serge, is beginning to rival the legendary status of Boxed Ears!!
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    He's better than sliced bread

    Any comment you Belly fans make about Usyk should always be followed with ''divine blessings on His Royal Highness King Usyk''
     
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  6. Serge

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    :lol: Thanks :thumbsup:
     
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  7. LWW

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    Opetaia has revealed he has been reached out by Fury camp over the prospect of sparring with the Gyspy King before the the projected bout with Usyk.
     
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  9. like a boss

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    Billam-Smith is a likeable guy and I was glad to see him gain the title from Okolie but Okolie lost that fight, Billam-Smith didn't win it and I don't see him troubling Opetaia at all.
     
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    Opetaia says his preference is for a unification fight now but is more than prepared to fight Briedis again and confident he will win a rematch.
     
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  11. Serge

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    Have to give Flanagan a lot of credit for his toughness here. He took a shellacking but he just kept coming. Great sportsmanship from both fellas too. Jai looked pure class

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    The Daniel Russell fight I think is the first fight after he got his left hand fixed with a surgery, for much of his early career he fought with a bad left hand as he couldn't afford the surgery both in terms of money & the lay off time it would force on him

    So I think the current KO ratio of 78% is an underestimate of his power

    It is mentioned in this short documentary on Jai

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    Thanks. Yeah I remember him saying that in that documentary

    I don't know how I would grade his power and him as a puncher. He's definitely a big puncher but he's a boxer puncher with lovely skills and he does everything well and is a joy to watch.
     
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    Another fight of his got uploaded

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  15. LWW

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    Jai was always a prodigious talent . Know somebody who trained at same Gym as Jai and he told me Jai was bashing grown men sparring as a teenager . If weren't for injuries he would have being champion much earlier .
     
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