If Past Prime Breidis beats

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  1. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Jai Opetai.

    Mairis Briedis goes top 3 in the division and imo an ATG for that weight.
     
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed, unless Opetaia goes on a loss streak afterwards
     
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  3. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    this is a test for ope
     
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  4. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    He's probably already #3 all time for 200 pounds.
     
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  5. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    I am surprised at how wide the odds are for this fight. Briedis gave Opetaia hell in the first fight.
     
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  6. TipNom

    TipNom Active Member Full Member

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    True, but it's been almost 2 years and he hasn't fought since. While Opetaia has been staying active and improving, Breidis has been out and at 39 certainly won't be getting any better, atleast not physically
     
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  7. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Oh yeah I agree but Sportsbet have him at almost $6 over here. I would've thought maybe around the $3.50mark
     
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  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think people are expecting Marciano-Walcott II, when in truth, it goes the other way too, with the older fighter bouncing back. Andries-Harding, for example.
     
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  9. TheShellofKell

    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 Full Member

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    You think he beats Haye h2h?
     
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  10. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Very close fight i think Breidis out toughs him.
     
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  11. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I wouldn't rule out a face plant Charr like KO either. Briedis would have a field day countering Haye's herky jerky in and out nonsense.

    To answer your question, I think already he is.
     
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  12. BCS8

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    Briedis is a very tough out for anybody at 200. He's nobody's cupcake.
     
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  13. melhear

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    Breidis won't have gotten any better. Opetaia has. Barring the unforseen Breidis gets his arse handed to him.
     
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  14. iceferg

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    Zhang has
     
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  15. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hard to see how an inactive Breidis can do any better than the first time - but then again, Opetaia's level of comp hasn't get near even this past-prime Breidis.

    I guess there will be a bit of psychology at play here as well as to how both fighters hanlde being back in the trenches with each other, for both - but especially Jai those must be horrifcally painful memories!
     
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