Jai Opetaia: Why is he not moving up to HW?

Who does Jai beat at HW? Nobody is the answer he's not half the fighter Usyk is, which is not a big knock given Usyk is literally the best cruiser if all time(suck it evander). Jai would be chinned off at HW very quickly and he knows it, he's dabbled sparring heavies and that is where the money is yet he's not touching it with a barge pole. Moment Usyk saw that money in the bodybuilding bum he was hot on it.

 

Briedis couldn’t knock him down in 24 rounds and he packs more heat than most of the top heavyweights.

Opetaia has a great chin. He’ll be fine.

 

The only one he likely doesn’t beat is Usyk. But he’s a live chance in that fight.

Keep sleeping on Opetaia though pal, he’ll embarrass you eventually.

 

Nothing to embarrass he missing all the actions. Not sure what's he doing. Wasting prime time is the answer.

 

Riakporhe ducked Opetaia too and the list goes on...

 

You are great at hurling excrement from the cheap seats but as usual offer nothing of substance.

What exactly would you have Opetaia do? He beat Briedis twice. Now everyone is ducking him.

Explain what you think Opetaia should do now, given you don’t think he can do the job at HW and the allegedly top guys at CW are scared of him? What do you think his realistic options are?

 

He`s only 6`2 with a 76 inch reach, he`d get out-jabbed and would have to get inside to land against heavier guys.

 

Itauma weighed over 250lbs in his last fight and is 6`4.5 he`s far bigger than Jai. Kabayel has an 80 inch reach, four inches bigger than Jai`s.

 

When did Briedis prove he punched harder than top heavyweights? Bredis is only 6`1v with a 75 inch reach, longer, taller heavies would find Jai much easier to catch before he could land.

 

When`s the last time a heavyweight champ had a 76 inch reach, Ruiz?

 

He will move up to heavyweight after he unifies. 30 is still young Usyk didn't move up to heavyweight until his mid 30's.

 

To counter that though, Opetaia is much quicker on his feet than most heavyweights and his hand speed is better.

He’s going to be a factor at HW.

 

I have no damn idea how tall Ituama really is. Sometimes he looks a too short to be 6'4". Sometimes, he doesn't -- there's a pic of him standing next to Fury, and he looks noticeably taller than Usyk when standing next to Fury.

Maybe he is a legit 6'4" but sometimes has a way of standing that makes him look shorter?

 

I am mainly on the British Forum but do watch cards abroad when I find the time including Oz and Japanese.

Jai's CV lacks the big names compared to the previous Usyk era but we will see how good he really is when he moves up.

 

When an old man.