Mairis Briedis announces his retirement

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  1. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Briedis would punch ten shades of sh_t out of Jake and I'd love to watch it.
     
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  2. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol, I'm going to say ten shades of **** now for the rest of my life.
     
    AwardedSteak863, Aug 19, 2024
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Very well deserved. Congrats on getting out with a great record of achievement and all his faculties.
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 19, 2024
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  4. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Great career. Terrific fighter. Hope he enjoys his retirement.
     
    dmt, Aug 19, 2024
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    Toney F*** U, Aint no stoppin, MidniteProwler and 2 others like this.
  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I hope he makes hof- resume is little light but he def had the talent.
     
    The Long Count, Aug 19, 2024
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  6. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    You ever have that where someone's like "He's Eurolevel." and you're coming back like "You mean the best level then?"
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Excellent fighter, great career, ATG CW, and he must've caught the boxing gods when they were in a very generous mood because they blessed him with an abundance of talent and physical gifts

    An iron chin - never hurt, let alone dropped, stopped or knocked out

    Savage very explosive punching power

    Speed

    Skills

    Ring IQ

    Good engine

    Good footwork

    Big heart

    Could box or bang equally well

    Good punch arsenal and shot selection

    He's strong in pretty much all departments

    Shame we never saw him campaign up at HW as I think he would've done really well up there too

    The fact he was able to push a super talented young lion like Opetaia so hard when in his late 30s and hurt him and had him seemingly close to defeat, especially late in their first fight, just further cemented his reputation and proved how tough and how much of a warrior he was too.

    And we all saw how hard he pushed a prime Usyk when he was in his prime
     
    Serge, Aug 19, 2024
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  8. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Yep his only losses are to Usyk and Opetaia and he gave both guys hell. If I remember correctly Tony Bellew dropped his belt to avoid him I would've loved to have seen him splatter Bellew haha.
     
    MidniteProwler, Aug 19, 2024
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    Serge and Aint no stoppin like this.
  9. BlackDog

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    Great boxer, great cruserweight. He should and will be high on top 10 cruserweight list of all time.
    Shame we cant see his fight with prime Murat Gassiev. This will be good fight.

    He looks very good even in reematch with Opetaia soo I think he still got plenty in fueltank. Im little shock that he end right now. Maybe he feel he lost many health.
     
    BlackDog, Aug 20, 2024
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  10. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Huge amount of time for Mairis, pushed Usyk as hard as anyone - and that was a prime Usyk as well!

    Although you could see he was past prime, he still gave Opetaia fits in the championship rounds of their last fight.

    Enjoy your retirement!
     
    gollumsluvslave, Aug 20, 2024
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  11. Soi Six

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    One of my favourite knockouts! He made me cringe with the Jake Paul chasing, but that's trivial.
     
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  12. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hes had a stellar career it goes without saying. Wonder if it really is over for him. Time will tell
     
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  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yeah, the thing is, as great a career as Briedis did have, he still underachieved given the talent he was blessed with

    And he only had 31 fights in a 15 year career and only fought once in 2019, once in 2020, once in 2021, once in 2022, not at all in 2023, and once in 2024 which was his final fight, so only five fights in six years

    That's right he did and yes he would've sparked Bellew :lol:
     
    Serge, Aug 21, 2024
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  14. catchwtboxing

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    Not bad. And about half of viewers thought he won the first Opetaia fight, so he gets some cred for that.
     
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  15. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Brilliant fighter.

    100% respect.
     
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