Opetaia is going to have to move up without unifying, isn’t he?

Yes that is sounding pretty unlikely now. I'm hoping that if they both come through their respective fights they can still make it early next year, but maybe a bit after that date.

 

TBH who cares if he beats Ramirez and/or Jack and unifies; in the long run yes the belts are nice, but it is fights not belts that define a fighter and in the big scheme of things Ramirez and Jack are non-entities in boxing history. If Opetaia wants to establish a lasting legacy then he needs to do it at HW.

 

So unifications and dominations don't count unless they are at heavyweight?

A narrowminded view, if ever there was one.

 

You are probably right, I'm just speaking from the heart. I would fully expect Opetaia to box Ramirez's ears off and the prospect of the fight does not excite me. IMO greatness is ultimately defined as producing excitement and defying expectations, and beating Ramirez does neither of those things for Jai. Opetaia going to heavyweight and winning fights as the underdog and the smaller man would be much more memorable IMO. However I'm just a loser on a boxing forum, I have no place in telling another man what to do and if staying at Cruiserweight and dominating further is Opetaia's goal then all the power to him.

 

I'm not trying to judge you but you are even more confused than I had thought.

 

Opetaia has explained his thinking, him unifying Cruiserweight is an achievable amd tangible goal that he can have for his legacy and the rest of his life.

Going to Heavyweight is more risky, and there is a chance that he loses with nothing to his name. I think he do well at heavyweight though, for the record.

 

Its more this is a tweener division. Who cares if someone unifies at 168 or CW. MW/LHW and HW are the real divisions.

I honestly don't care about "undisputed" regardless think its dumb and arbitrary but defending him caring about it at HW and not CW.