Mairis Briedis: Short-term Future?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Just suffered his first Pro loss to another great cruiserweight.

Likely will come back later this year.. the WBSS will be up in May.. I doubt he fights around Summer time.

What do you rekon he should do? Take an easy fight? Get straight back in with a big dog? Call out Lebedev? Wait for the winner of WBSS and fight him later this year?

I hope he doesn't sit out too long. He's not exactly young either. Still a lot of good fights to be made for him. I heard some mentioning he could do well at HW? He has fought above 200 pounds a few times.

Thoughts on this?

[dagilechia]

i would like to see him vs Vlasov next, then the winner to face Lebedev
other than that, i would like to see him vs Glowacki if he finally overcomes his injuries and just gets in proper shape (10 february he is back in Poland on the same card with Wlodarczyk, but Glowacki's opponent is to be announced... so i don't expect impressive opponent, Wlodarczyk's opponent is not impressive too, http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/543468

[Ruthless-RKO]

i would like to see him vs Vlasov next

Would definately be a good fight. He hasn't fought many good names in the division until recently. Huck, Perez, Usyk.. Vlasov would be a good name on his resume.

[dagilechia]

i would like to see him vs Vlasov next

Would definately be a good fight. He hasn't fought many good names in the division until recently. Huck, Perez, Usyk.. Vlasov would be a good name on his resume.

Durodola, Huck, Perez, Charr it's still not a bad resume
i remember he had to face Bellew before he moved up to HW

[ValMar]

He should move up at HW, and fight Tyson Fury - he would lose, but it would be very lucrative.

[Freedom]

Wow the nuthugging starts, now Oleksandr Usyk with his superior boxing skills is goig to wipe out the heavyweight division? Mairis Briedis will do well in the cruiserweight division, perhaps a rematch would be in order. Not sure what this fight shows, beside these two fighting each other they have not really been tested by anyone.

[DrDuke]

i would like to see him vs Vlasov next, then the winner to face Lebedev

Or take on Lebedev right away.

[dagilechia]

i would like to see him vs Vlasov next, then the winner to face Lebedev

Or take on Lebedev right away.

sure, but Lebedev is not willing to face anyone decent i think.
i should add that Briedis vs Vlasov could be a nice eliminator to WBA title fight

[DrDuke]

Lebedev is not willing to face anyone decent i think

Yeah. I'd even be happy to see WBA stripping him of the title and putting it for the winner of the tournament in order to make the real leader of the division an undisputed champ.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Wow the nuthugging starts, now Oleksandr Usyk with his superior boxing skills is goig to wipe out the heavyweight division? Mairis Briedis will do well in the cruiserweight division, perhaps a rematch would be in order. Not sure what this fight shows, beside these two fighting each other they have not really been tested by anyone.

Who's nuthugging? Not once did I say he won't do well in the cruiserweight division. It's a simple question around what should he do in the short term.

Do you not think Usyk and Briedis tested each other?

[Ruthless-RKO]

i would like to see him vs Vlasov next

Would definately be a good fight. He hasn't fought many good names in the division until recently. Huck, Perez, Usyk.. Vlasov would be a good name on his resume.

Durodola, Huck, Perez, Charr it's still not a bad resume
i remember he had to face Bellew before he moved up to HW

He's only had 24 fights (correct me), the 4 names listed are good enough names.

[Stuarty]

Impressed with Breidis last night. Move to heavy and chase a pay day

[dagilechia]

Would definately be a good fight. He hasn't fought many good names in the division until recently. Huck, Perez, Usyk.. Vlasov would be a good name on his resume.

Durodola, Huck, Perez, Charr it's still not a bad resume
i remember he had to face Bellew before he moved up to HW

He's only had 24 fights (correct me), the 4 names listed are good enough names.

yeah he had 24 fights
btw i'm not sure we can mention 15 HW's with better record than Briedis, his record is even good for HW standards, he have beaten 1 current HW, 1 past HW, 1 fighter that fought at least once in HW, both are more or less respectable names on someones resume

[ElJefe]

Saw someone on Twitter suggest that the losers of both semi-finals should fight on the undercard of the final. I'd like to see Briedis vs Gassiev or Dorticos, maybe with the winner getting a shot at Usyk after the tournament finishes, if he chooses to stay at Cruiserweight.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Saw someone on Twitter suggest that the losers of both semi-finals should fight on the undercard of the final. I'd like to see Briedis vs Gassiev or Dorticos, maybe with the winner getting a shot at Usyk after the tournament finishes, if he chooses to stay at Cruiserweight.

Great idea. They should definately do it. Same with the SMW guys.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Durodola, Huck, Perez, Charr it's still not a bad resume
i remember he had to face Bellew before he moved up to HW

He's only had 24 fights (correct me), the 4 names listed are good enough names.

yeah he had 24 fights
btw i'm not sure we can mention 15 HW's with better record than Briedis, his record is even good for HW standards, he have beaten 1 current HW, 1 past HW, 1 fighter that fought at least once in HW, both are more or less respectable names on someones resume

With an undisputed champion, it may be likely that a title gets stripped from the winner, you know with the mando's etc.. Briedis is good enough to regain a portion of the world titles.

I think Briedis should stay at 200 for maybe 5 more fights. Until he's 35. He won't have dipped too much in performance. He can always chase a one off fight in that time. Or move up fully at 35. I think he's 33 now.

[klitoris]

Either go after Lebedev's fake WBA title, or try to secure matches vs some of the top guys at Cruiserweight.
Personally I would like to see Briedis - Glowacki, the winner facing Usyk in a rematch.

But honestly, after yesterday's performance, I think Mairis will be the #2 most avoided fighter at Cruiserweight now. I have a feeling the only way he will be able to get fights now will be through mandatory status.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Either go after Lebedev's fake WBA title, or try to secure matches vs some of the top guys at Cruiserweight.
Personally I would like to see Briedis - Glowacki, the winner facing Usyk in a rematch.

But honestly, after yesterday's performance, I think Mairis will be the #2 most avoided fighter at Cruiserweight now. I have a feeling the only way he will be able to get fights now will be through mandatory status.

Shouldn't be hard for him to become a mando again. Who is the #1 most avoided?

Lebedev hasn't got the fake WBA title BTW. i don't agree that it wasn't defended. That's the WBA, who rules such a ridiculous decision.

Lebedev only fought once last year. Don't get why he is so inactive.

[dagilechia]

Either go after Lebedev's fake WBA title, or try to secure matches vs some of the top guys at Cruiserweight.
Personally I would like to see Briedis - Glowacki, the winner facing Usyk in a rematch.

But honestly, after yesterday's performance, I think Mairis will be the #2 most avoided fighter at Cruiserweight now. I have a feeling the only way he will be able to get fights now will be through mandatory status.

Shouldn't be hard for him to become a mando again. Who is the #1 most avoided?

Lebedev hasn't got the fake WBA title BTW. i don't agree that it wasn't defended. That's the WBA, who rules such a ridiculous decision.

Lebedev only fought once last year. Don't get why he is so inactive.

i guess he is waiting for his last big payday, he hopes unification fight vs WBSS winner. if it's Usyk - great, if it's Gassiev - even better, rematch after a close fight and a unification of all 4 belts between 2 Russians, i guess they'll add Povetkin to the undercard, also guys like Troyanovsky, Kuzmin, Papin etc and Lebedev gets his last big payday and we, fans, would see another great Russian card

i think Lebedev knows he is past it, he just wants to avoid a surprise in being beaten by someone average in an no-money fight

[Ruthless-RKO]

Either go after Lebedev's fake WBA title, or try to secure matches vs some of the top guys at Cruiserweight.
Personally I would like to see Briedis - Glowacki, the winner facing Usyk in a rematch.

But honestly, after yesterday's performance, I think Mairis will be the #2 most avoided fighter at Cruiserweight now. I have a feeling the only way he will be able to get fights now will be through mandatory status.

Shouldn't be hard for him to become a mando again. Who is the #1 most avoided?

Lebedev hasn't got the fake WBA title BTW. i don't agree that it wasn't defended. That's the WBA, who rules such a ridiculous decision.

Lebedev only fought once last year. Don't get why he is so inactive.

i guess he is waiting for his last big payday, he hopes unification fight vs WBSS winner. if it's Usyk - great, if it's Gassiev - even better, rematch after a close fight and a unification of all 4 belts between 2 Russians, i guess they'll add Povetkin to the undercard, also guys like Troyanovsky, Kuzmin, Papin etc and Lebedev gets his last big payday and we, fans, would see another great Russian card

Wouldn't mind that.

[Heretic]

Briedis will be avoided like the plague after last night. He made Usyk work hard to get that win. Not many boxers in CW that I would bet to win against him. Without that belt it will be hard to get fights

[Freedom]

i would like to see him vs Vlasov next, then the winner to face Lebedev

Or take on Lebedev right away.

No not you just the reverberation going around. They tested each other, show a pretty much even skill level with Usyk more exciting to watch. I still cannot gauge just how good they are without each them fighting a top quality fighter. Lebedev would just get pounded on for twelve rounds, by either fighter,
all Levedev really has is chin and heart.

[boxing_rocks]

Ryabinsky will keep Lebedev who suffered significant damage in his long career and Gassiev fight in particular away from Briedis.

[wesshaw1985]

Should face the loser of Gassiev vs. Dorticos on the undercard of the finals.
3rd place playoff...

[Ruthless-RKO]

Should face the loser of Gassiev vs. Dorticos on the undercard of the finals.
3rd place playoff...

Definately the best thing. It would mean he fights again in May, but he would have an extra week rest.