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keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑08 Jan 2025, 10:28 I'm telling you, Zurdo will outpoint Opetaia.

I am inclined to agree with you

Jai is too gung ho for his own good and wars like that and breidis are damaging , zurdo can box and avoid so much with his movement .

If Jai is to beat him then they need a better game plan than going all out like that .

Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika results

Main Card

Jai Opetaia def. David Nyika by KO (R4 at 2:17) – retains IBF cruiserweight title
Justis Huni def. Shaun Potgieter by TKO (R2)
Max McIntyre def. Abdulselam Saman by KO (R4)
Ben Mahoney def. Fan Zhang by unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 100-90)
Teremoana Jnr def. Osasu Otobo by KO (R1)
Shauna Browne def. Taylah Gentzen by split decision (97-92, 96-95, 94-95)
Billy McAllister def. Jordan Towns by TKO (R2)

Prelims

Runqi Zhou def. Tony Ingram by unanimous decision (77-75, 78-74, 78-74)
Kodi Shallali vs. Albert Tu’ua – majority draw (37-37, 37-38, 37-37)
Jag Guthmann-Ches def. Jai Williams by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

Just watched the fight. Myika had him hurt early on.

Yeah Zurdo is a brilliant pure boxer and will be the guy to nullify Opataia’s huge power. In saying that Breidis was a brilliant boxer and big puncher as well and Opataia did well against him twice.

One of the best fights to be made in boxing at the moment.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 08:34 Just watched the fight. Myika had him hurt early on.

End of round 2 , Aussie commentators didn't even see the funky Khan dance .
Recovered very quickly tho to be fair.

aussie commentators are awful time and time again, i dont know what it is with them.

jai clearly with a wobble there, although responded well and make nyika pay for it

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 13:11 aussie commentators are awful time and time again, i dont know what it is with them.

jai clearly with a wobble there, although responded well and make nyika pay for it

well they are australian - what do you expect

jameswilson wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 08:44 Yeah Zurdo is a brilliant pure boxer and will be the guy to nullify Opataia’s huge power. In saying that Breidis was a brilliant boxer and big puncher as well and Opataia did well against him twice.

One of the best fights to be made in boxing at the moment.

Breidis broke his jaw in 2 places in that fight.

Jais , Power , tenacity , toiughness , and pure determination and will to win , All make him seem the man , at the moment , BUT , i dunno there seems to be vunerabilitys there ,especielly his willingness to actually get hit , question is though WHO is gonna take advantage of any vunerabilities , who can beat him , his opposition up till now bar Bredis has'nt excatly been a killers den has it , and he beat Bredis , its not a star studded division , but you can only beat whats in front of you

One thing i do think without doubt is any talk of him going up to meet Usyk or Usyk coming down will result in an easy win for Usyk , maybee Okolie should of stayed down , and mauled and wrestled his way to victory .

I do like watching Jai though he's a real goer , asks and gives no quarter ,

That was a brutal finish.

Skilled as he is, I don't see Zurdo keeping Opetaia away from him for 12 rounds, I see a breaking down and late stoppage. But it's a very good fight.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 13:11 aussie commentators are awful time and time again, i dont know what it is with them.

jai clearly with a wobble there, although responded well and make nyika pay for it

When you watch the commentary of Danny Green against Roy Jones and Paul Briggs this hits home.

Also I know it's not real boxing but the commentary of True Geordie when he commentates on the misfits stuff (i've only seen clips of highlights rather than watching whole fights) and I think he also commentated on AJ v Ngannou with someone. Truly god awfulm just sits there and goes 'OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' when there's any kind of drama.

jameswilson wrote: ↑10 Jan 2025, 11:13

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 13:11 aussie commentators are awful time and time again, i dont know what it is with them.

jai clearly with a wobble there, although responded well and make nyika pay for it

When you watch the commentary of Danny Green against Roy Jones and Paul Briggs this hits home.

Also I know it's not real boxing but the commentary of True Geordie when he commentates on the misfits stuff (i've only seen clips of highlights rather than watching whole fights) and I think he also commentated on AJ v Ngannou with someone. Truly god awfulm just sits there and goes 'OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' when there's any kind of drama.

Come on you got to love that one “When you beat a legend, you become a legend!”

But yeah Aussie commentary can be lame

jameswilson wrote: ↑10 Jan 2025, 11:13

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 13:11 aussie commentators are awful time and time again, i dont know what it is with them.

jai clearly with a wobble there, although responded well and make nyika pay for it

When you watch the commentary of Danny Green against Roy Jones and Paul Briggs this hits home.

Also I know it's not real boxing but the commentary of True Geordie when he commentates on the misfits stuff (i've only seen clips of highlights rather than watching whole fights) and I think he also commentated on AJ v Ngannou with someone. Truly god awfulm just sits there and goes 'OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' when there's any kind of drama.

jameswilson wrote: ↑10 Jan 2025, 11:13

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 13:11 aussie commentators are awful time and time again, i dont know what it is with them.

jai clearly with a wobble there, although responded well and make nyika pay for it

When you watch the commentary of Danny Green against Roy Jones and Paul Briggs this hits home.

Also I know it's not real boxing but the commentary of True Geordie when he commentates on the misfits stuff (i've only seen clips of highlights rather than watching whole fights) and I think he also commentated on AJ v Ngannou with someone. Truly god awfulm just sits there and goes 'OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' when there's any kind of drama.

He went to the Joe Rogan school of commentary but he knows a hell of a lot less about what he's watching.

How people like that get so many views and people in their comments loving them up is beyond me

Pure ego feeders, that's the trouble with social media, anyone with a few quid can get a camera and mic set up and start spouting s**t and it seems there's always a little crowd somewhere who will lap them right up

joshj909 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2025, 12:56

jameswilson wrote: ↑10 Jan 2025, 11:13

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑09 Jan 2025, 13:11 aussie commentators are awful time and time again, i dont know what it is with them.

jai clearly with a wobble there, although responded well and make nyika pay for it

When you watch the commentary of Danny Green against Roy Jones and Paul Briggs this hits home.

Also I know it's not real boxing but the commentary of True Geordie when he commentates on the misfits stuff (i've only seen clips of highlights rather than watching whole fights) and I think he also commentated on AJ v Ngannou with someone. Truly god awfulm just sits there and goes 'OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' when there's any kind of drama.

He went to the Joe Rogan school of commentary but he knows a hell of a lot less about what he's watching.

Yeah there was a spell with UFC around the Ortiz, Liddell, Couture era some 15 years back where the end of every single UFC main event was the other guy going

'IT ISSSS ALLLLLLLLLL OVER!!'

and Rogan just going

'UN............BELIEVABLE.................UN.................BELIEVABLE.'

on a loop 16 times.

But yeah obviously Rogan and his commentary partners are excellent in their general MMA knowledge and their in fight commentary.

I do have great admiration for commentators as it something I know I would be absolute pony at.

I hope you did not put your house on it.