“CHEEKY F****G C***” Jai Opetaia IMMEDIATE REACTION TO DAVID NYIKA BRUTAL KNOCKOUT

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[@tobybartlett7777]

1st interview I saw on Jai Opetaia was in the build up up to the the London Olympics in 2012, it was on a Saturday morning sports show on Channel 4, it was because He was the youngest Australian 🇦🇺 Olympian at 16yrs old and also Tim Cahill’s cousin, who was a Huge Star at Everton at the time! They were saying that Boxing was historically a family tradition going back Generations, that’s why Tim’s Goal Celebration was to Shadow Box the Corner Flag to remember his fighting heritage! Crazy to think, I’ve been following Jai, as best I could, all these years! Big Up Jai, Great Display and Knockout, Salute from the UK🇬🇧 and and Big Respect to Samoa 🇼🇸 and Australia 🇦🇺! 👌💪🫡

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

@tobybartlett7777 what does Samoa have to do with it?

[@tobybartlett7777]

@ Jai’s Family are from Samoa 🇼🇸? 🤔🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

@tobybartlett7777 so?

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

@tobybartlett7777 mine are Scottish decent born in New Zealand, am I Scottish or Kiwi?

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

@tobybartlett7777 but he was born in Sydney how does that make him Samoan? If he loves Samoa so much become a citizen and go live there rather than milk the Australian people how can you be in two places at once? Leave Samoa out of equation it has no place

[@togafauinaeneliko1405]

Looked like he was gonna give everyone a hiding for leaving the door open 😂

[@Palpac]

💯

[@johnnykebab3299]

R u Welsh boyo? Give em a hiding haven’t heard that since I was a young lad ahah

[@chinobaby4683]

​@@johnnykebab3299we use that in the southern hemisphere too, especially polys know what it means

[@lebanonjames1807]

@@johnnykebab3299we say that down here in Aus and NZ haha

[@realife1542]

@@johnnykebab3299common af in aus hiding and belting

[@Crissy.P]

Much love from Sheffield U.K ..can't not respect this man ✊

[@aum82]

He loves nothing more than icing poms and cuzzy bros 😎🥊

[@yiman8825]

Go on Sheffield in the house baby

[@MattGold]

Got that Mike Tyson Aura - Eyes of a mad man!

[@levidean3196]

Born on the same day to haha

[@salenawaaka6258]

Not mad....ANGRY

[@MattGold]

@@levidean3196 Wow - What a narrative!

[@that8968]

Him, Uysk and Crawford got those serial killer eyes lmao

[@kbenk10]

This man is what boxing needs doesn’t give a fuck turns up and puts on a show No trash talking Doesn’t wear all this flashy shit Says what his gunna do and does it! Much respect

[@colinm610]

Well done Jai. From NZ. It's hard when I like David also, but it was what I expected. Respect to you both 100%.

[@theoutlaw486]

Same man, from NZ gutted for David but so much respect for Jai, absolute animal, none was these theatrics and shit talking just straight business.

[@colinm610]

@@theoutlaw486 Yeah man. I just hope David can come back from that savage KO. He is an amazing athlete and I hope he just keeps on going and learns untold from that. I wonder if he had boxed from the outside more instead of going straight into the pocket like that with Jai. probably same end result but he could have learnt more along the way? I dunno. Big respect for him regardless. Jai is just such a beast.

[@haydnlovie3855]

100%

[@maiahaumu8236]

Same here brother from Nz as well. Jai is actually a good person I meet him in Gc last year after Bredis he was humble and stopped and had a yarn with me. I told him I boxed and wanted to train with him and his team and he said I'm more than welcome to be a part of his team and train with them. So that's the goal 2025. Save up, Grind with boxing get a couple more fights in then move to Aussie

[@colinm610]

@@maiahaumu8236 Wow! Yeah Jai seems like a good guy. I have listened to him and his dad talk quite a bit. You have to be real tough to do that well in Oz. They Ozzies are tough minded people and he has their support from what I can see. He has no time for BS but they are humble people. I love to see Island and Maori boys do well in boxing. I have Maori heritage also and my uncle used to have a boxing gym in Manurewa. He was ex army golden gloves. My dad took me and my brother down there when we were young for a wee while. We were little guys but it gave us the confidence to defend ourselves on the street. LOL. Follow your dream bro! Big respect for anyone who is prepared to get in the ring. All I did was fight bullies outside it. LOL. I found it a different story when the bully could box a bit as well! So 2 trained fighters is on a different level to any street fight.

[@jasonsheikh8354]

Been a Massive fan of Jai since day... The mans getting better in every fight his POWER is menacing his footwork is puzzling and his eyes are peircing with aggression some fighter!!!!

[@AlipetiMaile]

Ofas uso from tonga much respect❤ great fight

[@Itshedley17]

Congrats to your man Huni too

[@HamoLole]

Keep staying humble is the respect he always deserves, true samoan warrior!!! Chee hoo!! Thank U for representing Samoa & Australia uso! Hopefully I can design your boxing out fit some day? ALOFHA'S

[@TheBaldEagles90s]

This man is an absolute killer!!! Born to fight this man, P4P top 10 for sure!

[@2twofive341]

Your dreaming once the Americans see him on the radar they will destroy him

[@mikeshinoda703]

Haha for beating who? An ancient Breidis? Other than that his record has no one on it. Great fighter but p4p is a push

[@TheBaldEagles90s]

@ he was 35 I think when Jai beat him, definitely not ancient, that was a very good version of Beidis, he also beat Thompson who is a good fighter and was i defeated at the time, he stopped Jack Massey who went the distance with Joseph Parker at heavyweight!!!

[@alamai7799]

⁠@@mikeshinoda703let me guess Bredis is old because he lost but Usyk who is 2 or so years younger than Bredis is levels above Jai ? You guys love to downplay Jai accomplishments. With your logic Usyk is old and isn’t as good as he used to be so Jai should be able to defeat him, see how silly that sounds ?

[@mikeshinoda703]

@alamai7799 no not that. Just that the only real name Opetia has on his record at the moment is Breidis in 2 close fights. He's a terrific fighter but its too early to say p4p as his record isn't strong enough. As you bring up Usyk.. Usyk at Cruiser weight beat Golwacki, Huck, Hunter, Breidis, Gassiev, Bellew. Much much stronger run at cruiser. But you could argue that Jai can only beat who's infront of him and at the moment cruiser is pretty weak.

[@djhemirukahemisphere8893]

Awesome personality for boxing combination of humble and staunch.

[@donnybrascocoliogne819]

Laughing at how the Champ using the "F" word then the interviewer started throwing his "F" bombs throughout the entire interview....WHAT A CHAMP 👊🤣👊

[@BoxingKingMedia]

Wtf

[@ibringtherain7669]

Maa lahi,!Seki aa USO!!! Opetaia too tika, too strong too good. Up the SAMOANS for putting us Islanders/Polynesians on the fight map always. As a Tongan with Samoan kids, I must say no1 does the Fuhu game better than the Hamos🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸 Ofa atu to the Champions of the Pasific.

[@igavehimadollar3354]

jai is a throwback

[@bcmatakz]

Proud of both fighters! Boxing down under at its best!

[@ChrisJames-xh3ry]

Jai, a proper warrior! Well done mate 👌🏼😎

[@leond5222]

My new favourite fighter!! Absolute class.

[@Ahijah]

Between him and Bivol for me 😊

[@leond5222]

Bivol is a beast too

[@samr2332]

Jai Opetaia is Class. He admitted to feeling the big shot from Nyika (many others would have denied it) and he praises his defeated opponent. I have a lot of time for Opetaia and I would not be surprised if Zurdo 'swerves' him, as Jai is a Warrior and many Boxers today are not.

[@DeweyIssac]

Congratulations and well done USO 🙌👏

[@luke_wood99]

This guy has the most menacing eyes of any fighter i’ve seen

[@leond5222]

I thought the same thing

[@sabrerattler22]

Mike tyson resemblense

[@dideetahu4907]

Tysons scarier

[@zechmikaele4501]

@@dideetahu4907no💀

[@carle5861]

​@dideetahu4907 tysons "look" came from a dark dark place. Jai's eyes tell a different story - no darkness like Tyson's (that we know of). Jai is just a straight up natural born warrior.

[@JustJunnzz]

Man he scares me

[@gordonpobar-gk3kz]

Kiwi here,Jai just got himself a new fan. He’s awesome

[@seandmaccormack.8528]

Congrats Mr Opetaia stay centralized have a good day ma Uce.

[@gk890]

Great coverage BKM, glad you loved the Gold Coast ☀️☀️

[@BoxingKingMedia]

One of the most if not the most beautiful place I’ve been to and I’ve been to a lot… Ozzies are great people

[@markanthony4546]

Jai always looks like he’s about to snap at any second. Pacific Islanders are scary man.

[@MrBoloYeung]

Cheeeheeeeoooo❤❤❤❤🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸

[@Ghostdog6]

If I hear one more cheheoo I'm going do nothing cause your all to big lol , what a fight

[@blessence]

I can't get over how elite this guy is, yet he's off to "have a few beers" 😂

[@garygraham2934]

Typical Aussie. No bullshit 💩 down to earth, just get on with it. Go Oz! 👊

[@blessence]

Imagine how many boxers spend their lives living 'clean' and can't hold a candle to Jai! RESPECT

[@Yourdad-62]

@@garygraham2934samoan

[@joevtr]

gotta say, excellent interview but I feel it needs saying what an excellent job BKM does, always high quality interviews, good questions, allows them to talk.

[@BoxingKingMedia]

Thank you

[@WakeUpToYourself]

If he's this powerful now. imagine in 5 years 🤯

[@mattcollier1263]

Absolute beast

[@Zanaze_banane]

He's a bad man, respect

[@BigMadMonster]

😂😂😂 Opetia is a fucking legend

[@lbev15]

I just think this blokes so versatile. Great technically, but will happily have a row, like today. Definitely a P4P in my opinion. Really routing for Jai to get the unification fights and undisputed. Ramirez will be a good fight, but I believe Jai gets it done.

[@andodrozdowski3832]

Congrats ,was expecting 6 or 7 rounds early night for Jai with the win ,respect to David good learning curve for him

[@coadycamcoad7352]

I’m not sure it was such a worthwhile lesson. I think it would have done his career better in the long run to have not had that experience so early in his career.

[@baabaablacksheep4247]

@@coadycamcoad7352why is boxing like this. Like its the end of the world to lose. You learn the most from your losses. You can feel where the bar is and where u gotta be next time to be at that level. David ddnt know that level, now he does, now he knows what he needs to do now he know what he has to be. Now he know all the work wasnt enough know he know he wasnt good enough now he knows how good he has to be. He will be back a different man.

[@demonbox7780]

@@baabaablacksheep4247 Is not just the loss, on which I totally agree, not the end of the world when one is so young. The problem is how that loss came, everytime a boxers gets sparked out it removes "mileage" from their careers, what did he learn from this loss that could offbalance the damage he took? Had they like gone to points, even if he got schooled would have been a different discussion.

[@jimbobillsmith]

Haha that was a great fight 👍.. we came down from Sunshine Coast to watch it live & support our Champion Jai. Gutsy effort by David too.. great card, enjoyed this interview mate 😀..

[@BoxingKingMedia]

Much appreciated

[@StinkyMick99]

To be fair David brang it to him and tagged jai couple times but man jai is on another level and was definitely too soon for Nyika even for a short notice fight

[@alamai7799]

Short 3 week notice yes but Nyika had said in an interview I saw on fight day that he had been 11 weeks in camp so the short notice thing wasn’t a factor, Nyika also said he was in the best shape he’s ever been in and he was a better athlete between the two. Jai also has 3 week notice to prepare for Nyika as well however I guess it can’t be applied to Jai as he is the champ!

[@alamai7799]

Respect to Nyika though he earned it, new fan

[@jamieleroy4243]

Guys a machine!!!

[@HBFREEWORLD]

Jai Opetaia seems like a good guy, but with the explosive power of a dynamo in both hands.

[@Gring036]

The hair-do is nuts but I'm not telling him

[@PJSO]

Damn, very nice there in the end. Class fella

[@thechampionbwoy_]

When you have people to feed, losing is not an option

[@shanyebyt4899]

Absolute monster

[@eliaspap8708]

I don’t think Zerdo will want anything to do with Jai.

[@topfuelteddy]

I wouldn't blame him tbh .

[@alanleemaxwell831]

Was simply on another level!!! Congrats Champ!!!

[@NDRAAA20]

Nyika should not have been in there so soon.

[@smokytentacles]

💯 two years away… might have wrecked his whole career with that kind of knockout

[@NDRAAA20]

@ Such a bad and unnecessary KO, so early on in his career. Hope the dude can come back by all means but this time greater care should be taken with his career.

[@colinm610]

Yes, I agree but, but he knew from what he was saying. Hopefully it will make a better fighter or of him... I hope so.

[@NDRAAA20]

@@colinm610 Agreed he knew what he was in for but even still your team should step in and say we make the decisions, stick to the plan and leave this alone for now. If he was my fighter I wouldn’t have him anywhere near him for at least a couple of years by which Jai moves up and the division is open anyway. But like you say hope he gets better from it, just feel it was a rash move.

[@colinm610]

@@NDRAAA20 I agree with you. I was a bit stunned David was in there with Jai. I am a kiwi and I had to look up who Jai was fighting! Then I realised it was our up and coming fighter!!! I picked Jai to deck him but that was devastating. You are 100% correct. My "but" comment was just concessionary. I thought her we go NZ has screwed up here. Not looking after a fighter is clearly what happened here. I love it when fans respect these athletes who deserve to be protected better than this. Too premature.

[@Pistolpeteeshayy]

Good fight and mad respect to both these men

[@jakandrijauskas6362]

Big friends from all Lithuanian

[@DracRummins]

I'm a fan now.

[@GloryTheMan000]

Jai to beat Usyk 🎉

[@TheVanillatech]

No mate.

[@micoanderson3095]

In your dreams

[@bosshogg1915]

Hey, that is very funny.

[@kamakoa]

Let's go💪 jai opetaia cheehoohooo Yessah

[@dazpain7652]

Love this guy, great boxer

[@mattpadden766]

Respect to both fighter's both are Champions and good sports men ship and humility..Much Respect

[@Ahijah]

He definitely should be in the pound for pound top 10, love this guy, glad he could get a fight at home again finally 😊JAI never usually calls out fighters, probably sick of the cruiser weight avoiding him!

[@princejohn6560]

Unify the titles at cruiserweight and then onto the heavyweights. Greatness awaits

[@that682kid.C]

Poly pride well done to both brothers 💯💪

[@Diggie_J]

Big up Opetaia!!

[@sabrerattler22]

Jai should get a sponsorship from a sleeping tablet company. 100 per cent effective and works quickly Side effects-may never wake up Early meeting with God

[@RalphWendt-rs3ck]

Jai was raised up in mangere , straight up😂 shot uso 🫡

[@MichaelScott-iq1nk]

No he wasn’t he’s dad was 😂 he was raised in Gosford that s a white area raised more white with white mates disciplined like a white guy with the Samoan spirit a -if he hung with islanders he of not got no where he is 😂

[@Edz274]

More like Tua vs Ruiz knockout Da Man Jai cheehooo Props to Nyika 4 stepping up

[@kevdodangoda2258]

He to them crazy eyes

[@J2k1980]

Dude is a Monster

[@vvorkhorse9755]

what's crazy is they're the same age. Jai has been Olympic level since he was 19 though. Jai made the right move to go into pro's right after the Olympics for the experience. You can tell that David hasn't got that same experience, in amateurs its a points system, which makes it so that a clean jab can score the same as a clean overhand, so naturally in amateurs there's less focus on knocking your opponent out.

[@Ghostdog6]

Lol

[@Monkeybizzbne]

Bro jai just turned 17 when he went to olympics making him the youngest Australian ever to go

[@MUNN13M4HN]

Nyika got his shii rocked lol

[@walterboxing8894]

He's got some big balls to go in there and fight Jai like that with 3 weeks notice.

[@MUNN13M4HN]

@walterboxing8894 Right, anyone who steps in the ring with Jai should get credit. Nyika was already in camp but he had the opportunity to fight Jai instead of David's original opponent.

[@TMAdventuresT7]

Is it only me who knew Nyika never stood a cat in hells chance

[@MMXX444]

David should have been on the back foot he looked good in 1st n 2nd rounds but he started staying in the pocket and jai was loving it

[@jonnyjensen399]

What a champ

[@darrenboyd2491]

Got them crazy eyess

[@douglaskingi558]

😂😂❤jai

[@bubbaluv6487]

he crayzee

[@VS97VS]

Go Jai 👊 Watanobbi 🇦🇺

[@tomobrien4965]

'Kick back have a few beers' that's Aussie shit right there (no doubt our Samoans brothers are the same too but can't speak for them!)

[@henryhunkin913]

Jai a real champion doesn't need to use those swear words. A lot of people are praying for you...just do us that favour.

[@UnknownSouls]

Something strange about his eyes.

[@vn51gg]

🇦🇺 🇼🇸 🇦🇺🇼🇸🇦🇺🇼🇸🇦🇺🇼🇸

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

What is the flag beside the Australian one?

[@zy823]

​@@mrpappageorgio8311SAMOA

[@TwentyFour-V1h]

@@mrpappageorgio8311 Samoa

[@alamai7799]

@@mrpappageorgio8311Jai wears both flags on his trunks

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

@@vn51gg why? Wasn't he born in Australia?

[@levihawkins6211]

Jais got kiwi fans too trust

[@scottcurly6806]

Top fighter

[@8swerve]

nice

[@lafaelerobertson599]

Good fight

[@westsideAUKILANI]

Opetaia in the talking to potentially challenge Usyk. Shoooole

[@BID94]

Trying to make face like Usyk I see lol

[@iandavies1893]

Only usyk beats him at this weight. What character 😂

[@paipisa8624]

Wrong, Usyk more win by point, Jai just knockout boxer.

[@iandavies1893]

Have you ever boxed?

[@catherine7593]

​@@paipisa8624Just knock out boxer?? Did you watch Breidis vs Opetaia? Lol you must be messin

[@leenwctv1]

It’s ok fighting bums, the only decent boxer he fought he scraped a points win.

[@dassacood1820]

Malo guard up

[@sonnybill8271]

Man I thought David would play it safe and do a Lennox Lewis v David Tua type strategy and use his range and just box to stay away from Jais power, but the man wanted a fight and hats off to David for taking it to Jai even though he paid for it in the end, you can appreciate a decent challenge rather than a boring Mayweatherish fight

[@ShivneelSingh-u2t]

Cruiserweight is a dead division

[@garygraham2934]

Rubbish! Why?? Because none any good where you come from?? Stupid comment.

[@jaimietew413]

Everyone’s dead in the ring with Jai

[@pablogats4627]

It is to be fair but jai is still a top level fighter

[@aakhthuu]

Usyk should drop down if he becomes 2 times undisputed at heavy and have another campaign at cruiser

[@topfuelteddy]

Bert and Bivol could make moves for good fights with this man .

[@davidpritchard1213]

The new tim tszyu

[@RumbleERA]

Tim Tszyu isn't that great his marketing is. If Jai didn't go off on his own to fight in UK, the bias Australian media would've still kept marketing Tim who flopped at top tier level.

[@Augustslipsaway]

Imagine Jai beterbiev 😳

[@crusoebower3391]

Even though his Aussie you can see the Maori in him big time those guys are built different

[@bp792]

So you didn’t see the whole buildup with Samoan item, Samoan anthem and flag? He’s Aussie of Samoan heritage 🇼🇸🇦🇺

[@catherine7593]

He's Ausmoan 🇼🇸 🇦🇺 😂

[@crusoebower3391]

@@bp792 thanks brother much respect

[@JoeTanner-p2k]

This guy's massively overrated, you'll all see.

[@claytonives-og6kv]

boxing is now hugging boring

[@jaimietew413]

Where was the hugging in this? 🤣

[@eddiel7635]

it’s the same as always, depends on the fight, but you obviously didn’t watch this one.

[@bosshogg1915]

@@jaimietew413 Inbetween the kissing

[@Ferfull764]

1st time I've hared you swer it's not professional bro

[@BoxingKingMedia]

P*** off😂😂 Get a grip

[@haxkgudhue4475]

@@BoxingKingMedia😂😂👌🏾

[@matthewriddle-tt8mi]

Stop swearing jai pick your words More carefully

[@aakhthuu]

Let Jai be Jai, he's a champion

[@KuzzyWuzzy]

Faaaaarrrkk up😂😂😂

[@paipisa8624]

🤣🤣🤣 Jai always put fkn between words 🤣🤣🤣 it's ok , not a big deal.Fkn is different with fk.😊

[@francois9747]

We live in a democracy thank you very much

[@bosshogg1915]

That's one area he needs to improve on. Not a good look.