‘JAI OPETAIA DAD / COACH’ INCREDIBLE INSIGHT INTO CHILDHOOD | “HE WAS A LITTLE SH**” | TAPU OPETAIA

[@novafeenow817]

The whole pacific behind you Jai less goo!! 🇼🇸 🇹🇴 🇫🇯 🇳🇿 🇦🇺!!!

[@palmtrees6228]

Yes sir tapping in from Yap, Micronesia 🇫🇲 Let’s go champ! Let’s get the rest of the belts baby

[@novafeenow817]

@@palmtrees6228Almost 9 billon ppl in this world and all the pacific islands put together is only 1.5 millon. So when ppl ask me why we so supportive of each other, I just say we all we got.

[@palmtrees6228]

@@novafeenow817 got to bruh we deep. 🇵🇼 🇬🇺 🇲🇵 🇲🇭 🇰🇮 🇸🇧 🇵🇬 🇫🇲 🇫🇯 🇦🇸 🇹🇻 🇻🇺 🇹🇰 🇨🇰 🇵🇫 🇳🇺 If you not watching Opetaia right now you sleeping on history. Shout out Max Holloway too he going to sleep Topuria in two weeks from now at UFC 308 and become undisputed once again

[@josiahpulemau6214]

Don’t forget us over in this corner 🇦🇸 😂😂😂

[@novafeenow817]

@@josiahpulemau6214 i probably missed about 6 flags but you know what i mean 😂 wehhhh

[@johnskiezzz9082]

So refreshing to see a father who doesn’t talk too much and tries living through his son’s success he understands his role as his boys trainer and works in the background.

[@novafeenow817]

@@johnskiezzz9082 💯

[@AV144K]

Have a successful son of your own and choose how you would like to raise him instead of trying to live through other fathers if you understand the role so well.

[@LA-zw3jw]

God bless Tapu!! Really happy for the Opetaia Family.

[@cavieman136]

Hard man, humble man, good man, honest man - rare man!

[@SonofSamoa-23]

What a great interview from one of the OGs of the OGs, love you big uso, we all behind you and the champ, we all proud 🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🥊👑❤️

[@cusssystem8013]

Love your interviews BKM. The way you engage ; your OPEN questions not only on boxing but your genuine interest in the person you are interviewing really comes across

[@BoxingKingMedia]

Thank you

[@lukebevis3081]

Totally agree with this! It really comes across on the interviews. Keep it up BKM!

[@neversayneverr77]

I can see the resemblance between Jai & his father a lot of similarities especially in the way they speak and words they use, happy to see Jai living out his dream with his father by his side since the start .. not many people can say the same ! 💪🏽

[@CharismaticIslandBoy]

Humble man like alot of Samoan Dads from that generation and background ✊

[@julianshalders6047]

Great interview, jai's father is so much proud of his son.

[@agelualofa]

You can beat him Jai. Malo Faafetai Tanu Alofa atu lou atunuu pele o Samoa. Jai you represent the Pacific Ocean God bless you on the fight. Thank you for the interview brother we all loved it

[@THRASHED05]

I know Jai and his old man tapu they are the best people watching and training with Jai when he was 15 at bergero boxing gym central Coast we all knew he was going to be a world champion I always use to say to u Jai u will be a world champion one day n he'd say back that's the plan bro😊 I'm so happy he's living out his dreams and could only imagine how tap feels cheer brother my dream has came true as well let's go take all the belts my bro💪🏻

[@paulcamilleri182]

So great to see his dad back in his corner

[@JOEY-JACKPOT]

Well done Tapu, Jai is an incredible fighter, just glad he acknowledges his Samoan roots, love the T-SHIRT.

[@billybobboxing]

Jai’s Dad seems like an absolute legend! 👏👏

[@808shortts]

Great interviewer, asked really great questions. 👍🏽

[@BoxingKingMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ronaldpiilua3567]

Best interviewer brother. Love your respect for peoples culture. Love and peace to your journey

[@MW-sw6ou]

Something that the world dont know about Samoan culture (jais father didnt mentioned) Samoan culture is really family orientated and men do the cooking ❤

[@KNWBDY.important]

Thats literally what all Pacific Islanders are known for worldwide

[@MW-sw6ou]

@@KNWBDY.important true but not if your not poly

[@KNWBDY.important]

@@MW-sw6ou I understand, much love aye

[@Hotjandalz81]

Let’s go Team Opetaia, Coach Tapu🙌

[@LewisSelt]

What a lovely interview he is a very nice man

[@markharrison2938]

Best interviewer out there always asks something different to the other 1000 boxing outlets out there

[@BoxingKingMedia]

🤝

[@nonz87lonewolf63]

Great man and what he stands for , go my polynesian brothers

[@chrisheeney6963]

Really looking forward to a big Opetaia story. Might be a legend

[@AMPED133100]

Top interview ❤

[@bigtmusic9867]

Tapu Opetaia 🔥

[@BoxingKingMedia]

Great guy

[@reihoro3457]

Tapu is like ‘bad luck’ or ‘forbidden’ in Māori so that name is gangsta

[@bigtmusic9867]

@@reihoro3457 I’m Maori too - Tapu is the strongest force in Māori life. It has numerous meanings and references. Tapu can be interpreted as 'sacred', or defined as 'spiritual restriction', containing a strong imposition of rules and prohibitions. A person, object or place that is tapu may not be touched or, in some cases, not even approached.

[@reihoro3457]

@@bigtmusic9867 Mataku 😂

[@colinm610]

The interviewer is mistaking the New Zealand haka for Samoa. LOL.

[@BoxingKingMedia]

Was trying to explain stereotype of British people . My bad

[@colinm610]

@@BoxingKingMedia Both NZ and Australia are full of Samoans. You are not too far off in all honesty. Both NZ and Samoa do hakas but NZ's haka is what everyone remembers. Maoris are from NZ, but they descended from the Pacific Islands etc. No worries.

[@unknownsamoan01]

@@colinm610Tap corrected the interviewer by saying the Samoan haka is called the “Siva Tau”.

[@tobybartlett7777]

@@unknownsamoan01@colinm610, I’m a Brit in the UK 🇬🇧 but I’ve been subscribed to Samoan Media 🇼🇸 since early Covid Lockdown, when Big Joe Parker was making his spoof movie videos, I just found the channel and I love watching it, to me they show the Samoan Culture well and if I have any questions to ask about different topics, songs or traditional music or dances, there’s always someone who answers straight away! I 1st knew about Jai on a UK Saturday Morning sports program when he qualified for the Olympics and they done an article on him and his Cousin Tim Cahill who was a real Premiership Football star t the time and they said they came from the Boxing background and that’s what gave Tim his feisty spirit, so I’ve known about him for a while now! But love the Samoan People and Culture, 💯👏💪🫡🇼🇸🇬🇧

[@colinm610]

@@unknownsamoan01 Correct. 😁

[@UnintendedASMROfficial]

Great questions. Refreshing vs the usual 10 (hows the camp, whats next, how will the fight end) keep up the great work

[@word-is-bondboxing890]

Excellent questions by interviewer. Love hearing something different from these other dudes. Great insights from pops.... Wonder if any of Jai's brothers box.

[@brucecox296]

The Pride of the Cook Islands 🇨🇰🌴 and Samoa 🇼🇸🏝️

[@Kokochops76]

In boxing we see alot of father son teams. Some of the Dads always want the the limelight. Taps lets his son shine, low key. Malo le onosai'i team Opetaia. If you grew in Syd in the 90s and frequented RnB / Hip hop clubs. Alot of the time Taps would work security.

[@Joseph-i6e1c]

the way they talk is so similar, like the way the top right of their lips move up whilst speaking.

[@lesama]

Good job uso, looking good brother.

[@duva-x8l]

Malo Dad.Tears for sure❤

[@gabrielvalencio6072]

Respect to the opetai familia.

[@joshuafrancis5940]

That fight would be a banger no one has taken him out yet.

[@Tolongalofa]

Jai’s aiga waiting for that tupe!! “Fa’amolemole! 😂😆🤣

[@stephenkereopa7495]

Gday tap, kiwi Steve saying hello and well done mate.😂

[@Pele-f4l]

My favourite fighter at min animal

[@s33ndit60]

Can’t weight for this guy to go heavy weight

[@outtasavaii]

Jai gna kil it! 👊🏾💥🇼🇸🙌🏾

[@faatagilautolo7552]

GOD BLESS YOU JAI OPETAIA 🙏🏼💙💙🇼🇸🇮🇱🇦🇸 WITH LOVE FROM SAMOA 🇼🇸 🇮🇱🇦🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🙏🏼🙏🏼 OUR GARAGE SALE (MAKEKI)FASITOOTAI AULELEI 👍🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🙏🏼

[@danielradd111]

LET'S GO OPETAIA 🇦🇺 🪃 👊

[@julianshalders6047]

Jai is a great fighter but I'm a little concerned in the latter rounds in relation to energy levels, jai hangs in there especially against briedis. Champion family.

[@Ghostdog6]

That headbutt broke his nose rd9 , said he was gulping blood , he fights pretty well rd 12 like rd 1 watch his other fights

[@DRE-HRUYAN]

Haha most of samoans grew up with discipline 😂😂 and hes right cant give our kids discipline like we got these days!

[@chadnz1003]

We still can uce🤫😂

[@DRE-HRUYAN]

@@chadnz1003 haha 🤣🤣😎

[@Niko7739]

@@chadnz1003I prefer dad performing the siva tau on my head in private then my lovely mum doing it in public… oh the shame 😢😢😢😂😂😂😂

[@KirstyPallares]

Aussie Aussie Aussieee

[@OBRIENPACIFICSONS]

🫡🦅

[@iefataiata5349]

✅

[@georgereaperkambosos4029]

King opteaia 👑👊🇦🇺🥊