Jai Opetaia The Future Of The Heavyweight Division!!! Destroys Jordan Thompson!

[@agelualofa]

Thank you for your fine analysis of Jai my brother. Our people love and treasure Jai the son of Samoa. We as a nation would never talk above the bar and never look down at any person until touched. We can only pray and hope nothing but the best for him in his journey. Faafetai tele lava uso

[@jmanjman6548]

Good to see Jai grabbing some international attention. He needs a bit more marketing as he is a beast.

[@FightingWords]

I agree and thanks for the commentnt

[@tomobrien4965]

Great commentary again mate. Great to see giving some exposure to the talent we have down here. Jai is a beast. Can't wait for Tim's fight 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@FightingWords]

Thank you and I like talking about other fighters there are more than enough people talking about Errol Spence. There are other fighters in the sport. And Tim so going to flatline Mendoza

[@tomobrien4965]

@@FightingWordsI think you're right. Tim still feels disrespected and wants to make another statement. I think he knocks Mendoza out within 4.

[@James-Daley]

Jai is an awesome talent 💯 He wants to be Undisputed in Cruiserweight before HW. He's only interested in the 3 belts he doesn't have, but first there'll be a mandatory defence against Breidis.

[@Velosirraton]

Opetaia-Usyk would be a dream match. I couldn't tell who wins, it depends, because if Opetaia fights Usyk within a year, the fight could be extremely competitive, but if it takes to long to make, and Usyk is past 38 years old, then I think Opetaia will win for sure because Usyk's style relies a lot on his stamina, speed, and punching volume.

[@HSV-604]

I wouldn't want to see Jai go to heavyweight anytime soon. I think he should clean out the cruiser ranks which wont take long lol and then see how he goes at light heavyweight against the like of someone like Bivol before even thinking twice about a move up to heavyweight.

[@mattgraham1926]

I’m glad you got onto jai bro. Did you ever end up watching the fight with bredis. I been trying to get everyone on this guy for a while now

[@nosherz]

Opetaia’s up there with the most exciting fighters I’ve seen in ages. At c.w he should give anyone a run for their money & u.k fighters like okolie & billam smith would be well advised to take up a different sport like darts, rather than face him. At h.w though, he’s way too small to mix it at the top level with these modern giants - a level below that & yes he’d knock seven bells out of most of them 😊

[@James-Daley]

I think he's a small heavyweight too. He definately wants to go to HW one day (probably for money). He could become the best cruiserweight ever though.

[@FightingWords]

He's small but he's super durable and fast plus he hits hard usyk made the transition comfortably but he doesn't hit hard

[@James-Daley]

@@FightingWords Holyfield was a good Cruiser too 😊

[@nosherz]

@@James-Daley absolutely he could on to be the best c.w ever, but he’s already 28 & needs to get busy. Bredis is the only big name on his resume to date. To eclipse Usyk or Holyfield he’s going to have to beat several opponents of a similar standard to the ones they beat & the number of strong contenders at c.w doesn’t seem to be there at present, that’s the problem.

[@nosherz]

@@FightingWords Has Usyk made the transition though. To date at h.w, he’s beat a few journeyman & a glorified journeyman in a.j - fury’s on a different level to those guys.

[@aron.gortman]

He needs to rematch Briedis on the Gold Coast.

[@James-Daley]

I doubt Breidis will fair as well as he did in the re-match. I don't think the venue matters as long as it's in 🇦🇺

[@aron.gortman]

@@James-Daley lol it matters to me as I live not even 20km from the gold coast convention centre. Briedis closed strong and broke Opetaia's jaw. How would you see Jai mentally overcoming that and preparing for a guy who completely dominate him rounds 7-12?

[@James-Daley]

@@aron.gortman I live within driving distance too (Ballina, NSW). Opetaia dominated Breidis for the first half of that fight. By the time the rematch happens it'll be nearly 2 years ago. Breidis is older now, and I doubt there's any mental demons for Opetaia "only upgrades to the jaw". Just in case there is, I would personally like to see a change of venue. I'll be watching on TV anyway.

[@aron.gortman]

@@James-Daley Well I had it 115-113, bad left hook had it 115-114 Briedis. Rematch is warranted.

[@James-Daley]

@@aron.gortman Rematch is mandated. Opetaia only wants the 3 belts he doesn't have, but he doesn't want to lose his IBF either. Eddie Hearn is looking to make Breidis travel to Australia again

[@haitianmaniac74]

Briedis broke homie jaw

[@hamo6856]

And homie still won lol

[@joeotago1964]

Homie broke Briedis spirit 😂

[@box88box]

Breidis is one of the greatest cruisers all time

[@haitianmaniac74]

@@hamo6856 He was home

[@davidjohnson3570]

And still lost.

[@richardbilyansky4098]

Huni is class

[@duanesemmons2913]

its jai not jah gummon

[@James-Daley]

Jy or Jye or Ji or Jie

[@duanesemmons2913]

yes any of those not jah lmao @@James-Daley

[@leonleon2276]

Lmao calling a little cruiserweight the future of the heavyweight division 😂😂😂yeh no subscription on this one dude. Let’s see your next one 😂

[@unknownsamoan01]

the same was said about Holyfield.. Nekminit ....

[@aron.gortman]

Fury is best friends with Joseph Parker who is friends with Opetaiai; the fight will never happen. Also most/many people think a 38 year old Briedis beat him last winter here on the Gold Coast.

[@jaimietew413]

Mate, it’s quite clear you have something against Jai 🤣 Breidis was beaten. It was close, without a broken jaw Jai gets him out of there.

[@aron.gortman]

@@jaimietew413 Nah, mate, I just want a rematch. Most people thought Briedis won, including badlefthook. Nothing wrong with thinking the other man won. Considering Briedis has never been down I doubt he will get KOd.

[@p4pking393]

stay at cruiser. you dont want to get in the mix with 6'9" monsters. lol plus my son will be the one to end your reign❤

[@jaimietew413]

Who’s your son?

[@GhjgUuh-rs5kb]

you and your son jai still kick both your ass

[@p4pking393]

@@GhjgUuh-rs5kb jai is a great fighter. but we got him on the inside.

[@furiousstylez263]

My bro!, little insight. Jordy was ready to bang fists. Jordan and opetaia fought in 2012 olympics in amatuers and jordy just got it over opetaia but soon as jordy went pro. Opetaia went pro and wanted his revenge. But now the champ opetaia got his revenge. Jai is coming for all the cruiserweights and their belts. And he aint gonna stop. Hes ready to bang fists. Hes taken on australasia aka australia, new zealand, pacific and asia and now hes come for a the pommes aka english etc like thompson and zorro ortiz which hes knocked out and now chris billam smith and the rest of the english fighters next an then hes coming for american cruiserweights and heavyweights like DAVID TUAMINATOR TUA. The Samoan Uso is hungry. And jai is going for all the bouts before stepping to heavyweight with eddie hearn Like your podcast bro. And your probs not wrong. But he aint stepping up yet until all the belts are around his waists. All the best mate look out for your podcast. Lesgo opetaia. #Tasmanfighters #Australia to the world. #samoa to the world. #685 to the world.

[@kneebro2142]

another boxer from Australia who’s a heavyweight that’s going to dominate is justis huni I’m telling you bro , you need to watch justis huni these Australian/Polynesians are out of this world

[@glennhutchinson-iz8sq]

To right brother Justis is a fucking beast tell me how he’s not fighting over in the States already he’s got most of the heavyweights covered already

[@glennhutchinson-iz8sq]

Totally agree Jai to Heavyweight he’ll take over!

[@box88box]

@@glennhutchinson-iz8sqhe’s fighting in Mexico in 2 weeks

[@jmanjman6548]

@@box88boxthanks I hadn’t heard this - will check it out. Hasn’t been well marketed in Australia.

[@no1TUAMANfan]

Jai beats justis - Jai catches him all night

[@napatasi]

The Opetaia Boxing Legacy is alive and well, Jai is a beast!! Been waiting for this, thank you Bro 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@connorjamesaddis2801]

You think Jai is going to beat the crap out of Usyk? I was impressed but lets not get too carried away. Usyk doesn't have a chance? Come on.

[@tomo9224]

I just don't see Usyk fighting Jai. By the time he does he'll be 40. I just don't see it happening. Jai will definitely go up to heavyweight though, he said as much int he post fight interview with Eddie Hearn and Hearn is keen to get him up there. He'll unify at cruiser and then move up. He's made for the big money fights, good looking kid, slick boxer and hits like a mule.

[@davidjohnson3570]

Jai has a mean streak in him like Crawford does.

[@richardbilyansky4098]

Jordan showed he was tough and was trying to set traps with the uppercut pity they threw him to the lions to early. I’d liked to have seen him have another 10 fights 4 a year then pick the right belt option. But he showed balls and it caught my attention. Jai onward and upward

[@jaimietew413]

I agree with you on everything. He had an outstanding amateur career and the fact he was unknown I believe is what caught Breidis off guard, not to say Jai wouldn’t have won anyway but once Breidis knew he was being outboxed, he made it rough. I think this lay off made Jai as hungry as ever and I noticed a massive change in Jais demeanour since the Breidis fight. A fire in his eyes that I don’t see anyone stopping. I believe he sleeps Breidis in a rematch. He is wonderful to watch. I hope you’ve watched Paulo Aukousos last 3 fights. That guy is gonna bring massive problems to the light heavy division, outstanding timing and movement.

[@FightingWords]

The Aussie correct? yeah he's very charismatic I like him!

[@jaimietew413]

@@FightingWords haha yup, that’s him. Generally us Aussie are definitely not fans of the “cocky” attitude. But he talks very well and doesn’t come across as a total dick outside of the ring. He just has fun and loves to display his skills. Will be very interesting to see how he goes this weekend. He’s in an IBO intercontinental bout against Gabriel Omar Diaz.

[@FightingWords]

Lol you have to be a little crazy to fight for a living

[@SO-om2yy]

He also broke a rib 7 weeks before the breidis fight, and lost a grandparent, that on top of the jaw, it's amazing he still won, he has a tonne of heart and skills. He will do better in the rematch with breidis,

[@samstapes7471]

Unfortunate for aukoso his weight division is stacked. If he beats any of the top 20 we’ll know right away if he’s all hype or not

[@kingjames7963]

Jai is a monster

[@davec7762]

Just scored yaself a heap of Ozy & Samo’ fams I’m tipping👍🤣 Great breakdown kudos👌🙏 Edit: not sure JO is a heavyweight contender just yet but definitely well on the way & got the right mindset & skills to get there soon enough🙏🙏

[@nicholasmckeon4053]

How long till we see him on P4P lists?

[@CraigGooch]

Agree Jia can go all the way 👍

[@FightingWords]

Thanks for the comment

[@sunloversclub]

Beating breidis surprised a lot of people……seriously good fighter

[@jaimietew413]

Been waiting for this one!

[@FightingWords]

Ha my favorite soon to be heavyweight

[@arthurlyampensha8347]

Jai is special 👊💪

[@paulhaley5009]

Jai opetia is just like uysk I'm not saying he's just as skillful..yet..but he will get better and better hes another level of great boxing and jai hes got it ..he will be if not already a great great boxer..he will k.o mairis briedis in the next fight..he'll be very hard to beat..and like uysk a top level technician..this is great for boxing fans..its all getting interesting again 👍..what you are saying you could be bang on ..but i don't know about beating uysk..i know jai can bang but uysk be hit by the biggest of em and still comes back winning uysk hasn't been on the canvas only once buy a low blow only my opinion. and still got the win..but i don't think we will see that fight because i believe when uysk beats fury he probably retire a winner and spend time with his family hopefully..Good luck uysk god bless..go get him top cat..

[@nicholaswoodward8191]

Nice summary Jai looks the real deal too me!

[@talialeavasa5844]

I can't wait to see the rematch against Breidis who is real Champ in the world because they took away the belt he's not happy what they does that ,I wander why he destroy al those two fighter from Europe Thompson and Zorro because he's hungry for any belt and big money

[@mrtjpeno1141]

Good bloke jai his from my hometown. 2 friends help train him early on

[@stephenbodnar5957]

I think Jai should clean out the Cruiserweight division first then move to Light Heavyweight. Opetaia vs either Bivol or Beterbiev would be awesome.

[@paulhaley5009]

Now that would be a great fight jai bivlo yes pay good money for that one ..bivlo jai great stuff..this should be the next fight for jai..Nice one..

[@dimadeloseros1]

So you mention that Usyk has lost his speed when he moved to heawyveight. What would happen to Jai's speed once he moves to heavyweight? You think he would retain his speed? I don't think so.

[@FightingWords]

Jai hits hard so he can stand his ground and Usyk isn't slow but obviously he has slowed down. With the weight

[@dimadeloseros1]

@@FightingWords He does but by this standards he would slow down at heavyweight and perhaps wouldn't even be able to touch Usyk. AJ who weighs almost 20kg more than Oppetai and hits much harder than him, wasn't able to defeat Usyk twice.

[@urbanpermie6307]

Jai height never going to lend hi self to heavyweight, and he would lose his main weapon, the in and out amature style

[@unknownsamoan01]

Jai's is not as big as Evander H, but he is the same height. In saying that, if Jai wants to move up, he'll have no dramas in putting on the extra weight as did Evander. Jai with adding more muscle... look out!!