Comments Thread For: Jai Opetaia returning to 'the roots of boxing and movement' to see off Jack Massey

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Jai Opetaia has warned Jack Massey that the physical approach that inspired his victory over Isaac Chamberlain won't serve him when they contest the IBF cruiserweight title on Saturday.
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[pollywog]

Cheeeehooo!!!

[2fast2strong]

Cheeeehooo!!!

Hey Polly, who would you favor in a fight between Jai and Parker?

And do you rate Jai higher then you did Tuaman?

[elfag]

Pretty sure Jack Massey was my lyft driver from the airport.

How about Jai stop fighting these bums

[elfag]

Hey Polly, who would you favor in a fight between Jai and Parker?

And do you rate Jai higher then you did Tuaman?

well jai hasnt gone to heavyweight and i dont see what he has done that is better than Tua

he looks quick and atheletic against bums. against geriatric Briedis he looked pretty ordinary

[2fast2strong]

well jai hasnt gone to heavyweight and i dont see what he has done that is better than Tua

he looks quick and atheletic against bums. against geriatric Briedis he looked pretty ordinary

I was asking the pro Polynesian for his take, and essentially fighters weighing in at 200 pounds enter the ring around 220 so to an old man like me they are heavyweights

And to me personally I rate Tua much higher than the current crop of world class Polynesian fighters

If your defense wasn’t on point it was probably going to be a short night for you against Tua, thus making him special in my book

I haven’t seen enough of Jai to deem him as special yet but my initial impression is he isn’t in the rarified air

[BrankoB]

well jai hasnt gone to heavyweight and i dont see what he has done that is better than Tua

he looks quick and atheletic against bums. against geriatric Briedis he looked pretty ordinary

You have to remember that Usyk had a very hard time against Breidis and only just won by a narrow margin. Usyk is on record saying that those rounds that he fought against Breidis were the hardest in his professional career. So Jai has to be good. How good? We will see when he fights the other champions at 200 lbs.

[pollywog]

Hey Polly, who would you favor in a fight between Jai and Parker?

And do you rate Jai higher then you did Tuaman?

Parker would school Jai and Jai hasnt quite earnt his stripes or paid his dues yet, unlike Tua

Still, early days.

It'd be interesting to match records between Parker and Tua to see who rates higher.