Comments Thread For: Mairis Briedis, IBF Cruiserweight Champion, Announces Move To Heavyweight

[TinAgeOfBoxing]

Dirty fighter with a shameless crooked promoter. The tournament was crooked BS. He KO'd Charr at HW many years ago.

[James Hunt]

Biatching out of Okolie unification.

[landotter]

Not digging his chances. But if he moves up smartly, who knows? But He does not move or have the natural ring generalship like Usyk, does not have the body size or natural power of Gassiev. He is ice skating uphill.

[JakeTheBoxer]

He should fight Usyk, Gassiev, Parker, that guys.

He should taste the waters first.

[joeybstts]

Briedis is a very good fighter. I'm sure there's heavyweights he can beat but the dude is 36 already and with everyone fighting 1 maybe 2 times a year he'll be 45 by the time it's his time.

[alexjust]

He should fight Usyk, Gassiev, Parker, that guys.

He should taste the waters first.

A few posts here said something similar. You guys talk about Breidis as if he is some kind of star blessing the HW division with its shine. Nobody knows who he is and nobody cares. He's got no say in whether he'll fight those you mentioned. He's barely a b-side with those names. And none of those you mentioned would qualify as "taste waters" fight. Especially that he's already tasted Usyk. He moved up to HW to make a few bucks at the dusk of his career. I can't blame him, but ultimately nobody really cares.

[denium]

Okolie is probably the #1 CW now.

[Marchegiano]

What? Skipping BW doe?

[JakeTheBoxer]

A few posts here said something similar. You guys talk about Breidis as if he is some kind of star blessing the HW division with its shine. Nobody knows who he is and nobody cares. He's got no say in whether he'll fight those you mentioned. He's barely a b-side with those names. And none of those you mentioned would qualify as "taste waters" fight. Especially that he's already tasted Usyk. He moved up to HW to make a few bucks at the dusk of his career. I can't blame him, but ultimately nobody really cares.

You are probably right. he should fight somebody like Teper ( who will fight Gassiev) to see if he even belongs here.