What are your biggest takeaways from "Day of Reckoning"?

[Eff Pandas]

Yeah and Opetaia's jaw was hanging after round 2 and still took it to Briedis for the next 10.

I get it. Makhmudov is Russian. Opetaia is Samoan...CHEEEEHOOOO!!!

Just what this place needs another weirdo into racial/nationality conspiracy sh^t or w/e this means. You'll fit right in.

[Eff Pandas]

Biggest takeaways…
AJ still sucks.
Wilder’s inactivity and ahyuasca trip took away his killer instinct. He’s done.

Bivol gets stopped by Beterbiev. He shouldnt have gone 12 with some no namer and didnt look impressive against him

I thought AJ looked better than he looked in awhile. What did you not like about his performance?

Agree on Wilder tho. Happy Wilder ain't it. He needs his girl to leave him & take half his sh^t or something if he keeps fighting & wants to get where he was.

Right there with you on Beterbiev. Don't love how old Beterbiev is & his well could run dry any night, but if he's still the same dude he's been in the last few fights when he fights Bivol I think he gets him sooner or later.

[pollywog]

Just what this place needs another weirdo into racial/nationality conspiracy sh^t or w/e this means. You'll fit right in.

It means we Samoans are cut from a different cloth than Russians and African/American/Brits.

We fear little, fight through adversity, don't quit are devastatingly handsome and virile but most of all humble...lol

[Oracle01]

13 months inactivity, but I was impressed that he still pitched a shutout against Arthur.

Arthur showed up to imitate a heavy bag and going the distance with him impressed you? A real elite stops him. Bivols punch selection is very basic and amateur style, just the same thing over and over.

[brettWall]

Biggest take away is only one fight had a semblance of competitiveness. The Dubois vs Mller fight. The rest were downright mismatches.

[chaosisme]

Why? Because you know the result and that it will be a master-class or skill and distance management?

Yes, but also that it's most likely going the distance. He hasn't stopped anyone in almost 6 years.

[kiaba360]

Arthur showed up to imitate a heavy bag and going the distance with him impressed you? A real elite stops him. Bivols punch selection is very basic and amateur style, just the same thing over and over.

I was impressed that he had a long layoff and performed the same as always, which means he probably takes his career seriously even when he's not training. It definitely would've been nice if he had gotten the stoppage, would've made the card go by faster. His accuracy and punch placement seemed a bit off. I think he would've been sharper without the inactivity, and maybe he would've been able to force the stoppage. Arthur has only been stopped by Yarde.

If anyone was a heavy bag last night, it was Miller. Miller was so damn big that Dubois couldn't miss.

[LG Motel 22]

Wilder is done, lost the passion for the sport, Malik Scott is overrated asf, where's the inspiring speeches and go to him talk, Wilder didn't need tactical brilliance second half of the fight, he needed to be told to start swinging, ridiculous.
Ben Davison is doing something right, AJ had a renewed confidence in his skills that you hadn't seen since the Ruiz 1 fight. Wallin wasn't as good as everyone thought, or I thought for that matter.
Parker is still the same good fighter, nothing special, wilder just didn't want to be there.
Big baby is a hell good talker and will be back in big fights, I think he could actually beat dubois if he loses 30 pounds, big if though.
Eddie and Frank don't give a toss about working together if each get their cut.
Jai Opetia is P4P top 10.

[Oracle01]

Beating a 37 year old Briedis makes you p4p?

[crimsonfalcon07]

Bivol does have a few flaws besides his lack of power. Doesn't do much with angles, for instance. Needs to commit more to the body. He could probably stop people if they couldn't see the shots coming, or could rack up knockdowns by hitting them off angle so they can't brace with their feet. Does he NEED to improve his game though? Probably not. He's a tough out for anyone.