Comments Thread For: Jai Opetaia reveals 'complacency' after suffering facial injury

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Jai Opetaia described himself as having become ?complacent? after criticising his performance against Huseyin Cinkara despite so emphatically winning inside eight rounds
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[kiaba360]

When a boxer is this critical of their performance, their opponent doesn't end up in the hospital with an injury.

[SouthpawRight]

When a boxer is this critical of their performance, their opponent doesn't end up in the hospital with an injury.

Buff Guy Jai has durability issues

jaw has been broken in the past in multiple places in one fight

Now a fracture in the face that won’t see him fighting again until Q2 or later

good fighter but neither defense nor chin is great

has been hurt enough by randoms at cruisers

winner of Badou Noel will be good next fight for Buff Guy Jai

[kiaba360]

Buff Guy Jai has durability issues

jaw has been broken in the past in multiple places in one fight

Now a fracture in the face that won’t see him fighting again until Q2 or later

good fighter but neither defense nor chin is great

has been hurt enough by randoms at cruisers

winner of Badou Noel will be good next fight for Buff Guy Jai

Opetaia is a bit of a glass cannon, but he is tough though. It's probably for the best that he isn't made of granite because then nobody at CW would ever fight him. A fighter that vicious needs an Achilles heel. Hopefully Jack/Mikaeljan rematch has a conclusive ending.

[SouthpawRight]

Opetaia is a bit of a glass cannon, but he is tough though. It's probably for the best that he isn't made of granite because then nobody at CW would ever fight him. A fighter that vicious needs an Achilles heel. Hopefully Jack/Mikaeljan rematch has a conclusive ending.

winner of Badou-Noel is CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED to face Buff Guy Jai next

Buff Guy Jai also got gassy in the championship rounds against Briedis

[SteveM]

Your buff-guy taunt is wearing a bit thin - it was funny the first couple of times but now it's tedious. Thomas Hearns was very muscled - what's your point?

You do realise that Usyk's fight with Breidis along with Fury 1 were his two toughest fights - that Opetaia had a close first fight with Breidis shouldn't be a surprise.

[SteveM]

When a boxer is this critical of their performance, their opponent doesn't end up in the hospital with an injury.

He's obviously a perfectionist by nature - not a bad thing. Taking a string of easier fights before a step up in opponent isn't the best preparation - fighting Noel/Jack would be a good step-up before fighting Benavidez/Ramirez - but I'm not convinced any of those fighters will fight him - even Benavidez. Jai is a bit boiled down at Cruiserweight - he would be competitive against smaller heavyweights.

[SouthpawRight]

Your buff-guy taunt is wearing a bit thin - it was funny the first couple of times but now it's tedious. Thomas Hearns was very muscled - what's your point?

You do realise that Usyk's fight with Breidis along with Fury 1 were his two toughest fights - that Opetaia had a close first fight with Breidis shouldn't be a surprise.

let me forward you the memo

Buff Guy is an HONORIFIC reserved for the TOP 1% OF PHYSIQUES in the sport of boxing

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as for Hitman Hearns he was an ectomorph. Ofc he wouldn’t be super jacked

Briedis being a handful for Buff Guy Jai isnt main reason why I say he has durability issues

Buff Guy Jai has been hurt multiple times by randoms at cruiser

Nyika’s hook in a 1-2-3 had Jai’s legs shake

so did a right hand from Jordan

Huseyin overhand nearly put him down yesterday

[SouthpawRight]

He's obviously a perfectionist by nature - not a bad thing. Taking a string of easier fights before a step up in opponent isn't the best preparation - fighting Noel/Jack would be a good step-up before fighting Benavidez/Ramirez - but I'm not convinced any of those fighters will fight him - even Benavidez. Jai is a bit boiled down at Cruiserweight - he would be competitive against smaller heavyweights.

cutting less could improve Buff Guy Jai’s punch resistance

but I see his chin costing him against the heavies

Biblical Moses would look like Ali-Williams v Buff Guy Jai

[kiaba360]

He's obviously a perfectionist by nature - not a bad thing. Taking a string of easier fights before a step up in opponent isn't the best preparation - fighting Noel/Jack would be a good step-up before fighting Benavidez/Ramirez - but I'm not convinced any of those fighters will fight him - even Benavidez. Jai is a bit boiled down at Cruiserweight - he would be competitive against smaller heavyweights.

I hope he gets the significant fights before his career is all said and done. I think he's only really ever been pushed to the brink once (vs. Breidis when he got his jaw broken). He seems like a guy who's ready to leave it in the ring if necessary. He has the eyes of a killer, and he needs more formidable opposition before he loses his edge.

SouthpaRight, glad to hear that Jack/Mikaeljan is already lined up. Also, Jordan Thompson landed on Opetaia but never really buzzed him. JT was massive for CW.