News Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika world title-fight is set for January 8

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

a 10 fight novice...Jai sure does like to cherry pick

Cinkara was at least a fringe contender. Nyika is barely Top 30. They could've found a higher rated late replacement. This is a bad look.

 

[treelo]

Cinkara was at least a fringe contender. Nyika is barely Top 30. They could've found a higher rated late replacement. This is a bad look.

im not sold on Opetaia at all, he looks extremely vulnerable and i think a hard hitting younger fighter is going to really hurt him

 

[StopDucking]

im not sold on Opetaia at all, he looks extremely vulnerable and i think a hard hitting younger fighter is going to really hurt him

This guy sucks though. Slow and stiff as hell.

 

[treelo]

This guy sucks though. Slow and stiff as hell.

 

[StopDucking]

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10 fights doesn’t mean bad. Madrimov is pretty good. So was Lomachenko.

 

[treelo]

10 fights doesn’t mean bad. Madrimov is pretty good. So was Lomachenko.

you have just said he is shit about 2 posts up

or are you talking about a guy he ISNT fighting?

 

[StopDucking]

you have just said he is shit about 2 posts up

or are you talking about a guy he ISNT fighting?

Yeah he is shit, not because he has 10 fights but because he is stiff and slow. Other guys with 10 fights can be pretty good, like Morrell for instance.

 

[treelo]

Yeah he is shit, not because he has 10 fights but because he is stiff and slow. Other guys with 10 fights can be pretty good, like Morrell for instance.

there are very very few fighters with 10 fights or less who should be competing for a world title

i'd be curious to know the number of fighters how actually won a world before 11 fights, i bet it is EXTREMELY low

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

there are very very few fighters with 10 fights or less who should be competing for a world title

i'd be curious to know the number of fighters how actually won a world before 11 fights, i bet it is EXTREMELY low

It is pretty rare. You really only see decorated amateurs winning a world title in 10 fights or less. Usyk, Lomachenko, Inoue, Rigondeaux, etc. all did so. Not even Holyfield won a world title in that few fights. It took him 12.

 

[MMALOPEZ]

 

[StopDucking]

there are very very few fighters with 10 fights or less who should be competing for a world title

i'd be curious to know the number of fighters how actually won a world before 11 fights, i bet it is EXTREMELY low

Boxing has changed, dude.

Fighters can no longer wait until they’re 30-0 to compete for a world title because they only fight once or twice a year.

Mike Tyson became undisputed at HW by going 31-0 in 2 years, Usyk became undisputed at HW by going 7-0 in 5 years. If Usyk wanted to be 31-0 at HW, it would take him 22 years.

At the current fighting pace, someone would have to wait at least 15 years to be 30-0. Nobody can wait that long. Imagine starting your career at 20 year olds and fighting for the title at 35.

Not to mention, a lot of 10-0 guys actually have 200 amateur fights. Freaks like Loma and Rigo even have 400 amateur fights. They’re not novices by any mean. Times have changed.

 

[MMALOPEZ]

 

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[rollthedice]

For those wondering, David is 69-14 as an amateur with 20KOs. I think he's got what it takes to make things atleast interesting. David is tall and technical with good power, Jai is a world class beast so it's not going to be easy. It's an exciting fight from a Kiwi's perspective

 

[MMALOPEZ]

 

[MMALOPEZ]

1st Fight week of 2025’

 

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