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my god :russ: one fighter does not make good comp..ironically the one fighter that has had him the shakiest...an old briedis at that

his CW comp has been bad
Zurdo has more fights, but no wins of note at Cruiserweight at all. Billam-Smith? Please, he's a bodybuilder at best.

His only great win at Light Heavyweight was against Joe Smith, but he got humbled by Bivol.



You're underselling the Briedis win, which wasn't once, he beat Briedis twice.

The rematch victory was underrated (perhaps because he beat Briedis the first time with a double, broken jaw).

Why was it underrated? Because Briedis stalled out the rematch so he could recover and undergo a 8 month camp to get his belt back. He put everything into it, only to get humbled by Opetaia again. Opetaia took him to school, he's a better boxer than puncher, and that's saying a lot.

I'll say this again. Briedis beat Usyk. Don't let that go over your head.
 

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Zurdo has more fights, but no wins of note at Cruiserweight at all. Billam-Smith? Please, he's a bodybuilder at best.

His only great win at Light Heavyweight was against Joe Smith, but he got humbled by Bivol.



You're underselling the Briedis win, which wasn't once, he beat Briedis twice.

The rematch victory was underrated (perhaps because he beat Briedis the first time with a double, broken jaw).

Why was it underrated? Because Briedis stalled out the rematch so he could recover and undergo a 8 month camp to get his belt back. He put everything into it, only to get humbled by Opetaia again. Opetaia took him to school, he's a better boxer than puncher, and that's saying a lot.

I'll say this again. Briedis beat Usyk. Don't let that go over your head.
zurdo has 3 straight wins at CW over former world champs...took belts off the last 2..and now is facing a 4th former world champion...much better than going life and death with briedis twice and fighting cannon fodder...even for CW :heh:

and i dont know why you keep repeating briedis beating usyk to me :heh:...ive been said that he is the only one to beat usyk but that doesn't excuse the fact opetaia has been champ since 2022 and that's his only notable CW win with all the showcase defenses he's had
 
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