The world champion Jai Opetaia offered a brutal vision of the long -awaited combat between Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams, calling for the two -minute “sweet” round format.
The former LNR stars have accepted the long -awaited confrontation and will pocket approximately $ 1 million each for the fight.
But there is one element in the agreement that the IBF and the title holder Ring Cruiserweight Opetaia cannot copy.
“It’s not an attack, I take the piss – but the two -minute towers are soft, my brother,” Opetaia told News Corp.
“You want to organize a major main event, well, boxing is three minutes.”
Opetaia, Pow’s best boxer in Pound in Australia and the only current male world champion, knows what it means to gain the hard time.
Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams finally lock the horns in the ring after accepting a mega fight
The former LNR stars have constantly threatened a fight, but it is the first time that they have been following
The only current world champion Jai Opetaia believes that the two should fight in more than three minutes, not two minutes
After years flying under the radar, fighting for peanuts and paying for its own fights, Opetaia has recently started to earn decent money.
However, rather than exploding the Gallen-Williams fight as a circus, the 28-year-old remains philosophical.
“It strengthens boxing sport,” said Opetaia. “Whether they are fighting or not, it does not affect my own career.”
“Me sitting here, throwing hatred on it, what is it?” They don’t remove money from my pocket.
In fact, Opetaia admitted that he would look at the heavy force test himself.
“ Unfortunately, he sells tickets, people want to see him, and you know what, if I am completely honest, I too ”.
The personal history of Opetaia with Gallen is deep, while the former star of the Rugby League helped him at the start of his career.
“When I became a professional for the first time, I had about five Gallen sub-cards,” recalls Opetaia.
Gallen’s profile in the global appeal of LNR and SBW after a long career with New Zealand All Blacks also will bring a lot of eyes to this fight
Gallen’s popularity at the time gave rising stars like Opetaia and Tim Tszyu, much necessary.
“If someone has a problem with that, don’t look at him,” said Opetaia.
However, it remains clear that he has no ambitions to face Gallen or Williams himself.
“I don’t even think it’s a possibility,” he said. “It’s just imagination.
Instead, Opetaia has much more important dreams, aimed at unifying the Cruiserweight division.
“I continue these unification fights, and it will be good to get at least one before reaching heavy goods vehicles,” he said.
He looks at champions like Oleksandr Usyk, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivo, aimed at joining their exclusive club.
“If I do this, money will come anyway, and I really think I can do these things.”
OPETAIA holds the IBF and Ring Cruiserweight belts and also aims for a unification fight
Opetaia will fight for a much smaller bag when he faces Claudio Squeo in Italy on June 8 on the Gold Coast Coast Coast
The next step for Opetaia is a fight “ Stay occupied ” against Claudio Squeo Italian on June 8 on the Gold Coast.
Squeo is undefeated, but goes up in class against the Australian star 27-0.
“These are bulls ***. The best should be to fight the best, “Opetaia told Dazn after confirming the fight.
“I have two belts, he (ramirez) has two belts – I want to push for this fight.
Opetaia is impatient with a unification fight with Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, who holds WBA and WBO Cruiserweight titles.
Turki Alashikh assured Opetaia that a unification fight will occur by the end of the year.
“Whenever I see His Excellency, Turki Alashikh, I still hit him and I say:” Unification? “Said Opetaia.
Ramirez, promoted to Oscar from the Hoya, could delay the unification plans if he accepts a big money fight against Jake Paul later this year.
Even then, Opetaia understands the attraction of a huge day of pay.
“It would change your family’s life, so I can’t even put it in a bag for that,” he said.
However, Opetaia expects anyone who wins Ramirez against Paul – if that happens – to face him finally.
Which raises an interesting question: Opetaia Fight Jake Paul himself?
“I would fight Jake Paul for the bag – I will fight him to be paid,” admitted Opetaia.
“Whoever refuses this fight, for this kind of money, is an idiot.”
“But the class difference … F *** in” please “.
