NSB PICK EM 2025: ROUND 1. PICK EM #1: WEDNESDAY 8th JANUARY

[Damn Wicked]

Opetia, KO, Late

[anonymous2.0]

Anonymous
Opetaia, KO, mid

[Baltimore]

Baltimore, Opetaia, KO, Mid

[MulaKO]

Alright I’ve let it go to far
Change of pick after reading that his opponent is seemingly looking forward to being in a hospital after his fight

Jai Ko Mid

[Joseph]

Alright I’ve let it go to far
Change of pick after reading that his opponent is seemingly looking forward to being in a hospital after his fight

Jai Ko Mid

I'm right there with you on Jai. I only picked a mid KO because I'm not sold on his opponent. At the same time, something feels off about Opetai since the second Briedis fight, but I think he has enough to put the dude away. I don't know how I feel about him as a distance fighter anymore. He looked awkward against Briedis and even though he got the TKO against Massey, he still looked damaged to me. If he beats Nyika, and he should, I'm not sure he gets past Zurdo anymore.

[MulaKO]

I'm right there with you on Jai. I only picked a mid KO because I'm not sold on his opponent. At the same time, something feels off about Opetai since the second Briedis fight, but I think he has enough to put the dude away. I don't know how I feel about him as a distance fighter anymore. He looked awkward against Briedis and even though he got the TKO against Massey, he still looked damaged to me. If he beats Nyika, and he should, I'm not sure he gets past Zurdo anymore.

My thinking is those two fights with Breidis took a chit load out of Jai
Had him winning by decision but after what I read ; fugh that

[Tatabanya]

Alright I’ve let it go to far
Change of pick after reading that his opponent is seemingly looking forward to being in a hospital after his fight

Jai Ko Mid

Well, he does not say that... only that he's willing to cancel his trip with his partner to spend a night at the hospital after a war, if that's needed.

The guy looks tough, but he's extremely basic from what I've seen. I wanted to bet on an early KO for Opetaia (and that's still my pick here), but after I read they have sparred a lot in the past I'm not betting anymore. Strange things happen when two opponents know each other well (or, worse yet, are friends - an exception being Simon Brown vs Maurice Blocker in 1993 - what a fight that was). I would not be surprised if Opetaia wins on points.

[MulaKO]

Well, he does not say that... only that he's willing to cancel his trip with his partner to spend a night at the hospital after a war, if that's needed.

The guy looks tough, but he's extremely basic from what I've seen. I wanted to bet on an early KO for Opetaia (and that's still my pick here), but after I read they have sparred a lot in the past I'm not betting anymore. Strange things happen when two opponents know each other well (or, worse yet, are friends - an exception being Simon Brown vs Maurice Blocker in 1993 - what a fight that was). I would not be surprised if Opetaia wins on points.

My first pick was close decision partly because of they know each other , somewhat
Plus heard all over the kid is tough but then that article put my pick to rest
Never heard a fighter say something like that

[HisExcellency]

Jai KO mid-late...Nyika fights like a kangaroo!

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