Roy Jones Jr.: “Don’t Play With Opetaia, Go Straight to Usyk”

ByALL THE SMOKE FIGHT 06/05/2026

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Roy Jones Jr. lays out a bold strategic case for Benavidez to skip Jai Opetaia, skip the rest of cruiserweight, and go straight at Oleksandr Usyk while he’s hot. Uses Fury vs AJ as the cautionary tale. Tells Benavidez directly: “It’s okay to say no.”

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