Sakio Bika. What a name, what a man, what a fighter. The biggest, baddest puncher since Mike Tyson and Jeff Lacy. Bika has only been unlucky that his career hasn't been guarded as well as Lacy's. He got a draw with Markus Beyer, so fighting Bika is as good as fighting Beyer himself. It's even better because in Germany you always get robbed. Hence Bika really beat Beyer, and handsomely so, and Beyer is basically doing the same thing as Kessler on October 14, only better.
Bika is also much more versatile than Lacy or Beyer or Kessler. As proven by the fact that he can fight at light-middlweight as well as at super-middlweight. How many fighters can claim this? Bika could probably make heavyweight too. So Joe is taking on a potential heavyweight -- no more and no less than what fellow HOFer RJJ did, except that Bika doesn't hold as muhc as Ruiz.
In a nutshell, Bika is a top top top contender and simply the best available opponent for Joe Calzaghe out there. By far. I'm sure though that Joe will demolish Bika, as he would demolish everyone man who would step into a ring with him. There are simply no adequate opponents for Calzaghe out there. It's not Joe's fault or Warren's that Calzaghe is far too good for this world.
It is a ironic/sarcastic posting or maybe not,yours choice :D
Calzaghe even said he hopes Kessler wins, because he would be an easier fight for him.
Are you retarded or just stupid.Calzaghe has made Beyer a offer to fight him, but he has never given Kessler a offer
Calzaghe even said he hopes Kessler wins, because he would be an easier fight for him.
OMG, don't go saying stuff like that. He's already quoted one of my posts 3 times to ridicule this choice of opponent, only to produce a piss poor list of prospective opponents himself.
I think we should all just admit that Kessler is God, even though he's an easy night's work for Joe C.
this whole kessler calzaghe thing is stupid.
Calzaghe probably doesn't have Kessler on the top of his list because he's after the money and Kessler isn't exactly a marquee name.
Kessler almost certainly would prefer to face Beyer than calzaghe, as he's a much weaker fighter and should prove a stepping stone towards more recognition.
Speculating over whether calzaghe is ducking him or not isn't particularly illuminating.
We'd been crying out for JC to fight a young hungry fighter for years....and he did, winning every round and messing up his face. Calzaghe can leave the division now and he'd be #2 SMW ever, so he's probably looking at woods, johnson or jones jnr to make his money and retire.
If Beyer somehow manages to win aginst Kessler, CALZAGHE WILL BE DESPERATE to fight Beyer - as it will be viewed as a relatively easy complete unification fight. Also with Beyer's much bigger home marked (compared to Kessler) a lot of money can be made from that fight.
If Kessler wins Calzaghe won't be quite as desperate to have another 168 fight
Name the fighter he should fight instead. I'll readily admit that some (in fact most) of Calzaghe's opponents aren't exactly what you'd call 'elite' fighters, but who's available for him to fight in October?
Bika is a R I D I C U L O U S choice of opponent. Beyer got a lot of criticism for fighting Bika. And now Calzaghe who suposedly is the no. 1 SMW is taking Beyer left-overs????
Bika is not rated by fightnews in top 15 in ANY division!!!!
Also he is only rated in top 15 by ONE of the 4 organization - and that is in middleweight.
It is horrible that anyone can even consider defending this choice of challenger for a world title.
yeah cos vanderpool, sheika and reid are nobodies.....Lacy has a better record than Kessler (minus the loss to JC) and has beaten better opponents. I'll go as far to say that on what I've seen of the two fighters he'd beat Kessler.
The bottom line is, Kessler should fight Beyer - good move, Calzaghe is left without a top opponent until the new year, so he's taking a mandatory defence. Simple as that
Librado Andrade
Rudy Markussen
Denis Inkin
Robert Stieglitz
Anthony Mundine
Who? Seriously, who the fuck are they? I know one of them used to play the crap version of rugby but that's about it.
Bloody hell, if you're going to slate Calzaghe at least give a credible alternative - not the cast list for the next Contender series.
I hope Calzaghe fights Kessler next. Firstly so he can become the unified champion at SW (he's already undisputed in most people's eyes), and secondly so I can laugh. Lots. My money's on a domestic fight with Woods though - both would make some serious cash on that.
We'd been crying out for JC to fight a young hungry fighter for years....and he did, winning every round and messing up his face. Calzaghe can leave the division now and he'd be #2 SMW ever, so he's probably looking at woods, johnson or jones jnr to make his money and retire.
Yes,he beat a young fighter whith only 21 fight and a fighter whom only has beating nobody`s
this whole kessler calzaghe thing is stupid.
Calzaghe probably doesn't have Kessler on the top of his list because he's after the money and Kessler isn't exactly a marquee name.
Kessler almost certainly would prefer to face Beyer than calzaghe, as he's a much weaker fighter and should prove a stepping stone towards more recognition.
Speculating over whether calzaghe is ducking him or not isn't particularly illuminating.
We'd been crying out for JC to fight a young hungry fighter for years....and he did, winning every round and messing up his face. Calzaghe can leave the division now and he'd be #2 SMW ever, so he's probably looking at woods, johnson or jones jnr to make his money and retire.
Who would win out of Kessler and a prime Tyson?
Let me guess... Kessler?
If Kessler win`s against Beyer,do you really think Calzaghe will fight Kessler in feb.??? I don`t
I admit that his choice of opponent isn't exactly brilliant, but it's ok as long as his next fight is the winner of Kessler v Beyer (and really only if Kessler wins, because Beyer is extremely limited, not to mention half shot), or the winner of Johnson v Woods.
Beyer wins, Calzaghe will go for an unification fight. If Kessler wins, Calzaghe will run, and we'll get get the mythic match-up "Calzaghe-Bika II"
Then what's your point? Fight another guy with equal credibility?
How will he gain anything from that?
If he fought one of the mandatory ,he will get credibility
why didnt he fight winky wright
Im sure Winky is ready and willing to jump in the ring with Joe...
Yeah right.
Sure Joe is difficult and always should carry some or even at times alot of the blame for the lack of big fights but it goes both ways and guys like Winky and Bernard and Roy over the years have certainly not been overly interested in fighting the white boy from across the pond.
Calzaghe undresses the much smaller Wright by the way.
Name the fighter he should fight instead. I'll readily admit that some (in fact most) of Calzaghe's opponents aren't exactly what you'd call 'elite' fighters, but who's available for him to fight in October?
Librado Andrade
Rudy Markussen (no 1 WBO mandatory for Calzaghe)
Denis Inkin
Robert Stieglitz (no 1 IBF mandatory for Calzaghe)
Anthony Mundine
If there is no big fights available for Calzaghe he should get his mandatory and fight them
Name the fighter he should fight instead. I'll readily admit that some (in fact most) of Calzaghe's opponents aren't exactly what you'd call 'elite' fighters, but who's available for him to fight in October?
Librado Andrade
Rudy Markussen
Denis Inkin
Robert Stieglitz
Anthony Mundine
Well. It´s going to happen that way. We can only hope for a unification later.
I think Beyer is gonna get knocked out of his boots, as soon as the bell rings. Calzaghe should do the same thing in his fight. I hope the boxing world/media will give both fights attention. This would put the pressure on for a unification.
I hope so too. As I said earlier, if Kessler wins handily I see Calzaghe taking that fight. If Beyer wins, I think Calzaghe will move up to LHW for the Woods v Johnson winner.
When Beyer fought Bika all boxing-fan`s say,Beyer only fight bum and handficked opponent but now Calzaghe will fight Bika it is all`right
Name the fighter he should fight instead. I'll readily admit that some (in fact most) of Calzaghe's opponents aren't exactly what you'd call 'elite' fighters, but who's available for him to fight in October?
Well. It´s going to happen that way. We can only hope for a unification later.
I think Beyer is gonna get knocked out of his boots, as soon as the bell rings. Calzaghe should do the same thing in his fight. I hope the boxing world/media will give both fights attention. This would put the pressure on for a unification.
Well, I'm not really sure who you want him to fight instead.
Mundine? The rugby league player? One of the few people to be KO'd by Ottke.
Green? Just lost to Mundine of all people.
Froch? Much as I enjoy watching his fights as they are entertaining, Calzaghe is a bad matchup for him. Froch gets hit with WAY too many shots, which is fair enough fighting guys like Brian Magee, but Calzaghe would have way too much for Froch to handle.
Most of the other marquee names are already tied up, Kessler (thought I'd mention him up here, lol), Johnson, Woods, etc, etc.
I admit that his choice of opponent isn't exactly brilliant, but it's ok as long as his next fight is the winner of Kessler v Beyer (and really only if Kessler wins, because Beyer is extremely limited, not to mention half shot), or the winner of Johnson v Woods.
When Beyer fought Bika all boxing-fan`s say,Beyer only fight bum and handficked opponent but now Calzaghe will fight Bika it is all`right