The reason why Codrington-Bika was a FOTY candidate

[TyrantT316]

70/30 split for the winner that's it.

if a champ is involved and is going to be defending his title he could get 2-3 mil. as a signing bonus for taking the fight butthe rest goes into the pot.

it shouldn't matter who the main draw is, if he's the best fighter the he will get the big money......it's simple,but as already pointed out the sport is far to corrupt for this to happen.

Exactly, I've always thought it should be a "winner gets the majority of the split" approach. Kind of like Tennis and Golf. The purse is set with the winner getting the big cut and the runner ups splitting the rest.

So if we're talking 3mil vs 700k...fighters will fight to earn that 3mil

[revs1227]

cuz the don got WACKED!...which makes bika the new don!!!

[Jim Jeffries]

How can you say that? He is very unorthodox,but he does look like a fighter. Damn man you are to harsh. Just give the man some credit for giving us fans one hell of a fight. If you wasnt pleased with the performance last night, find you a new sport because it fans like you that put too much on a fighter and expect to much from a fighter.

C'mon, did he throw any jabs? Straight lefts or rights? All he through were left and right hooks with no accuracy, might as well have had his eyes closed. It was entertaining, otherwise I wouldn't have watched it all, and I was rooting for Bika, since he's from Africa (I spent 12 years in Zimbabwe) but damn for a PRO with over 20 fights, if he didn't have a decent chin and power, he'd be a joke.

[Ray Ray]

C'mon, did he throw any jabs? Straight lefts or rights? All he through were left and right hooks with no accuracy, might as well have had his eyes closed. It was entertaining, otherwise I wouldn't have watched it all, and I was rooting for Bika, since he's from Africa (I spent 12 years in Zimbabwe) but damn for a PRO with over 20 fights, if he didn't have a decent chin and power, he'd be a joke.

Well I agree and I disagree

I will say in the heat of the moment he was VERY sloppy and there were some rounds were he just abandon his jab but there were rounds he was boxing from the outside. For the most part of the fight he was coming straight in and swinging hooks and uppercuts. I picked Bika to win since the the premiere of the show. I know Bika is very unothordox and you've just have to expect that from a guy like Bika.

I know we can agree on this. THIS WAS ONE HELL OF FIGHT AND SHOULD BE MENTIONED AS FOTY IMO.

[Jim Jeffries]

Well I agree and I disagree

I will say in the heat of the moment he was VERY sloppy and there were some rounds were he just abandon his jab but there were rounds he was boxing from the outside. For the most part of the fight he was coming straight in and swinging hooks and uppercuts. I picked Bika to win since the the premiere of the show. I know Bika is very unothordox and you've just have to expect that from a guy like Bika.

I know we can agree on this. THIS WAS ONE HELL OF FIGHT AND SHOULD BE MENTIONED AS FOTY IMO.

To tell the truth, I am talking out of my a$$ a bit because I missed the first 3 rounds. I'll watch the whole fight and get back to you.

[rambov]

Can we all agree that these guys are C fighters???

[Ray Ray]

To tell the truth, I am talking out of my a$$ a bit because I missed the first 3 rounds. I'll watch the whole fight and get back to you.

Man I'm telling the 3 rounds you missed was full of fun and dramatic fighting. Hell the 1st round sets the tone because both fighters hit the canvas.

Can we all agree that these guys are C fighters???

I would say a B- on a good night.

[rambov]

B- then..Agree???

[Ray Ray]

B- then..Agree???

agree........................

[Ringo]

Personally I agree that this was a FOTY candidate, but I think the lack of skill will keep it from really winning the honor. This kind of "hyped," tv-based fight is JUST what the sport needed before some big fights come up at the end of the year. It was kind of a blue-collar finale with a lot of excitement. Lots of activity, lots of big punching, not a lot of boring ring-walking or one-sided dominance. I'm of the opinion that Codrington will never amount to much because he is too willing to let opponents walk forward and then rely on his power (Bika proved that he can be out-powered). Bika has a good chin but utterly terrible technical skills.

As a total aside - I thought the fight should have been over in the first round. Bika mugged Codrington when he was obviously down.