Sakio Bika Eager For a Mikkel Kessler Showdown

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''They can't have a fight, they're friends'' what a line of crap... Calzaghe and him came out good friends.. Gatti - Ward were great friends in the third fight.. Step up and fight him Kessler!!

[Breadbin]

Kessler should be only looking at fighting big names and fotget these waste of time fights.

[skyler]

Would be a good fight and Bika deserves it.. Kessler should beat him fairly easily though.

[hookoutofhell]

this is a strange one - bika has sparred with kessler and has said that he is in a league of his own. so why come out and make these comments, the cynic in me says that bika knows kess is having contractual disputes so a fight with kess is not likely anytime soon, make the statement now so that you can say you at least tried to make the fight.

as for kessler not wanting to fight his friends - kess and andrade grew to be very good friends during their pre-fight tour, that didn't stop kess from manhandling him for 12 rounds.

[salsaking]

Somebody please fight Sakio Bika!

[BattlingNelson]

this is a strange one - bika has sparred with kessler and has said that he is in a league of his own. so why come out and make these comments, the cynic in me says that bika knows kess is having contractual disputes so a fight with kess is not likely anytime soon, make the statement now so that you can say you at least tried to make the fight.

as for kessler not wanting to fight his friends - kess and andrade grew to be very good friends during their pre-fight tour, that didn't stop kess from manhandling him for 12 rounds.

Agree.

I don't know about Andrade and Kessler being freinds before the fight though. You might know better than me. But they were friends afterwards that's for sure. Andrade even took his infant son with him to see Kessler in his training camp at Big Bear mountain as Kess was preparing for Sartisson.

[hookoutofhell]

Agree.

I don't know about Andrade and Kessler being freinds before the fight though. You might know better than me. But they were friends afterwards that's for sure. Andrade even took his infant son with him to see Kessler in his training camp at Big Bear mountain as Kess was preparing for Sartisson.

im pretty sure they were friends beforehand as well, i think i read it on a different website.

it was a feature on andrade before his bout with bute, they were saying how he was such a friendly guy, how he had become close friends with both bute and kessler in the pre-fight tours and countdown etc.

in general andrade does seem like a very likeable guy, alot of journalists and reporters say that he is genuinely humble and honest, he knows his strengths and limitations. he knows hes no SRL but that wont stop him from giving his all, hes alot like glen johnson in that respect. alot of journo's seem to rate kess very highly as well and in the media he does come across as very likeable and down-to-earth despite his undoubted talent.

[Lacrimosa]

How about, everyone?

The IBO isn't a ABC world title belt.

We already have 4, theres complaints that they are too many and its the problem with boxing, now you want to bring in another ****ing belt, **** just becomes laughable.

I do agree 4 are too many.

But at least one of those four is already laughable! The division in the sport needs to have 1 champion! How come the sanctioning body can have TWO champions? And how come they have different notions for different champions??? (interim, regular, super, in recess)... I`m pissed because if the circumstances are right, WBA can have more champions in one division than the rest sanctioning bodies can have together!!!

I don`t care about the belts... I`m pissed because, in some weight classes, there are jerks who dare to show off their belts and claim they are the CHAMPIONS!!! It`s ridiculous...

[street bully]

I've given up on Kessler.

[Mr. Philadel]

Kessler will beat Bika if they fight.....Kessler can beat EVERYBODY at 168