How do you see this fight going between two recent opponents of Calzaghe and Kessler. I think while it lasts this fight would be a blast, but i'd say Andrade would land too much on Bika and eventually get the stoppage win. Any thoughts?
Interesting matchup...I think we shouldn't underrate Bika in this one...Andrade would come forward with bombs, and Bika wouldn't be able to hurt him or TKO him, but Bika is great at holding and disrupting...and he would know how to stop getting TKOed too! I think it would go to the cards, with Andrade winning. But it would be close, because Bika would definitely land a few! Andrade UD by 6, at best.
Bika has no chance in this match up! Andrade is a constant pressure fighter, and all Bika really has going for him is that he is ackward! This fight is a stylistic nightmare for Bika! Easy win for andrade!
I think its possible this fight comes off if Andrade keeps winning and Bika does well in the contender.
Andrade will do good against anyone who doesn't have good ring generalship and a great defence, that leaves him open to KO a lot of guys just by merely lasting around and keeping the pressure and workrate going. People forget that Andrade has 1 punch KO power. He fights Yusaf Mack next, a fringe contender who will be a nice highlight KO win for him. All around, I favour Andrade as a much better fighter than Bika, especially head to head. I could pick Andrade over A LOT of guys at SMW confidently, he also has a great reach advantage over most and throws from awkward angles, he's underrated and other than defensively, he's really not bad and carries endless stamina with the great equiliser.
Bika runs out of stamina and Bute stunned him pretty good, Andrade is levels above Bute in raw power.
I agree with most of this... All of the fighters in the top 10 at 168 will avoid andrade for as long as possible. He is by far the most dangerous fighter out there when it comes to risk and reward fights!
Absolutely. Anybody who can pressure effectively, has marginal leg quickness, a tremendous workrate, titanium chin and endless stamina is very very dangerous. Think Antonio Margarito with 1 punch KO power and better pressure, that's Andrade.
Margarito is a better fighter overall IMO. Andrade has a better chin and stamina but Margarito is more intelligent on the ring, throw more punches and combinations and also has some power. I mean, andrade throws one punch at the time so come on. I don't think Andrade has a one punch KO power, its just that most of the times, his opponents are exhausted and thats why he gets a knockout that seems like a one punch KO. He would win againts Bika because Bika wouldn't affect him with his vicious punches and is not skilled enough to outbox him. It wouldnt be a KO because Bika is very tough and has some good stamina but Andrade would win by a wide UD.