Mundine will win this by a wide UD, as much as i would like Bika to cause the upset, i highly doubt it.
I think Kessler might have a go at Mundine sooner than you think...but I don' think it will be before end of 2008 at the earliest...it would give him a title and the WBA probably like him more than Mundine anyway... Bute is not ready for Kessler yet. Fastest he could be if he improves at a good rate is mid 2009 or so...Kessler is not ranked with the IBF so unless he plans to become mandatory, Bute will not take him on because he feels he is not ready. I am sure we will see Kessler v. Bute in 2009 or early 2010!:good
Joe Calzaghe Joe Calzaghe Anthony Mundine Lucian Bute Joe Calzaghe 1. Joe Calzaghe MUST BE wba 1 . Jurgen Brahmer 2 . Carl Froch 3 . Dennis Inkin 4 . Jean Pascal 5 . Vitaly Tsypko 6 . Cristian Sanavia 7 . Markus Beyer 8 . Librado Andrade 9 . Fulgencio Zuñiga 10 . Mario Veit 11 . Stanislav Kashtanov 12 . William Joppy 13 . Peter Manfredo Jr. 14 . Danilo Haussler 15 . Devy Gogiya must be WBC 1. Dennis Inkin 2. Dimitri Sartison 3. Danilo Haussler 4. Gusmyl Perdoma 5. Jurgen Brahmer . 6. Jean Paul Mendy 7 Jeff Lacy 8. Christian Sanavia 9. Vitaly Tsypko 10. Librado Anrdrede 11. Carl Froch 12. Stjepan Bozic 13.Epifanio Mendoza 14. Jean Pascal 15. Mads Larsen IBF 1 Not Rated 2 Not Rated 3 Carl Froch 4 Dennis Inkin 5 Jeff Lacy 6 Robert Stieglitz 7 Jurgen Brahmer 8 Edison Miranda 9 Crisitian Sanavia 10 David Gogiya 11 Vitaly Tsypko 12 Jean Pascal 13 Anthony Hanshaw 14 Librado Andrade 15 Allan Green WBO i think 1 Juergen Braehmer 2 Jean Pascal 3 Denis Inkin 4 Lucian Bute 5 Carl Froch 6 Cristian Sanavia 7 Robert Stieglitz 8 Jean Paul Mendy 9 Jeff Lacy 10 Karoly Balzsay 11 Librado Andrade 12 Allan Green 13 Ruben E. Acosta 14 Fulgencio Zuniga 15 Kariz Kariuki fightnews own rankings 1.calzaghe 2. Lucian Bute 3. Mikkel Kessler 4. Jeff Lacy 5. Anthony Mundine 6. Dennis Inkin 7. Jurgen Brähmer 8. Sakio Bika 9. Markus Beyer 10. Librado Andrade 11. Jean Pascal 12. Carl Froch 13. Alejandro Berrio 14. Vitaly Tsypko 15. Allan Green 16. Anthony Hanshaw curtersy of fight ews this was 12th novemeber. i have no idea why kessler is not ranked anywhere unless it takes them a month to update.
if choc had an infected toenail it'd b "career threatening"...hes got all the tools but he lacks the intangibles...
I think Bika deserves a title shot. IMO, the sequence McCrary-Soliman-Codrington is more than enough to get a title shot.
The IBF ranking you posted are not up to date. Champion: Lucian Bute 1 NOT RATED 2 Vitaly Tsypko 3 Carl Froch 4 Dennis Inkin 5 Jurgen Brahmer 6 Robert Stieglitz 7 Alejandro Berrio 8 Librado Andrade 9 Edison Miranda 10 Jean Pascal 11 Jeff Lacy 12 Crisitian Sanavia 13 Allan Green 14 David Gogiya 15 Anthony Hanshaw #2 Tsypko will fight #6 Stieglitz to become Bute's mandatory challenger.
Mundine is a huge name in Australia. Noone knows who Bika is. It would be a good fight if it happens. Mundine needs more world renowned fighters like Bika on his resume.
If this is true Kessler could change Promotor for free. He has a clause in his contract that he can't leave as long as he is ranked in any of the boxing federations. I think he should leave Palle, as he is sick.
True...you would think that with all the money they have they could employ a guy to keep the site up to date and pull their coattails when a fighter retires...