Kessler by wide UD Bika is ever bit as tuff as Andrade............ therefore i reckon he can survive the 12.
kessler apparently handled bika in sparring although i did read that kesslers corner told bika in a couple of rounds to cut out the rough stuff. but kessler will always handle the spoilers better than calzaghe because his style is suited to do so.
Mikkel and Bika sparred together before the Andrade-fight, and at that time Bika was totally outboxed, Bika do not posses the skills to beat Kessler... He is way to easy to outpoint, because he do not exactly have the defense and by the way Kessler is way to fast for him, which will allow him to use his jabs in much better ways than in the Calzaghe fight... But let us have th fight, Kessler needs to start one place... and Bika has a name which people recognize... But my favorite fight for Kessler at he moment would be against Mads Larsen
Bika basically said that Kessler was the most dominant fighter he had ever faced and that was after he took on the Zaghe. I dont think Kess would have to much probs with him. Agreed mc, Mad vs Kess makes sense now, in denmark in a comeback fight im sure it will be big.
I don't think Bika would lose every round against Mikkel...but Kessler should get a bigger score over him than JC, like sean says...
Kessler vs. Larsen will never happen. Larsen has had an "ok" comeback, but he's too slow. Would not be a fair fight. plus the fact that no1 would pay 2 see it. He needs to be going forward now, bring on Bika!
Bika went 12 rounds with Calzaghe and Bute. He'd last 12 rounds against Kessler. This could actually be a dangerous comeback fight for Kessler; Bika is as rough and tough as they come. Would Kessler be ready for such a tough fight after his first loss? Maybe Kessler did dominate Bika in sparring, but anything can happen in a real fight. Bika will be confident coming in as the winner of the contender and Kessler will be at his lowest level of confidence after his first loss. I'd like to see Kessler take an easier comeback fight. I'd hate to see him lose again straight away as this could end his career.