im making my picks now... bika by tko/ko/DQ before 8 over ward abraham by tko/ko before 11 over froch
You're ****ing brave/******ed choosing Bika. I've got Ward TKO (pretty unlikely, but good odds) and Abraham UD.
I cant see Bika beating Ward. I'm still not sure about Froch vs Abraham. I think the key to getting through AA's defence is to hit the very tip of his gloves so you split the guard, this mostly requires straight punches, which is why Dirrell had so much success IMO. He was able to split the guard with a jab and follow with a left straight away or throw the left to the body when AA started to raise his guard even more. But Froch's shots are mostly looping so I cant see him getting through very often. Then again Abraham's output is so low that I can see Froch hitting his arms for twelve rounds and getting a decision.
Go around the gloves, go to the body, move, move, move. Dirrell hit AA a lot because he used excellent lateral movement. Carl can't move like Dirrell, but he can approximate it and create opportunities for himself. Carl has the stamina and the workrate where if he can avoid getting KTFO or knocked down repeatedly he's mostly assured of a UD.
Abraham stoppage Ward UD You must really feel Ward is quite overrated if you think Bika has more than a 20% chance
well the way i see it, bika has more experience than ward, he hits harder than ward, is almost as fast as ward, and is more agressive than ward....bika went through 12 rounds with bute, imo it was a tough fight for both men, and i think bika has matured a bit and know he may not get any other chances down the road, this is it for him, and i think he will lay it all on the line here.... it is a gamble for sure, ward is the better fighter, but i think he is overated, and he could loose this one, you dont need 12 rounds, one punch is all it takes...
I would call this a bad prediction, but of course there are no bad predictions, just unlikely ones. If Bika wins by TKO before 8 you'll look like a genius. My calls: Ward UD Froch UD, even though I want an abraham KO, Froch has been nailed by some massive shots and never seemed bothered.
