Bika is anything special, even if he does go on to win that 5-rounder tournament. The only reason why people know his name is because he fought Calzaghe following Lacy and Calzaghe didn't look impressive (although still winning by large margins. Wider than Bute?). In Australia, where people have seen all of Bika's fights, he isn't rated extremely highly. A very good fighter, don't get me wrong, who can do nothing but hold his head high after his performances against Beyer, Calzaghe and Bika (although falling short, clearly on the last two occassions). He had already been beaten by Soliman in a proper 12 rounder (don't let the MD fool you, it was fairly close, but should of been a UD). I'd also tip Green to beat him deciscevly, possibly by stoppage. Remember Green, while not on the level of Calzaghe and arguably Bute, is still a natural light-heavy with freakish power. So stoppage isn't out of the question. It shows the Ring's international knowledge by placing him in their top 10... solely off the Calzaghe fight. :? :huh :-( :good
:rofl You will conseede however, that he hasn't quite proven it yet?:shock: That's an unprecedented display of objectivity from a Froch fan.:good
1- the new improved supernatural calzaghe who will move the sport on in new ways and put a vicious beating on kessler 2- regular calzaghe as seen against lacy, mitchell, eubank, reid etc.