Sakio Bika underated

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Sakio Bika has to be the hardest working supermiddle in the world today.

This past year he has fought 3 young undefeated class super middles. Genuine super middles, not dehydrated light heavies or blown up middles or faded names but 3 ambitious hungry, fresh undefeated fighters. He was unlucky not to get the win last night as he made the fight the whole night.

Bika is what he is, you know exactly what you are getting. Your moneys worth!

I hope he gets a big name opponent soon. He will make good money against Chavez Jr and if Chavez cant legitimately beat or even hurt Brian Vera who has been knocked out before, hes in for a rude awakening against Bika!

Not underrated. Just limited.

When people are picking Chavez Jr over him, even after Chavez last fight, he is being under rated!

Name another top super middle who has managed to have 3 fights this year? Or last 3 opponents undefeated?

Bika is an animal and is good for boxing. He gets through his fights on will alone and shows that anyone can win and become a world champion no matter how limited, as long as they have an iron will.

I never said he wasn't tough, or had the heart or will to win- but when we see other skilled fighters and then we look at him, we have to say that his skills are limited and it's probably why most observers don't take him seriously.

The question always lingers- when he gets in there with top flight fighters, what would happen? He will always be the underdog in fights. That's just the way it will be for him UNLESS he can show better skills.

Not that he won't win out the majority of his next fights, but he will be a nightmare for bookies and gaming-houses around the world. And nobody wants to mess with a bookie's spread!

You better believe Ward takes him seriously!

I think we all agree that Ward is todays best super middle and Bika nearly had him out at the end of their fight. If the refs stopped Ward holding he would have been at least dropped. He couldn't ope and had to hold.

Bika also gave Calzaghe one of his hardest fights. Its not as easy as saying that Ward doesn't get hit much then look at Bika and laugh because when the two actually fought Bika had more success than anyone else ever has had against Ward and treated him like a rag doll

Bikas just as dirty as Ward. Throws his head around. Holds, Holds and punches. Bika beat 2 undefeated fighters but those were undefeated fighters with bloated records. Periban was shit and he scraped through that. Periban reminded me of Chavez in that he was a fat bastard, certainly not a "class super middleweight". Its a pretty poor division at the moment so hes lucky hes in with a bad bunch, but theres still plenty there who can beat him.

How is Periban shit?

He was a national amateur champion with wins over the likes of Shawn Porter and he did what your supposed to do to Darnell Boone, he smashed him inside a round and didnt get dropped like Stevenson, Ward and Kovalev!

Its not just 2 undefeated fighters Bika has faced this year its 3. They are unknown quantities until they have faced there first test and Bika was man enough to step in to the unkown 3 times this year against solid proper super middles, not weight drained Yusef Mack or Chad Dawson, or blown up middles like Abraham. Bika is all man

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How is Periban shit?

He was a national amateur champion with wins over the likes of Shawn Porter and he did what your supposed to do to Darnell Boone, he smashed him inside a round and didnt get dropped like Stevenson, Ward and Kovalev!

Its not just 2 undefeated fighters Bika has faced this year its 3. They are unknown quantities until they have faced there first test and Bika was man enough to step in to the unkown 3 times this year against solid proper super middles, not weight drained Yusef Mack or Chad Dawson, or blown up middles like Abraham. Bika is all man

So Periban is class because he had a decent amateur record? Then surely that makes Audley Harrison a valid world class Haye opponent on Haye's record? Olympic Gold Medal winner who lost out at his only shot at a World Title? And you said Haye's record was shit.

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How is Periban shit?

He was a national amateur champion with wins over the likes of Shawn Porter and he did what your supposed to do to Darnell Boone, he smashed him inside a round and didnt get dropped like Stevenson, Ward and Kovalev!

Its not just 2 undefeated fighters Bika has faced this year its 3. They are unknown quantities until they have faced there first test and Bika was man enough to step in to the unkown 3 times this year against solid proper super middles, not weight drained Yusef Mack or Chad Dawson, or blown up middles like Abraham. Bika is all man

So Periban is class because he had a decent amateur record? Then surely that makes Audley Harrison a valid world class Haye opponent on Haye's record? Olympic Gold Medal winner who lost out at his only shot at a World Title? And you said Haye's record was shit.

Audley had numerous losses including by KO before he fought for a world title.

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How is Periban shit?

He was a national amateur champion with wins over the likes of Shawn Porter and he did what your supposed to do to Darnell Boone, he smashed him inside a round and didnt get dropped like Stevenson, Ward and Kovalev!

Its not just 2 undefeated fighters Bika has faced this year its 3. They are unknown quantities until they have faced there first test and Bika was man enough to step in to the unkown 3 times this year against solid proper super middles, not weight drained Yusef Mack or Chad Dawson, or blown up middles like Abraham. Bika is all man

So Periban is class because he had a decent amateur record? Then surely that makes Audley Harrison a valid world class Haye opponent on Haye's record? Olympic Gold Medal winner who lost out at his only shot at a World Title? And you said Haye's record was shit.

Audley had numerous losses including by KO before he fought for a world title.

My point is that Audley had a cracking amatuer record but had done nothing of note as a pro, so he was considered shit. Periban might have had a decent amateur record, but he's achieved nothing as a pro so you can hardly refer to him as a 'top class' Super-Middle can you?

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How is Periban shit?

He was a national amateur champion with wins over the likes of Shawn Porter and he did what your supposed to do to Darnell Boone, he smashed him inside a round and didnt get dropped like Stevenson, Ward and Kovalev!

Its not just 2 undefeated fighters Bika has faced this year its 3. They are unknown quantities until they have faced there first test and Bika was man enough to step in to the unkown 3 times this year against solid proper super middles, not weight drained Yusef Mack or Chad Dawson, or blown up middles like Abraham. Bika is all man

So Periban is class because he had a decent amateur record? Then surely that makes Audley Harrison a valid world class Haye opponent on Haye's record? Olympic Gold Medal winner who lost out at his only shot at a World Title? And you said Haye's record was shit.

Audley had numerous losses including by KO before he fought for a world title.

My point is that Audley had a cracking amatuer record but had done nothing of note as a pro, so he was considered shit. Periban might have had a decent amateur record, but he's achieved nothing as a pro so you can hardly refer to him as a 'top class' Super-Middle can you?

He's done nothing?

He pushed a world champion hard and was unlucky not to get the decision against Jack. All in he has one loss on points to a world champion. Thats one better than George Groves