Photo Rich Hundley/Showtime: By Peter Wells: Saying the Super Middleweight Super Six tourney was a let down that would be an understatement. With 3 drop outs in Jermain Taylor, Mikkel Kessler and Andre Dirrell. Allan Green who was the first replacement failed to do anything getting a one-sided beating from Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) before being knocked out by Kessler’s replacement Glen Johnson. Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) was the final – and hopefully the final – replacement for Andre Dirrell and has the uphill task of beating Andre Ward.
Sakio Bika
Ward-Bika: Andre says he doesn’t take punishment, just like Mayweather
Photo Rich Hundley /SHOWTIME: By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) defends his title against 31-year-old Showtime replacement fighter Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) this Saturday night in a split Showtime doubleheader with Carl Froch facing Arthur Abraham in the other fight in a different location. Ward, 26, will be facing in front of what will likely be a sellout crowd of 10,000 fans at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.
Bika says he’s going to show Ward his power
By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) intends on making the most of his opportunity against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.
Ward vs. Bika on Saturday
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) defends his World boxing Association title on Saturday against super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) at the Oracle Aren,a in Oakland, California.
Ward in stay busy fight against Bika on November 27th
By Scott Gilfoid: Arguably the world’s greatest super middleweight Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) has a stay busy fight against 31-year-old Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) in less than two weeks at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. This is replacement opponent for the highly skilled Andre Dirrell who was supposed to be fighting Ward in the stage 3 part of the Super Six tournament. However, after Dirrell was injured in his last bout of the tournament, he was forced to pull out of the fight and the entire tournament so that he could heal up. Ward will now be fighting Bika in a non-Super Six tourney fight and will use the fight as a kind of mini tune-up for the big fights that Ward has ahead of him against the likes of Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch or Glen Johnson.
Ward vs. Bika: Does Sakio have any chance agaisnt Andre?
By Scott Gilfoid: The dream match between talents Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) went up in smoke recently when Dirrell was forced to pull out of the Super Six tournament due to a neurological problem stemming from his win over Arthur Abraham on March 27th. Dirrell has since pulled out of the tournament and Ward will now have to settle for fighting 31-year-old Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) in a non-Super Six tournament fight as a temporary fill in bout. While Dirrell had an excellent chance of beating Ward, Bika does not.
Andre Ward to show off his world class talent against Sakio Bika on November 27th
By Scott Gilfoid: I can’t wait until WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) gets the chance to showoff his world class talent on Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) on November 27th in their fight at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. Ward, 26, has been a hidden gem for the past six years since turning pro in 2004, and he’s about to show the world how good he is against the 31-year-old Bika in their non-Super Six tournament fight. Right now, Ward is simply the best fighter in the super middleweight division.
Ward vs. Bika: Andre to give Abraham and Froch a glimpse of what’s in store for them in the future
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) will be giving Super Six tournament fighters Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham a brief glimpse of what’s in store for them in the future when Ward takes on super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) in a non-Super Six tournament fight on November 27th at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.
Ward-Bika: Look for Andre to win every round in a one-sided win
By Scott Gilfoid: Sakia Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) is a fine fighter with good skills and excellent power and a tough style to deal with. However, Bika has the bad luck of facing WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) on November 27th at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. This is a couple of steps too far for the 31-year-old Bika, because not only can’t he deal with Ward’s incredible talent, but he won’t be able to beat him on the inside with his rough house tactics. I can see Bika coming unglued very early on in this fight when he finds himself getting battered by Ward without stop and unable to beat him on the inside either with the rough house tactics.
Ward looking to knock Bika out on November 27th
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) is shooting for a knockout over 31-year-old contender Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) when they meet up next month on November 27th at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California, Ward, 26, isn’t really what you would consider a knockout puncher.