Anybody see jaidon codrington vs Sakio Bika?

Question

Its one of the most exciting fights i have seen this year.

Answer 1

Yah, it was a good one. I kept thinking that we'd get similar action in more fights if the winner's share really meant something. These 2 were going for life-altering cash with a win. I think that instead of guaranteed money, a big chunk of the purse should go to the winner. For example, a 1 million dollar purse, both fighters get 250k, with the remaining 500k up for grabs. If one of the fighters is a champ, then he'll automatically get 500k for the fight, and if he wins, gets a total of 750k with the challenger getting the rest. Basically, a bigger cut than what there is now for the winner.

Now to get back to the fight, it was exciting, but let's temper things a bit by realizing that these 2 fighters are not elite fighters, these are 2 fringe contenders that put caution aside for the big cash. A lot like Gatti-Ward, when you had two evenly matched, but limited fighters going at it tooth and nail, the skill wasn't there, but the action was. If you put either JC or SK into the ring with a Calzaghe or Hokpins or Pavlik and you'll see a 1-sided beat down. This was a great fight for middle-of-the-road fighters, but I'd take any two great fighters over this any day.

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to the dude below me on this thread, middle-of-the-road fighters get title shots and lose, all the time. It's what a champion calls a "safety fight" to earn some easy cash. Happens all the time.
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With all the multiple weight classes and multiple sanctioning bodies, a middle-of-the-road guy can get title shots easily enough. I don't even want to sit and calculate just how many titles there are available to a guy that's willing to move up or down in weight a few pounds. Heck, even Gatti won a world title.

Answer 2

Was Rooting For Jaidon, But Im Happy For Sakio He Seems Like A Pretty Good Fella. GREAT Fight. Jaidon Needs To Keep Moving On He Could Be Good Sometime Soon.

Answer 3

That fight was awesome. Jaidon did not deserve to win and that is why he got knocked out. He got cocky and couldn't back it up. If you are boxing a former Olympian you have no chance, whether he won or lost on the Olympics does not matter.
All I have to say is: "When you have so many muscles, including in your eyebrows, nothing can really truly hurt you. Not even a young punk like Jaidon."

GO SAKIO!!!!

Answer 4

Considering Bika has gone the 12-round distance in losses against both Joe Calzaghe (October 14, 2006) and Lucian Bute (June 15, 2007) in both their home countries, I don't think Bika can be considered a middle of the road fighter. He was beaten but not beaten down. That experience helped Bika considerably in his bout against Codrington.

When people start thinking about the best bouts of 2007, the Bika-Codrington bout will get a number of votes.

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To the person above me, people who continually contend for world titles and lose are called perennial contenders, not middle of the road boxers. Middle of the road boxers are those who come close but don't get world title shots.

Answer 5

Great fight!!!!!!!!!! and I'm glad Sakio won. No offense to anyone, but that was the black version of Morales vs Barrera, that was some serious boxing. This was the best fight I've seen in a long time, I hope to see each of them fight in the future.

Answer 6

Great fight, interesting opposition. That's a fight two hungry fighters should make.

Answer 7

That fight was awesome i watched the whole thing

Answer 8

that fight was amazing. little disappointed jaidon didn't win .

Answer 9

yes yes the best fight ever