Nigel Benn V Sakio Bika

[MasterG]

Will the fight be listed on BoxRec?

no

[jamesmcdonnell]

Only if its a fix.

Benn was shot 25 years ago.

Doesn't Bika seem like an overly tough opponent for someone out that long? I'm defo getting the feeling we won't see him turn up full tilt.

Yes, does seem rather suspicious.

[banjo]

Only if its a fix.

Benn was shot 25 years ago.

Doesn't Bika seem like an overly tough opponent for someone out that long? I'm defo getting the feeling we won't see him turn up full tilt.

Really tough, he might have been retired for two years but he left the game in a much better state than Benn did, Nige could barely take a punch at the end of his career, Bika was still winning fights and has never been stopped.

[margaret thatcher]

Even if this was on the cards Bruno would stop Williams pretty easily.

You joking right

Dubois looks a bit faster than normal on the pads there

[jamesmcdonnell]

Even if this was on the cards Bruno would stop Williams pretty easily.

You joking right

Bruno looks slower than shite through a funnel there.

[MasterG]

Even if this was on the cards Bruno would stop Williams pretty easily.

You joking right

Still he would beat Danny Williams though.

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You joking right

Bruno looks slower than shite through a funnel there.

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You joking right

Still he would beat Danny Williams though.

To be fair, my next door neighbour's cat would beat Danny Williams.

[margaret thatcher]

Baldie in the back looks like a crabby pants, especially at 19 seconds, lighten up and enjoy Frank on the pads mate

[coneye]

Don't they both live in Sydney , very small boxing world , sure they would know each other , probably quite well , Feel another bullshit night coming on to relieve idiots of there hard earned , Would much rather see his son in with someone who will hit back and not read the scripts , Tim Tzsu would be a good one ,

[Black Sam Bellamy]

Presume he's skint ?

[MasterG]

The fight has been mentioned on BBC Breakfast News this morning and its the first time ive heard BIBA mentioned on the news too. 4 million watching the news this morning has now heard that there is another boxing commission in the UK other than BBBoC.

Sakio has also been mentioned on the news too so this looks like the opponent whom Benn will be fighting.

Incidentally. I wonder if any tv channel will be showing this bill.

Are any of you Boxrec guys thinking of attending this live?

[MasterG]

Presume he's skint ?

If thats the case Benn wil not be making a million from this fight. I cant see him making more that £30k.

[mickey1975]

Presume he's skint ?

If thats the case Benn wil not be making a million from this fight. I cant see him making more that £30k.

He gets that from a few dinners.

[spudder56]

It seems to me that BIBA will licence anybody with a pulse as long as they pay the licence fee also they will sanction any fight as long as money for them is involved there is a lot of boxers that have had licences withdrawn or refused by the board for whatever reason who BIBA welcome with open arms
I would be very interested to know if anybody has ever been refused a biba licence or is it just a case of pay your money and job done

[Floyd the snake]

There desperate , barely sanction 12 shows a year at very low standard with the majority of boxers having license issues with board hence why they're on them , one thing I have noticed is Irish boxer Marty Kayes boxes on all there shows and Lee murtagh plays some part .

[hitman_hatton1]

of all the opponents they could have gone with.

what a mess.

[spudder56]

There desperate , barely sanction 12 shows a year at very low standard with the majority of boxers having license issues with board hence why they're on them , one thing I have noticed is Irish boxer Marty Kayes boxes on all there shows and Lee murtagh plays some part .

Lee murtagh is head of referees does all training courses and referees as well also I believe he holds a promotors licence well at least he used to hold a licence . You have to take your hat off to gianluca being able to convince everyone involved in what is basically white collar stuff to pay licence and sanctioning fees etc the guy is a brilliant marketing man

[Floyd the snake]

Strange then that the prolific social media guy Lee didn't mention the biggest show in BIBA history at Bradford the other week ? Even stranger that head of refs / judges wasn't there and didn't help with PR for the show ?

[MasterG]

It seems to me that BIBA will licence anybody with a pulse as long as they pay the licence fee also they will sanction any fight as long as money for them is involved there is a lot of boxers that have had licences withdrawn or refused by the board for whatever reason who BIBA welcome with open arms
I would be very interested to know if anybody has ever been refused a biba licence or is it just a case of pay your money and job done

I see what you are saying but why should a sportsman be refused to compete IF he completes every test a GP gives him? The BBBoC do not want to take the risk by giving anyone a licence to compete, they arent an organisation who have a chitload of cash. They will not licence purely because they do not want the risk.

Im not saying that Nigel Benn should or should not be given the right to fight, he is an adult after all and should have the right to do as he pleases. Benn hasnt gone down the BBBoC route purely because he knows the outcome.

Now im not for one minute sticking up or BIBA but what record do they have in the injury stakes? how many of their boxers have had serious life changing injuries in one of their bouts? How many has the BBBoC had? Of course their is a difference in th eamount of bouts that the BBBoC undertake to how many BIBA do. According to BIBA they have the same medical tests that the BBBoC have.

I dont want to you to think im a pro BIBA fan here, they lost a lot of credibility in my opinion allowing Danny Williams to fight Lee McAllister. If someone has been passed fit by a registered GP then why shouldnt they do what they want or enjoy. I know boxing is the hurt business but Benn is an adult and not insane, medically.

[MasterG]

Strange then that the prolific social media guy Lee didn't mention the biggest show in BIBA history at Bradford the other week ? Even stranger that head of refs / judges wasn't there and didn't help with PR for the show ?

Lee is a decent lad actually.

[Covfefe]

Sakio Bika?

What the fornicate?

[jamesmcdonnell]

It seems to me that BIBA will licence anybody with a pulse as long as they pay the licence fee also they will sanction any fight as long as money for them is involved there is a lot of boxers that have had licences withdrawn or refused by the board for whatever reason who BIBA welcome with open arms
I would be very interested to know if anybody has ever been refused a biba licence or is it just a case of pay your money and job done

I see what you are saying but why should a sportsman be refused to compete IF he completes every test a GP gives him? The BBBoC do not want to take the risk by giving anyone a licence to compete, they arent an organisation who have a chitload of cash. They will not licence purely because they do not want the risk.

Im not saying that Nigel Benn should or should not be given the right to fight, he is an adult after all and should have the right to do as he pleases. Benn hasnt gone down the BBBoC route purely because he knows the outcome.

Now im not for one minute sticking up or BIBA but what record do they have in the injury stakes? how many of their boxers have had serious life changing injuries in one of their bouts? How many has the BBBoC had? Of course their is a difference in th eamount of bouts that the BBBoC undertake to how many BIBA do. According to BIBA they have the same medical tests that the BBBoC have.

I dont want to you to think im a pro BIBA fan here, they lost a lot of credibility in my opinion allowing Danny Williams to fight Lee McAllister. If someone has been passed fit by a registered GP then why shouldnt they do what they want or enjoy. I know boxing is the hurt business but Benn is an adult and not insane, medically.

How many bouts have they sanctioned thus far?

Do you really think a GP is going to pick up subtle changes in brain or nervous system function?

[MasterG]

I see what you are saying but why should a sportsman be refused to compete IF he completes every test a GP gives him? The BBBoC do not want to take the risk by giving anyone a licence to compete, they arent an organisation who have a chitload of cash. They will not licence purely because they do not want the risk.

Im not saying that Nigel Benn should or should not be given the right to fight, he is an adult after all and should have the right to do as he pleases. Benn hasnt gone down the BBBoC route purely because he knows the outcome.

Now im not for one minute sticking up or BIBA but what record do they have in the injury stakes? how many of their boxers have had serious life changing injuries in one of their bouts? How many has the BBBoC had? Of course their is a difference in th eamount of bouts that the BBBoC undertake to how many BIBA do. According to BIBA they have the same medical tests that the BBBoC have.

I dont want to you to think im a pro BIBA fan here, they lost a lot of credibility in my opinion allowing Danny Williams to fight Lee McAllister. If someone has been passed fit by a registered GP then why shouldnt they do what they want or enjoy. I know boxing is the hurt business but Benn is an adult and not insane, medically.

How many bouts have they sanctioned thus far?

Do you really think a GP is going to pick up subtle changes in brain or nervous system function?

Ive already mentioned the amount of fights to what BBBoC have. Thats not the issue. The human being is living longer thats a fact, this is because we are medically better than our counterparts 100 years ago. You just cant stop a man from doing something because of his age, IF he is medically of sound mind. Boxing is a hard dangerous sport we all know that but times are changing for the human being. Times have changed for other human beings but im not going down that route.

[spudder56]

How many bouts have they sanctioned thus far?

Do you really think a GP is going to pick up subtle changes in brain or nervous system function?

Ive already mentioned the amount of fights to what BBBoC have. Thats not the issue. The human being is living longer thats a fact, this is because we are medically better than our counterparts 100 years ago. You just cant stop a man from doing something because of his age, IF he is medically of sound mind. Boxing is a hard dangerous sport we all know that but times are changing for the human being. Times have changed for other human beings but im not going down that route.

Ok you make some valid points but as the vast majority on here know Nigel benn was a great fighter in his prime years which were nearly 30 years ago he was shot when he wisely called it a day 25 years ago do you think the rest he’s had is going to turn the clock back to put him back in his pomp ? Time waits for no one I just hope Nigel doesn’t get hurt