Calzaghe-Bika

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 07 Sep 2006, 04:43

I have a feeling that Bika will surprise people and give one hell of a fight.If I turn out to be wrong, fair enough.

Can anyone give me examples of fights where a well known champion took on an unknown challenger & was given a real fight. Where the unknown challenger wasn't even rated by the sanctioning bodies & the press.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 07 Sep 2006, 05:12

Calzaghe will win easily. I've seen Bika v Beyer and lets be honest it was 4 rounds against a guy who always starts slow, and lets be honest is on the way down. Calzaghe will beat him with ease.

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 07 Sep 2006, 05:27

Um, Apollo Creed-Rocky Balboa? Calzaghe should win by a canter.

TheGoods · Post by **TheGoods** » 07 Sep 2006, 05:30

I also saw the Bika - Beyer fight and felt he was on top against the German. If Joe struggles with the weight and starts believing the hype then this one could get interesting.

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 07 Sep 2006, 06:04

OK, but can anyone answer the quastion?

i.e. what little known fihgters, not ranked by highly by sanctioning bodies have gone on to put up excellent world title challenges, or had top class careers

woe31 · Post by **woe31** » 07 Sep 2006, 06:07

Keith Mullings against Raul Marquez. Came in as a late sub and busted him up pretty bad. Didn't score the fight at the time, but felt that Mullings had done enough to get the nod.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 07 Sep 2006, 06:20

Steve Robinson vs John Davidson.

Nigel Benn vs Lou Gent

Zab Judah vs Carlos Baldomir (although Baldomir was officially highly ranked, not really considered so independently).

Vivien Harris vs Carlos Maussa

Injin Chi vs Koshimoto

Coconut · Post by **Coconut** » 07 Sep 2006, 07:16

How high was Morales when he beat Zaragoza?

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 07 Sep 2006, 08:23

Salvador Sanchez - Azumah Nelson - not sure how high Azumah was ranked but he was a complete unknown at the time

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 07 Sep 2006, 08:26

Coconut wrote:How high was Morales when he beat Zaragoza?

dunno, but Morales already beaten Acero Sanchez, a man who'd fought on just about level terms with Zaragoza over 2 fights