Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Andre Ward v. Sakio Bika
by Scott Christ on Nov 27, 2010 10:41 PM EST
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Last-minute coverage! Just starting on Showtime is the 168-pound title fight between Andre Ward and Sakio Bika. Enjoy!
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R1 Ward/Bika
Bika 10-9. Rough and tumble round, but that’s exactly the fight Bika wants (and probably the only one he can win). He’s mauling Ward on the inside.
I gave Ward that round, close though.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
ugly
Ward complaining about Bika. Might be getting frustrated early
by David Fucillo on Nov 27, 2010 10:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
"both fighters complaining about headbutts"
lol
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Do you think Bika can win on the cards, with the type of fight he needs to win ugly, chippy, on the inside)?
If so, he better be in great condition for the late rounds
He is using a lot of energy right now
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Nov 27, 2010 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think so if it’s close like it is so far. Two of the judges are from California.
by Polish Rifle on Nov 27, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Ward-Bika Round 2
Ward seems to be more controlled from the outside now. Bika gets him inside and tries to bully him. He’s winging lots of huge punches, but not landing a whole lot. Ward counters a wild swing with a nice stiff jab. Both guys holding and hitting, but Bika is definitely out-dirty-ing Ward so far. Ward trying to keep Bika off of him with the jab, but it’s not doing much. So far, Bika is 100% forcing Ward to fight his fight.
10-9 Bika
20-18 Bika
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I'm a fan of this kind of dirty inside fighting.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I have it 2-1 for Ward
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ward-Bika Rd 3
Ward comes out and starts to brawl with Bika, landing a couple of nice clean shots. Bika grabs onto him and lands a number of body shots while holding. Ward catches Bika with a short left as Bika backs away. Ward very tentative now, and isn’t really hitting with the jab. Bika throwing punches but not landing. Ward not throwing punches, but more accurate when he does. Bika with some really nice work inside at the end of the round. Both guys are wrestling and hitting. Each lands a good uppercut on the other. I barely favor Bika on workrate in that round, but in Oaktown, the judges almost certainly gave it to Ward.
10-9 Bika
30-27 Bika
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R3 10-9 Ward, 29-29
Ugly, but entertaining so far.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Nov 27, 2010 10:51 PM EST reply actions
Ward is cut over his left eye
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SRSLY?
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Beautiful right cross.
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by Scott Christ on Nov 27, 2010 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Great Round!
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I am thoroughly enjoying this dirty tactical shit
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
another Ward round for me
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ward-Bika Round 4
Andre Ward is standing his ground on the outside well for the first time this fight. Cut is ruled as an accidental butt. Bika goes flying, and it was ruled a slip. Ward lands a left hook that makes Bika stagger a bit. Now Ward is bullying Biks on the inside. Left hooks by Ward and Bika land simultaneously. This is a hell of a fight. The two guys are just brawling away on the inside. Solid comeback round for Ward, but Bika had completely gotten his legs back by the end of it, and was back to winging wild shots.
10-9 Ward
39-37 Bika
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Looks like this is the good brawl I was hoping it would be.
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I’d never seen Bika but I’m rapidly becoming his number one fan
http://www.firesteveaddazio.com
Fire Steve Addazio.
Check out Bika-Codrington sometime
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did Berto really KO in R1?
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
yup
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by Scott Christ on Nov 27, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
sets him up for Pac
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Nov 27, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
Ward-Bika Round 5
Heads of the fighters clash to start the round. Ward finding his range with the jab better now and seems to be getting more comfortable in there. Both guys land big left hooks. Gus only mentions that Ward landed. Ward with a nice check hook that Bika steps into. Ward gets nailed with a big left by Bika right back. This one has been a war for the last couple rounds. Ward with a left hook that hits Bika. Ward with a nice combination. Bika is throwing the jab, but Ward is moving around the ring much better now and is confusing Bika a bit when he’s not way inside. Ward has most of the momentum now. The two tee off for the last few seconds, and then at the end of the round, they smile and nod at one another.
10-9 Ward
48-47 Bika
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I'm just going to lay this out there.
If you want to win, do not engage in an inside fight with Andre Ward. This guy knows how to adjust.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ward-Bika Rd 6
The two start out wrestling for the first 30 seconds, and Bika wins the exchange. According to the stats, Bika has thrown nearly twice as many punches as Ward, but Ward has actually landed more punches overall. Bika leaning up on Ward inside and landing some nice body shots and a nice short uppercut. Ward is just leaning on Bika and not doing much in return. Ward now cut over his other eye as well. Bika pushes down Ward and the ref properly calls it a push. Bika wings a wild right that Ward blocks. Not a lot of clean punches landed by either fighter that round, but Bika seemed to win the inside war of attrition.
10-9 Bika
58-56 Bika
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this fight will come down to conditioning
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
R6 10-9 Ward, 59-56 Ward
He’s starting to dictate the action as Bika slows some.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Nov 27, 2010 11:03 PM EST reply actions
Press row all has it strongly in favor of Ward
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I think they are pretty much spot on
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Nov 27, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
Tough fight to score
I’ve got Ward ahead pretty handily now but I can see a Bika card so far.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Nov 27, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
59-55, 59-55, 58-56
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He seems to have settled down a little.
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by Scott Christ on Nov 27, 2010 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Nov 27, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Clear Ward round
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Marquez-Katsidis will start shortly
Vegas crowd is absolutely dead.
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both are in the ring
Buffer intros to come. Just in case anyone’s waiting there.
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by Scott Christ on Nov 27, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh
I may need to watch on DVR
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nope
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by Scott Christ on Nov 27, 2010 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
Ward-Bika Round 7
This round starts out with more wrestling on the inside. The pace has slowed down considerably in the last couple rounds. Bika staying busier again, but really not landing much. Ward comes over the top with a right hand that grazes Bika. Bika with a couple of wild misses. Bika lands a couple of right hands while Ward complains that he was hit on the back of the head. Ward gets Bika on the ropes and is able to win an exchange inside. Close round for Ward, but pretty much every round could go either way.
10-9 Ward
67-66 Bika
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Dammit
I’m out…gotta watch Marquez-Katsidis
by The Boxer Rebellion on Nov 27, 2010 11:08 PM EST reply actions
Cool, back to the inside body shots.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ward-Bika Round 8
Bika is leaning up against Ward. More inside game, although Ward seems to be consistently finding the right hook to the body now. Bika is still winging some wild shots, but Ward is putting up the earmuffs and blocking most of them. Nice right hook by Bika seems to catch Ward. Bika lands about four straight shots on the inside. Ward comes back with a few digging body shots. Despite a very physical fight, both guys seem to still have plenty of energy. Another very close round.
10-9 Ward
76-76
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Bika's corner is accosting him for not throwing in combinations enough
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elbows!
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
nasty nasty round
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
"Some consider that dirty fighting. Some consider that old school fighting."
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ward-Bika Round 9
Both guys on the outside. Bika tries to step in, but Ward pushes him away with an elbow to the throat. Back to fighting inside, and the referee warns Bika for hitting off the break. Ward hits Bika with a big right and seems to have Bika a bit hurt. A left uppercut, followed by an elbow, snaps Bika’s head back. Ward throws a number of good body shots, and in between, motions to the crowd to make more noise. Ward seems to be taking over in the dirtiest round yet.
Ward 10-9
Ward 86-85
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FOR ANYONE COMING INTO THIS THREAD, NO MARQUEZ-KATSIDIS SPOILERS PLEASE
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Ward is no prima donna in the ring, that's for sure.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
pfft
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Ward-Bika Round 10
Ward is boxing on the outside more. Even when he’s not throwing out there, he looks so much more natural than Bika on the outside. Ward with a right hook that backs Bika into a corner. Ward nails Bika with another butt. Bika misses a couple of jabs, Ward jumps out of hte way, parries, and nails Bika with a strong jab of his own. The two are back on the inside, but now it’s Ward throwing the bigger punches. Bika now with a cut from that headbutt. Ward catches Bika with a jab coming inside. Ward is having his best rounds late, and Bika’s workrate has dropped a fair amount.
Ward 10-9
Ward 96-94
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Ward-Bika Round 11
More dirty brawling on the inside. Bika with a strong right hand that cracks Ward, and nobody seems to notice. Ward is getting more aggressive himself, and Bika mostly isn’t able to take advantage. Ward has been able to counter Bika’s wild misses with jabs, but he seems to not want to throw power punches from the outside. A better round for Bika than the previous two, but still clearly a Ward round. Bika’s corner tells him he needs the knockout.
10-9 Ward
Ward 106-103
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Ward has made Bika whine. lol
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Comedy how Ward is proactively guarding against rabbit punches on the inside
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Ward-Bika Round 12
Bika outside but not letting his hands go in the 12th. Ward catches him with a straight right on the inside. Bika misses wildly and Ward turns him around. Ward hitting Bika with the 1-2. Ward counters Bika as he’s throwing some big hooks. Bika has been throwing a lot of big punches over the top, but Ward is slipping most of them. Ward counters and butts him, the referee gives both guys a warning. Wika with a few right hooks. They’re back inside, and Bika is hitting him on the inside. Bika with a big left hook in the last 10 seconds, but Ward stays standing
Bika 10-9
Ward 116-112
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I mean Ward 115-113
Math fail
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Punch stats:
235-398 Ward
201-612 Bika
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OFFICIAL SCORECARDS
120-108
118-110
118-110
UNANIMOUS DECISION FOR ANDRE WARD.
120-108 is inexcusable
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