SUPER SIX World Boxing Classic: Super Middleweight Boxing Tournament

[lefthook00]

There was a thread on this a while back but I couldn't find it, so I made another one b/c it starts this Saturday on Showtime!!!!!!!!! I'm so pumped for this!!!!!!!


Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor
Record: 28-3-1, 17 KO's
Age: 31
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 74.5"
Strengths: Very athletic, very fast hands, faced the most elite competition, good pop in his punches, great jab when used, great chin early in the fight.
Weaknesses: Cardio, bad balance, doesn't follow gameplan, keeps hands too low, fights with his heart instead of brain.

Andre "Son of God" Ward
Record: 20-0-0, 13 KO's
Age: 25
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 73"
Strengths: Undefeated, very fast hands and feet, highly skilled, rangy, works off the jab, good feints, mixes up punches.
Weaknesses: Hasn't faced a lot of elite competition, no power, untested chin, slow to develop in the pros, doesn't like to fight inside/clinch.

Mikkel "Viking Warrior" Kessler
Record: 42-1-0, 32 KO's
Age: 30
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 73"
Strengths: Good power, great chin, good hand speed, very tough, aggressive, physically imposing, doubles up the jab, well rounded, killer uppercut.
Weaknesses: Somewhat predictable, robotic at times, doesn't like fighting while backing up.

Andre "The Matrix" Dirrell
Record: 18-0-0, 13 KO's
Age: 27
Height: 6'2"
Reach: 75"
Strengths: Undefeated, good power, very athletic, very fast hands and feet, southpaw, good jab, good size,
Weaknesses: Hasn't faced a lot of elite competition, can be pressured, less effective in close distances, suspect chin.

Carl Froch
Record: 25-0-0, 20 KO's
Age: 32
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 74.5"
Strengths: Very tough, great chin, good pressure fighter, cuts off ring well, a bit unorthodox, good power through whole fight, very game.
Weaknesses: Keeps hands too low, lacks athleticism, show-boating can get him in trouble against elite competition.

Arthur "King" Abraham
Record: 30-0-0, 24 KO's
Age: 29
Height: 5'10"
Reach: 72"
Strengths: Undefeated, great chin, good speed, good power, very tough, good defense, good at tempting fighters to open up for counters.
Weaknesses: Not busy enough, lays on the ropes sometimes, on the shorter side, less reach.


Jermain Taylor vs. Arthur Abraham = Jermain Taylor UD 12
Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward = Mikkel Kessler TKO 9
Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell = Carl Froch KO 10

Bolded above is what I HOPE happens, not what I think will happen..

[lefthook00]

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http://multimedia.pol.dk/archive/00193/Mikkel_Kessler_veje_193881c.jpg

http://blackathlete.net/artman2/uploads/1/Andre_Dirrell.jpg

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[qrich]

Jermain Taylor vs. Arthur Abraham = King Arthur by 10th round KO
Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward = Kessler by UD
Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell = Froch by UD

[Reef]

Can't wait for this tourney to start!

I'm going with:
Abraham
Kessler
Dirrell

[lefthook00]

All of these fighters are fairly young and are in/entering their primes!!! If Ward or Dirrell win, they are the future of boxing. If Kessler wins, he proves what everyone already thought, that he is the #1 supermiddle in the world. If Froch or Arthur win, they will gain a lot of US fans. If Taylor wins, it will be his official comeback party. If they lose but put up a good fight, they will stil gain exposure and fans!!!

This is the best ever for the fans!!!! Thank you UFC for the competition, this wouldn't be possible without you!!!!! There are 4 undefeated fighters in this tourney!!!

They should do this with the welterweights too...I bet you anything Mayweather would find a way out of it if it happened.

[Soulja Boy]

im rooting for jermain taylor and andre ward, id love to see taylor vs ward in the finals

[Tarik One]

They should do this with the welterweights too...I bet you anything Mayweather would find a way out of it if it happened.

The Mayweather hatred never goes away. This tournament is nothing more than a marketing tactic to draw some interest the division that has been relatively weak for years. They did the same thing years ago with the Middleweights when Hopkins, Trinidad, William Joppy among others fought one another (Hopkins knocked out Trinidad in the final).

As for Mayweather, why would he be willing to participate in some cheap tournament going against fighers who we all know are far inferior to him to begin with? What does he gain from that?

[lefthook00]

The Mayweather hatred never goes away. This tournament is nothing more than a marketing tactic to draw some interest the division that has been relatively weak for years. They did the same thing years ago with the Middleweights when Hopkins, Trinidad, William Joppy among others fought one another (Hopkins knocked out Trinidad in the final).

As for Mayweather, why would he be willing to participate in some cheap tournament going against fighers who we all know are far inferior to him to begin with? What does he gain from that?

I'm a HUGE Mayweather fan, I'm just saying...

It wasn't really the same b/c it was only Hopkins, Eastman, Trinidad, and Joppy, and it wasn't set up before hand, this sh*t is solidified...and 2 out of those 3 fights(Hopkins/Tito, Tito/Joppy) were amazing.

In order to be the best, you have to keep proving it. Going against a shot Gatti, Mitchell, then an old a$$ DLH, a Hatton that moved up to fight him, then Marquez who jumped 2 weight divisions right away.....ehhhhhhhh...kind of weak when he could have fought Mosley, Cotto, Margarito, PAUL WILLIAMS, Winky, Clottey...ya dig? Throw in Berto and you have the GREAT EIGHT WELTERWEIGHT tourney, it would be so bad a$$...

[Lebron23]

Taylor via Split Decision
Froch via late 11th Round KO.

[Soulja Boy]

i hope andre ward wins the tournament or at least jermain taylor

[lefthook00]

i hope andre ward wins the tournament or at least jermain taylor

Yeah it would be tight if an American wins it. Taylor is my favorite fighter out of the group but I don't know if he can win it all...

[Soulja Boy]

Yeah it would be tight if an American wins it. Taylor is my favorite fighter out of the group but I don't know if he can win it all...

he could he beat bernard hopkins twice he can do it id wanna see him rematch froch, or Taylor vs Ward would be huge but i dunno abraham is tough

[Lebron23]

i hope andre ward wins the tournament or at least jermain taylor


Taylor should implement the Hit and Run Tactics. He's a very skilled boxer, he should never go to toe with a guy like Abraham because his stamina is still questionable.

Taylor should use his boxing skills and experience to win by decision.

[Lebron23]

I'm a HUGE Mayweather fan, I'm just saying...

It wasn't really the same b/c it was only Hopkins, Eastman, Trinidad, and Joppy, and it wasn't set up before hand, this sh*t is solidified...and 2 out of those 3 fights(Hopkins/Tito, Tito/Joppy) were amazing.

In order to be the best, you have to keep proving it. Going against a shot Gatti, Mitchell, then an old a$$ DLH, a Hatton that moved up to fight him, then Marquez who jumped 2 weight divisions right away.....ehhhhhhhh...kind of weak when he could have fought Mosley, Cotto, Margarito, PAUL WILLIAMS, Winky, Clottey...ya dig? Throw in Berto and you have the GREAT EIGHT WELTERWEIGHT tourney, it would be so bad a$$...


They are currently discussing a future fight between Ricky Hatton and Juan Manuel Marquez next year in the 140 lbs division.


If Ricky trains harder, and hires a new trainer next year he is going to beat Marquez because JMM wouldn't beat any elite boxers in the Junior Welterweight and Welterweight Division.

JMM should unify the crown in the Lightweight Division. I rather see him fight Edwin Valero, and Nate Campbell in 2010.

[Soulja Boy]

Taylor should implement the Hit and Run Tactics. He's a very skilled boxer, he should never go to toe with a guy like Abraham because his stamina is still questionable.

Taylor should use his boxing skills and experience to win by decision.

ye abraham has no technique hes just crazy and wild, hes more wild and dangerous then carl froch and froch Kod taylor in round 12... because taylor gassed out, but i think if jermain uses that jab he will do fine he might win well see what happens

[lefthook00]

They are currently discussing a future fight between Ricky Hatton and Juan Manuel Marquez next year in the 140 lbs division.


If Ricky trains harder, and hires a new trainer next year he is going to beat Marquez because JMM wouldn't beat any elite boxers in the Junior Welterweight and Welterweight Division.

JMM should unify the crown in the Lightweight Division. I rather see him fight Edwin Valero, and Nate Campbell in 2010.

I would love to see all of those matches, but Marquez's clock is ticking, he's like what, 36 now? I don't know if Hatton is going to fight any time soon, he has gained sooooooo much weight..

[Dasher]

The DVD potential for this tourney is great. Training camp footage, boxing historians, and the fights themselves will make this a must own. There better be a box set.

[SCREWstonRockets]

The Mayweather hatred never goes away. This tournament is nothing more than a marketing tactic to draw some interest the division that has been relatively weak for years. They did the same thing years ago with the Middleweights when Hopkins, Trinidad, William Joppy among others fought one another (Hopkins knocked out Trinidad in the final).

As for Mayweather, why would he be willing to participate in some cheap tournament going against fighers who we all know are far inferior to him to begin with? What does he gain from that?

I agree. He will gain nothing from a tournament like this. That is why he needs to fight Shane or the winner of Pac/Cotto. Problem is I don't think he wants to fight Shane, there could be money problems with Pac and Floyd already turned down Cotto in which Cotto called him a "chicken" and said "he knows he doesn't want to fight me."

[Lebron23]

I am rooting for Andre Ward. I know that he's an underdog in this tournament, but I think he can take his game into another level.

[lefthook00]

I agree. He will gain nothing from a tournament like this. That is why he needs to fight Shane or the winner of Pac/Cotto. Problem is I don't think he wants to fight Shane, there could be money problems with Pac and Floyd already turned down Cotto in which Cotto called him a "chicken" and said "he knows he doesn't want to fight me."

You say he has nothing to gain from a tournament like that but you want him to fight 3 of the 7 other fighters I suggested earlier?

The 3 you want Mayweather to fight:
Shane: Cotto beat him. Winky permanently dented his face 2x. Both Cotto and Winky would be in the tourny.
Cotto: Margarito made him say "no mas". Clottey busted him up badly. Both would be in the tourny.
Pac: Smaller than everyone else that would be in the tourny.

The rest of the fighters:
Margarito: Floyd turned down 8 mill to fight him before Floyd was making the super bucks. Crippled Cotto.
Winky: Draw with Jermain Taylor, embarrassed Trinidad & Mosley, DLH ducked him, went up and lost a decision to Bernard Hopkins.
Williams: Everyone is afraid of him, thats why he had to go up to middleweight to get a fight with Pavlik. Beat Winky.
Clottey: He can't be hurt. Lost a close decision to Margarito. Beat Zab and Diego Corrales. Lost a split decision(which many think he won) to Cotto and busted his face open in the process.
Berto: He isn't ready for Floyd, but he shows a lot of promise.

[Reef]

Good video and article.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4562416&name=rafael_dan

[lefthook00]

Gonna bump this thread until Saturday...

[IcanzIIravor]

You say he has nothing to gain from a tournament like that but you want him to fight 3 of the 7 other fighters I suggested earlier?

The 3 you want Mayweather to fight:
Shane: Cotto beat him. Winky permanently dented his face 2x. Both Cotto and Winky would be in the tourny.
Cotto: Margarito made him say "no mas". Clottey busted him up badly. Both would be in the tourny.
Pac: Smaller than everyone else that would be in the tourny.

The rest of the fighters:
Margarito: Floyd turned down 8 mill to fight him before Floyd was making the super bucks. Crippled Cotto.
Winky: Draw with Jermain Taylor, embarrassed Trinidad & Mosley, DLH ducked him, went up and lost a decision to Bernard Hopkins.
Williams: Everyone is afraid of him, thats why he had to go up to middleweight to get a fight with Pavlik. Beat Winky.
Clottey: He can't be hurt. Lost a close decision to Margarito. Beat Zab and Diego Corrales. Lost a split decision(which many think he won) to Cotto and busted his face open in the process.
Berto: He isn't ready for Floyd, but he shows a lot of promise.

Margarito is a proven cheat. I find his win over Cotto suspect and wonder how long he has cheated. As for the rest of what you wrote, I'd be for it.

[lefthook00]

Margarito is a proven cheat. I find his win over Cotto suspect and wonder how long he has cheated. As for the rest of what you wrote, I'd be for it.

Yeah he should have gotten suspended for A LONG TIME for that...that's really really really dangerous.

[Lebron23]

Bump

[lefthook00]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shosports/sets/72157622600336706/show/

Weigh-in slideshow, everyone looks to be in GREAT shape!!! Either Taylor is taller than 6'0" or Abraham is shorter than 5'10", or both. Abraham looks like a midget. WAR TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Reef]

HOLY FU.CK!!! Taylor KTFO in 12th again!

[lefthook00]

HOLYYYY *****TTTTTTTTTTTTT1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Taylor looked dead!!!!!!! I feel so bad for him...Abraham Hiroshima'd Jermain's face1!!!

[Reef]

JT wasn't throwing any power shots. Just jabbed the whole fight. Abraham's body was always exposed but JT seemed too scared to let his hands go.

[Reef]

Next fight is at 8pm EST.

[DonDadda59]

Any links?

I'm in the fu*king boondocks upstate right now, don't have Showtime up here. :rant

[lefthook00]

Any links?

I'm in the fu*king boondocks upstate right now, don't have Showtime up here. :rant

Try justin.tv the Froch/Dirrell fight is going to start in a bit...

[Reef]

Any links?

I'm in the fu*king boondocks upstate right now, don't have Showtime up here. :rant

The Dirrell-Froch fight's at 8 EST. Try some of these links out then:

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=53263&part=sports

[DonDadda59]

Appreciate it, Reef and LeftHook :cheers:

[SAKOTXA]

KIIIIIIIIIIING ARTHUUUUUUUUUUUUUR ABRAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM . King Arthur gonna take it all

[lefthook00]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8-tlIVaNb8

Here is the KO, watch it before it gets taken down.

[Lebron23]

That was a brutal Knock Out. Jermain Taylor is Officially Done while Arthur Abraham is the real deal.

[Lebron23]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shosports/sets/72157622600336706/show/

Weigh-in slideshow, everyone looks to be in GREAT shape!!! Either Taylor is taller than 6'0" or Abraham is shorter than 5'10", or both. Abraham looks like a midget. WAR TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Abraham looks close to 5'8". No chance in the hell that this guy is 5'10" because boxrec currently listed Taylor at 5'11".

[DonDadda59]

Jermain Taylor is a fizzle, just a notch above Jeff Lacy. Abraham caught him flush w/ that straight right :applause:

[Lebron23]

Jermain Taylor is a fizzle, just a notch above Jeff Lacy. Abraham caught him flush w/ that straight right :applause:


Jermain needs to retire after this tournament. I hope Abraham will fight in the US, so that he can gain some International Exposure.

[lefthook00]

Maybe Taylor should remove himself from the tourny for safety reasons...Bute, Andrade, or Allan Green as a replacement?

[Lebron23]

Maybe Taylor should remove himself from the tourny for safety reasons...Bute, Andrade, or Allan Green as a replacement?

I agree. Every boxers in this tournament are capable of beating Jermain Taylor because he's already a damaged goods.

[Reef]

Who would've thought this was the same guy who beat Hopkins twice.

Anyways here's a link for the Froch-Dirrell fight. Right now the undercard is going on:
http://www.atdhe.net/8921/watch-carl-froch-vs-andre-dirrell-

[Lebron23]

^Bernard Hopkins should fight Jermain Taylor after he beat Roy Jones Jr. next year.

Revenge of the 44 yrs.old.

:lol :lol :lol

[Reef]

It's starting!!

http://www.atdhe.net/8921/watch-carl-froch-vs-andre-dirrell-

[lefthook00]

It would be cool if USA won but Froch might beat him up...

Damn I always get so nervous before huge boxing matches!!!!

[Reef]

I'm goin with Dirrell pulling off the upset.

[lefthook00]

Haha I like Dirrell's army outfit.

[lefthook00]

WOW Froch's girl is HOT

[Reef]

WOW Froch's girl is HOT

+1:bowdown:

[Lebron23]

WOW Froch's girl is HOT


She's only 21 yrs.old while Carl Froch is 32. Joe Cazalghe became jealous, and he's now dating a 19 yrs. old chick.

[lefthook00]

She's only 21 yrs.old while Carl Froch is 32. Joe Cazalghe became jealous, and he's now dating a 19 yrs. old chick.

Haha shes a banger too

[Lebron23]

Haha shes a banger too

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tnEVS34jWAw/R095yWnEFUI/AAAAAAAAAnE/lNlQgSplWRo/s1600-R/rachael_cordingley_and_louise_cliffe_107196_12.jpg

http://www.rachaelcordingley.com/images/gallery/image71.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00841/rach-carl_350x475_841842a.jpg

She's hot.

[lefthook00]

LOL did u hear his girl? "Come on Carly!!!"

Dirrell's speed advantage is really apparent. I feel like he can land that overhand left on him when he's fighting southpaw.

[Lebron23]

http://www.videolivestreaming.co.uk/watch.php

[lefthook00]

Haha Froch is getting pissed.

[Reef]

These commentators need to get Froch's di.ck outta their mouths.

[lefthook00]

These commentators need to get Froch's di.ck outta their mouths.

Yeah he's getting schooled.

[Reef]

That point was bull****. Froch's pulling rabbit punches in the holds and doesn't lose a point.

[Reef]

Dirrell should take it but you never know with the hometown advantage.

[DonDadda59]

Split Decision? :wtf:

Dirrell was robbed blind :roll:

[lefthook00]

F*cking Bull**** He Got Robbed Thats So Wack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Reef]

Wow, what a robbery!!!!!

[Lebron23]

That was a BS.

Dirrell won the fight.

[Beebo]

what the ****!! the black guy clearly won the fight

[Lebron23]

Split Decision? :wtf:

Dirrell was robbed blind :roll:

If you are an Outsider/Foreigner you will not win a fair fight in Thailand, Puerto Rico, Japan, Britain, Texas, and Germany unless you KO your opponent.

[DonDadda59]

If you are a Outsider/Foreigner you will not win a fair fight in Thailand, Puerto Rico, Japan, Britain, Texas, and Germany unless you KO your opponent.

Yup, same with Diaz in Houston... just hometown advantage bs. Froch couldn't land anything the whole fight, he was off balance and looked foolish... at least Dirrell is taking it well, learning experience for him.

[Lebron23]

Jim Grey was right that was a hometown decision.

Kessler is going to own Froach in the next round.

[lefthook00]

Froch is getting his a$$ whooped if they fight again, Dirrell was way nervous for this fight.

[Lebron23]

Can the winner of the Williams and Pavlik fight replace Jermain Taylor in the Super 6 Tourney?

[DonDadda59]

Jim Grey was right that was a hometown decision.

Kessler is going to own Froach in the next round.

Kessler was my pick to win it all from the start, he's just a tier higher than everyone in the tournament.

[Lebron23]

Froch is getting his a$$ whooped if they fight again, Dirrell was way nervous for this fight.


He's going to be a future World Champion someday. We need to see a rematch next year at the Madison Square Garden.

Dirrell won the fight 115-112.

[Reef]

Just read this in the ESPN Dan Rafael chat about Taylor:


Lou said Jermain had a severe concussion and is in the hospital for precautionary reasons. He has had short term memory loss. Lou said he'll stay in the hospital for several days as a precaution. No decision has been made about his future in the tournament.

Scary stuff. Looks like Allan Green might take his spot.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/28871/rafael-after-dark

[Lebron23]

I hope Jermain Taylor is alright.

[Undisputed]

That decision was the biggest joke I've ever seen. Dirrell clearly won that fight. I'm seriously speechless...Dirrell put on a complete clinic. Sickening decision. That's really f*cked up.

Can you believe Dirrell got a point taken away after all the dirty fighting Froch was doing?!?!?! American fighters should never go to England to fight again after that. My goodness. They just robbed Dirrell of his biggest win in his career, he deserved it.

[Reef]

Bump for Ward vs. Kessler on Nov. 21st!

[Reef]

Any predictions for tomorrow?

[DonDadda59]

Any predictions for tomorrow?

Kessler is too strong and technically sound. He's my favorite to win it all, I think he takes tomorrow's match via a late stoppage or unanimous decision.

I have no idea why this tournament isn't getting more hype, I'm sure it would do much better on HBO (who should copy the idea for other weight classes).

[Reef]

I think everyone's still too caught up in the Pac-Cotto fight and now the Pac-Mayweather fight.

Kessler should take it but Ward's speed could pose some problems.

[Undisputed]

I've been following this closely, nice bump. I can't wait for this fight. Kessler is one of my favorite fighters right now, I'd like to see him lay it to Ward. It should be a good fight. I'm just waiting to see Froch get destroyed in his next bout, he's lucky the fight was fixed against Dirrell because he clearly lost. Dirrell put on a clinic and they gave it to that bum.

[Lebron23]

Official Weigh in

Kessler - 167
Ward - 166.5

Mikkel Kessler is one of the best fighters in the Super Middleweight Division, and He's a more experience boxer than Andre Ward.

Ward is the underdog in this fight, but I am rooting for him cause he's one of the most exciting young boxers today.

[lefthook00]

I don't know if Ward will be able to take Kessler's punches, but Ward definitely isn't stopping Kessler...it may play out like Dirrell-Froch, but Ward is less of a runner and Kessler is much better than Froch...

[Reef]

I don't know if Ward will be able to take Kessler's punches, but Ward definitely isn't stopping Kessler...it may play out like Dirrell-Froch, but Ward is less of a runner and Kessler is much better than Froch...

Exactly, it comes down to Ward's chin IMO. If he can take the punches, I wouldn't be surprised to see him get a UD. He held up well against Miranda. Otherwise, I'd take Kessler with a late TKO.

BTW: Fight starts at 10pm EST. Hopefully, we'll have some streams going on.

[qrich]

Here we gooooo

[DonDadda59]

Kessler's afraid to throw his right for some reason...

[Reef]

Ward's killin it!

[Lebron23]

Andre Ward is the future of boxing.

[Reef]

Ward's the real deal. He's making Kessler look like an amateur.

[qrich]

First time I'm seeing Kessler fight and I'm scratching my head after reading how "great" and how he was Goliath for this tournament.

Sucks that the two cuts on Kessler are due to head clashes, albeit, I don't think it would make a huge difference at this point. All thats left to determine is if King Arthur will have sole possession of first place or if he'll share it with one of these two (Ward is dominating but Kessler can still somehow KO Ward. I'm never going to say a match is over after the Froch-Taylor bout)


Edit: As I pressed enter, the fight has ended. Ward & King Arthur are tied for first place now.

[Reef]

First time I'm seeing Kessler fight and I'm scratching my head after reading how "great" and how he was Goliath for this tournament.

Sucks that the two cuts on Kessler are due to head clashes, albeit, I don't think it would make a huge difference at this point. All thats left to determine is if King Arthur will have sole possession of first place or if he'll share it with one of these two (Ward is dominating but Kessler can still somehow KO Ward. I'm never going to say a match is over after the Froch-Taylor bout)


Edit: As I pressed enter, the fight has ended. Ward & King Arthur are tied for first place now.

Seriously, I don't know how he's been considered such a dominant champ. I just assumed he was, so I thought he'd take it, but he had absoloutely no answer for Ward's speed.

[Lebron23]

And The New WBA Super Middleweight Champion of the World Andre "Son of God" Ward.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[DonDadda59]

Kessler let me down, didn't want to fight inside or throw his right. Ward was sloppy as hell in the middle rounds leaving himself wide open but Mikkel did nothing.

Congrats to Andre on winning his first championship. If he hooks up with a Freddie Roach or Nazim Richardson calibre trainer, he could go straight to the top of the P4P list someday. :applause:

[qrich]

Seriously, I don't know how he's been considered such a dominant champ. I just assumed he was, so I thought he'd take it, but he had absoloutely no answer for Ward's speed.

Fully with you here. And I was wrong, King Arthur keeps sole possession of first place :rockon:

I don't see anything real interesting for the next stage besides Kessler vs Froch.

King Arthur vs Andre Dirrell
Kessler vs Carl Froch
Taylor vs Ward

[Lebron23]

Kessler let me down, didn't want to fight inside or throw his right. Ward was sloppy as hell in the middle rounds leaving himself wide open but Mikkel did nothing.

Congrats to Andre on winning his first championship. If he hooks up with a Freddie Roach or Nazim Richardson calibre trainer, he could go straight to the top of the P4P list someday. :applause:

I love to see Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson after this tournament.


:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Undisputed]

Ward pulls out the upset. He fought a good fight. It's nice to see the underdog win.

[Reef]

Fully with you here. And I was wrong, King Arthur keeps sole possession of first place :rockon:

I don't see anything real interesting for the next stage besides Kessler vs Froch.

King Arthur vs Andre Dirrell
Kessler vs Carl Froch
Taylor vs Ward

I'll definitely be rooting for Kessler against Froch. I hope Froch gets KTFO! Dirrell vs. Arthur should be interesting with Dirrell's speed against Arthur's ridiculous power.

[Lebron23]

Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham this coming Saturday.

[Lebron23]

Official Weigh-in:

http://www.boxingnews24.com/wp-content/uploads/dirrell-abe3.jpg

Andre Dirrell - 167.5 lbs.
Arthur Abraham - 168 lbs.

[Lebron23]

Arthur Abraham is one of the best pressure fighters today. This is gonna be Dirrell's fight plan/strategy against King Arthur.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS4Uo9kMpRU

If he trade punches with King Arthur he's gonna get KTFO.

[Undisputed]

I'm hoping Dirrell can pull this off. I think his length and speed will give Abraham a lot of trouble. Not to mention that Dirrell is an exceptional counter puncher. This is going to be a nice match-up. Dirrell got robbed against Froch.

[Reef]

Dirrell should try Pac's strategy against Clottey. Clottey's defensive shell is really similar to Abraham's and Abraham doesn't throw too many punches either.

Dirrell should just throw tons of punches to prevent Abraham from getting off and when he does open up, Dirrell can maybe use his speed to counter him.

If you saw the Taylor-Abraham fight, you saw that when Taylor was throwing lot of jabs, Abraham stayed in his shell.

[Reef]

Arthur Abraham is one of the best pressure fighters today. This is gonna be Dirrell's fight plan/strategy against King Arthur.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS4Uo9kMpRU

If he trade punches with King Arthur he's gonna get KTFO.


That was exactly his strategy with Froch.

[Lebron23]

Bump

[lefthook00]

I want to see a freaking KO tonight!!!

[Dasher]

Abraham is going down.

[Dasher]

Andre Dirrell just knocked down Arthur Abraham!

[Dasher]

I guess no one is watching this demolition.

[Dasher]

Wow Abraham just showed a lack of class and composure.

[Lebron23]

Andre Dirrell defeated Arthur Abraham via Round 11 Disqualification. That was a cheap shot from Abraham.

[Jackass18]

Any video of the cheap shot?

[Dasher]

Antonio Tarver is an excellent commentator. The mouthy athletes often fail to make the transition seamlessly, but Antonio is really good.

[SAKOTXA]

That was a cheap shot, but that was some nice acting by Dirrell. Sandra Bullock should be happy that the Oscars are over. He barely ****ing hit him.

[Undisputed]

Dirrell just completely exposed Abraham. I knew he would. It was just a stylistic nightmare for Abraham. That dirty punch should disqualify him from the whole tournament. Abraham is a piece of shit that shouldn't even be in a boxing ring. Got beat like a bitch and then acted like a bitch about it.

[Undisputed]

That was a cheap shot, but that was some nice acting by Dirrell. Sandra Bullock should be happy that the Oscars are over. He barely ****ing hit him.
He barely hit him?!?! That's complete bullshit. He hit him hard as hell, not to mention that Dirrell wasn't even expecting it.

[SAKOTXA]

Dirrell just completely exposed Abraham. I knew he would. It was just a stylistic nightmare for Abraham. That dirty punch should disqualify him from the whole tournament. Abraham is a piece of shit that shouldn't even be in a boxing ring. Got beat like a bitch and then acted like a bitch about it.

Lol he is still going to win the tournament, Dirrell was just a mismatch for him and he got way too overconfident.

[STUD]

Dirrell was winning that fight Abraham was doing much better in the latter rounds it's unfortunate the fight had to end that way. I knew Dirrell was going to give Abraham problems styles make fights. And yet if you study all of Dirrell fights the guy has a major problem with his balance maybe he have vertigo or something because he falls or slip in every fight. I think I'm going to stop watching the super six tournament every fight ends in controversy.

[Undisputed]

Lol he is still going to win the tournament, Dirrell was just a mismatch for him and he got way too overconfident.

You're not giving Dirrell a shot? He just put on a clinic against an undefeated fighter. I'd say he's the favorite right now. The fight against Froch was obviously a hometown gift to Froch, Dirrell clearly won that fight. He has a real shot at winning it all if he recovers well from the dirty punch.

Abraham lost all of my respect tonight. I'm pretty shocked, he completely fell apart tonight because he was losing...talk about pride issues. I couldn't believe that he was as desperate to whine about low blows when they were clearly body shots. Then the intentional dirty punch when Dirrell slipped to the ground was just completely ridiculous. I'm rooting for Abraham to fail for the rest of his career. There's no room in boxing for dirt bags like this guy. I bet it's not fun for him when he doesn't have german refs catering to him.

[Lebron23]

Andre Ward is going to win the tournament.

[Reef]

Andre Ward is going to win the tournament.

Agreed.

[Round Robin]

Didn't see the Dirrell-Abraham fight because I was at the HBO twinbill (Great fights in Guzman-Funeka II and Maidana-Cayo), but that definitely shakes things up...

I've been hearing a lot of rumors about Ward that I hope aren't true, people saying his leg injury isn't legit and that he's having issues with his promoter, thinking of pulling out of the tournament altogether...

Next up in Kessler-Froch...I was thinking Kessler but really feel Froch has the momentum going into this one and that Kessler has slipped a bit, going with Froch

[Lebron23]

Official Weigh In


http://www.proboxing-fans.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/FrochKesslerWeighin.jpg

http://www.proboxing-fans.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/KesslerFrochWeighin6.jpg


Carl Froch - 167.25 lbs
Mikkel Kessler

[Undisputed]

This tournament has been incredible so far. Froch Vs. Kessler should provide a lot of action.

[Lebron23]

Kessler defeated Froch via unanimous decision to win the WBC super middleweight title. (117-111, 116-112, and 115-113.)

[Undisputed]

That was a great fight. Both fighters showed a lot of heart, but Kessler clearly deserved the decision. Fight of the year so far.

[ZenMaster]

Fcuk yeah Kessler! Taking it down for the whole country! Made us proud tonight!

[Lebron23]

Andre dominated Green to retain his WBA Super Middleweight title.

[Dasher]

Can we pay Green to go away too?

[Lebron23]

I am currently watching the replay of the Green-Ward Bout. Andre is a great inside fighter. Dirrell is probably the only boxer in this tournament that would give him some major problems.

[Lebron23]

Mikkel Kessler is withdrawing in the Super 6 tournament due to an eye injury. Lucian Bute would be the perfect replacement.

[Reef]

Mikkel Kessler is withdrawing in the Super 6 tournament due to an eye injury. Lucian Bute would be the perfect replacement.

That's too bad. I wonder if Green continues now since it's uneven? I just want to see Abraham KO Froch. Dirrell vs. Ward has some serious potential.

[Lebron23]

That's too bad. I wonder if Green continues now since it's uneven? I just want to see Abraham KO Froch. Dirrell vs. Ward has some serious potential.

Kessler said he's going to fight the winner of the Super Six tournament next year.

[Reef]

Abraham vs. Froch today. Fight should start in about 45 mins-1hr. Undercard is on right now.

http://boxingguru.co.uk/gurutv.html

I hope King Arthur KTFO's Froch.

[lefthook00]

Abraham vs. Froch today. Fight should start in about 45 mins-1hr. Undercard is on right now.

http://boxingguru.co.uk/gurutv.html

I hope King Arthur KTFO's Froch.

Thanks bro. F*ck Froch.

[Reef]

Fighters are making their entrances.

Man, these British commentators are the biggest homers. Of course they all pick Froch to win and then call the American Super 6 boxers good actors after the Dirrell-Abraham fight.

[Reef]

What a joke. Abraham acted like a punching bag until the 12th. This was just like Pac-Clottey.

I can't stand Froch's girlfriend screaming constantly during the fight. She's so annoying. Hopfully Ward or Johnson will destroy him in the next fight.

[Lebron23]

Nice win by Carl Froach. He already has a good resume. King Arthur should go back to the Middleweight Division.

[Lebron23]

Andre Ward defeated Sakio Bika,

Scorecards: 120-108, 118-110, 118-110 all for champion Andre Ward

[Lebron23]

Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham is another good fight.

:rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[Lebron23]

Andre Ward vs. Carl Froch for the WBA, WBC and Ring Magazine Super Middleweight titles.


http://www.livefight.com/images/pages/1323731929froch-ward.jpg

http://fightnews.com/Boxing/taletape460.jpg

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-12/66826237.jpg

Official Weight in

Carl Froch - 167.5 lbs
Andre Ward - 168 lbs

[Lebron23]

bump

[DonDadda59]

I got Jesus by UD, but looking for Froch to bring it and make it an interesting fight.

[MalikWadeCounty]

link?

[Brujesino]

I'm watching it here

http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/98560/1/watch-strikeforce-:-melendez-vs-masvidal.html

[Lebron23]

Andre Ward defeated Carl Froch via UD.

118-110, 115-113, 115-113

[Lebron23]

I'm watching it here

http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/98560/1/watch-strikeforce-:-melendez-vs-masvidal.html

If Ward continue fighting quality opponents. He would easily surpass Roy Jones Jr. at the end of his boxing career.

I want to see Ward vs. Dawson/Hopkins winner and Bute.

[Scoooter]

Froch looked like shit.

[lefthook00]

Good showing from Ward. Froch was just weird tonight. What's next for Ward? Dirrell(his mandatory)? Martinez moves up? Bute? Hopkins/Dawson/Pascal or others at light heavy? I wish Calzaghe was still around. That would be a cool fight.

This tourney has changed the careers of so many fighters. Kessler's aura is gone, Taylor pretty much got his career ended, Ward grew up, Froch made it all the way to the finals, Abraham got exposed, mixed feelings about Dirrell, Greene is done.