Thread: Boxing Preview Analysis: Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Tay

© Winfried Mausolf

An exciting concept in the world of boxing kicks off tonight in Nottingham, England and Berlin, Germany.

Featured is a tournament comprising of six of the world's top super middleweights which will attempt to find out who the premier 168 pounder really is.

Certainly this isn't the first time an elimination tournament has taken place. One looks back to the eight man elimination tournament held in 1967 and 1968 to find a successor to Muhammad Ali, who was stripped of his heavyweight title. This series however could prove to be the most exciting.

The fighters in the tournament are:

Carl Froch - Currently the unbeaten WBC Super Middle Champion heading into his second defence.
Andre Dirrell - Unbeaten in 18 fights and an Olympic Bronze Medallist in 2004.
Jermain Taylor - Former Undisputed Middleweight Champion and also an Olympic Bronze Medallist in the 2000 Games.
Arthur Abraham - Former undefeated Middleweight Champio... Full Boxing Article here...