Showtime to do SMW tournament with Abraham/Kessler/Froch/Taylor/Ward/Dirrell?

[CFH]

Fair enough but two years really isn't that long a time in boxing terms, its four fights for most guys. But besides that who knows what we would have got in the next two years, Kessler fighting some boring mandatories, Andre Dirrell just fought a miniature person last time out, Ward was unlikely to step up for at least a fight or two, Abraham might have wasted more time at middle, etc., etc.

This guarantees a full schedule of great fights for the next two years. Some huge fights. That's greatness IMO. I am fully behind this. Shame Bute isn't involved and its not perfect besides that but its a risk clearly worth taking IMO.

And even Bute can fight Andrade, maybe Bika (or has he already fought Bika, scratch that I guess) and stay busy for a couple years and stake his claim as the guy deserving a shot. Not saying it doesn't suck for him though. Other prospects can also continue to build their name and look towards their chances once this is over.

Two years may not be that long a time, but it's long enough to have a big impact on the division. Also, it could be three years before any of those fighters face someone other than those involved in the tournament. Bute is 29, Allan Green is 29, they are not going to be the same fighters three years from now. I understand why so many people think this tournament is a great thing, but in my eyes the restrictions it places on the division outweigh the positives of this kind of tournament. If it was a year long, I would be all for it, but this is too much.

[OumaFan]

Well they could have done a four man tournament, just a semifinal, final type deal and left out I guess Dirrell and Ward making it just Taylor, Froch, Kessler and Abraham but even that leaves people out, Bute obviously.

I'm not going to go on again about positives outweighing negatives cause its a broken record and obviously its clear where I stand there but that is how I see it. A great schedule of fights. Of course I did just go on about it again but no more from here on out.

Who cares about Allan Green? I guess that's insensitive.

Maybe Bute can fight him, he'll probably price himself out while staring downwards.

[CFH]

Well they could have done a four man tournament, just a semifinal, final type deal and left out I guess Dirrell and Ward making it just Taylor, Froch, Kessler and Abraham but even that leaves people out, Bute obviously.

I'm not going to go on again about positives outweighing negatives cause its a broken record and obviously its clear where I stand there but that is how I see it. A great schedule of fights. Of course I did just go on about it again but no more from here on out.

Who cares about Allan Green? I guess that's insensitive.

Maybe Bute can fight him, he'll probably price himself out while staring downwards.

We are just going around in circles. I admit that I can see where you're coming from, I just happen to disagree.

As for Allan Green, I was just using him as an example of the way in which this tournament could harm the division/other fighters by giving Showtime and these six fighters a monopoly on 168.