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

[LEGION]

Yeah but its including most of the best fighters in the division (obviously it sucks for Bute and even Andrade although in a perfect world one of them would get the first shot at the winner) so its limiting their competition but still producing loads of quality fights. And the 2 semifinal fights will be the biggest fights in the division.

I like it. A lot actually. I see the issues with it though.

But it also prevents the division from developing. If those 6 fighters can only fight each other, it limits the number of prospects and other talented but unknown 168lb'ers from growing as fighters and making their mark on the division.

Instead of fighting a Jermaine Taylor and growing as a fighter, a young SMW could find himself matched up against someone like Bute for too soon, if they even get a big fight they deserve.

Best case scenario, this tourney takes 2 years, but that's assuming no fights get postponed and no issues/injuries arise that delay or even scrap fights.

There are just too many variables for me to get fully behind this concept.

The issues/injury thing is going to come about; you know it will. I like the idea tremendously though; but wonder if this type thing would benefit up and comers moreso than some of these guys, mostly AA, Froch and Kessler. Taylor could use any help he can get; if this can be considered help{could ruin the rest of his career}. This type thing benefits him and guys like Dirrell and Ward as they get experience and in the public eye more I would think. Let the top dogs stay as is but make this tourny thing for rising stars. I don't know why I came back on; I went and popped some Hydrocodone and am fukked up right now I have bad enough problems thinking straight sober

[CFH]

Yeah but its including most of the best fighters in the division (obviously it sucks for Bute and even Andrade although in a perfect world one of them would get the first shot at the winner) so its limiting their competition but still producing loads of quality fights. And the 2 semifinal fights will be the biggest fights in the division.

I like it. A lot actually. I see the issues with it though.

But it also prevents the division from developing. If those 6 fighters can only fight each other, it limits the number of prospects and other talented but unknown 168lb'ers from growing as fighters and making their mark on the division.

Instead of fighting a Jermaine Taylor and growing as a fighter, a young SMW could find himself matched up against someone like Bute for too soon, if they even get a big fight they deserve.

Best case scenario, this tourney takes 2 years, but that's assuming no fights get postponed and no issues/injuries arise that delay or even scrap fights.

There are just too many variables for me to get fully behind this concept.

The issues/injury thing is going to come about; you know it will. I like the idea tremendously though; but wonder if this type thing would benefit up and comers moreso than some of these guys, mostly AA, Froch and Kessler. Taylor could use any help he can get; if this can be considered help{could ruin the rest of his career}. This type thing benefits him and guys like Dirrell and Ward as they get experience and in the public eye more I would think. Let the top dogs stay as is but make this tourny thing for rising stars. I don't know why I came back on; I went and popped some Hydrocodone and am fukked up right now I have bad enough problems thinking straight sober

Opiods are bad news.

[Conrad]

Don't know if this has already been posted on here but this SMW contest has now been officially announced. Press conference at MSG this Monday with all fighters/promoters present:

Super Middleweight Tournament Officially Announced - Boxing News