Super six tournament!!!!

[markb018]

I am going with Ward, I believe he will have a loss if he has to fight Direll , other than that He wins.

[JazMerkin]

It's a tough choice.

I don't think it will be any of Froch, Ward or Taylor.

Froch because he doesn't have the skillset to get him through this tournament of five fights relying on power & heart. It dug him out of a hole against Taylor, but you can't rely on that every fight & I feel that's all he's got.

Ward still struggles to convince me. He has a questionable power & chin. Yes he may outbox more than a few fighters along the way, but I just think he's liable to drop too many rounds & I'm not sure he could deal with the bigger punchers in this.

Taylor is either already on the slide or will be as the tournament progresses. 18 months is a long time in boxing & I just don't see JT having enough to carry him to the finish.

The 3 that I'm obviously torn between are Kessler, Abraham & Dirrell.

Kessler appears to be the most exceptional fighter in the bunch, I find it hard to really see anything that he does poorly. However, I think he can struggle with speed a bit, I felt he dropped rounds to Mundine on this basis & it obviously affected him against Calzaghe. I think he's the best, but I can also see him losing one along the way, maybe at the semi-final stage.

Abraham I think is a guy who doesn't look as good as he is. We all see the flaws & yet he seems to find a way to win even if he's having an off-night. I think this tournament could be his motivation to really step it up. He's also very good at boxing the bigger man & has enough that I would fancy him to beat the vast majority of fighters. His defence is very good & I expect him to beat Taylor similar to how I believe Winky Wright did. Still, one key problem is that apart from his win over Miranda he's as unproven at SMW as Dirrell or Ward. It's hard to bank on him when we don't know how he'll deal with these bigger guys.

Dirrell really shouldn't be near the discussion. He's the least experienced, hasn't always looked great & there are questions over his chin. But, I just feel his natural gifts exceed that of every other fighter in the tournament. A lot relys on the Froch fight. If he wins that than I think he will start to have the necessary experience to win the whole thing.

A lot of that is due to the length of the tournament. If the final was next summer I'd favour Abraham or Kessler. However, it's almost a year after that & I feel Dirrell & Ward are the only 2 fighters with no wear & tear on them. As I said, I don't rate Ward that much, so I think that if Dirrell can get past Froch, he will start to peak as a fighter as the tournament goes on, whilst I suspect the others might start to slip a bit. Also the fact no one else picked him made me want to give him a pity vote. So despite the fact, a lot tells me it will be Abraham or Kessler, I'm gonna go with Andre Dirrell.

[markb018]

It's a tough choice.

I don't think it will be any of Froch, Ward or Taylor.

Froch because he doesn't have the skillset to get him through this tournament of five fights relying on power & heart. It dug him out of a hole against Taylor, but you can't rely on that every fight & I feel that's all he's got.

Ward still struggles to convince me. He has a questionable power & chin. Yes he may outbox more than a few fighters along the way, but I just think he's liable to drop too many rounds & I'm not sure he could deal with the bigger punchers in this.

Taylor is either already on the slide or will be as the tournament progresses. 18 months is a long time in boxing & I just don't see JT having enough to carry him to the finish.

The 3 that I'm obviously torn between are Kessler, Abraham & Dirrell.

Kessler appears to be the most exceptional fighter in the bunch, I find it hard to really see anything that he does poorly. However, I think he can struggle with speed a bit, I felt he dropped rounds to Mundine on this basis & it obviously affected him against Calzaghe. I think he's the best, but I can also see him losing one along the way, maybe at the semi-final stage.

Abraham I think is a guy who doesn't look as good as he is. We all see the flaws & yet he seems to find a way to win even if he's having an off-night. I think this tournament could be his motivation to really step it up. He's also very good at boxing the bigger man & has enough that I would fancy him to beat the vast majority of fighters. His defence is very good & I expect him to beat Taylor similar to how I believe Winky Wright did. Still, one key problem is that apart from his win over Miranda he's as unproven at SMW as Dirrell or Ward. It's hard to bank on him when we don't know how he'll deal with these bigger guys.

Dirrell really shouldn't be near the discussion. He's the least experienced, hasn't always looked great & there are questions over his chin. But, I just feel his natural gifts exceed that of every other fighter in the tournament. A lot relys on the Froch fight. If he wins that than I think he will start to have the necessary experience to win the whole thing.

A lot of that is due to the length of the tournament. If the final was next summer I'd favour Abraham or Kessler. However, it's almost a year after that & I feel Dirrell & Ward are the only 2 fighters with no wear & tear on them. As I said, I don't rate Ward that much, so I think that if Dirrell can get past Froch, he will start to peak as a fighter as the tournament goes on, whilst I suspect the others might start to slip a bit. Also the fact no one else picked him made me want to give him a pity vote. So despite the fact, a lot tells me it will be Abraham or Kessler, I'm gonna go with Andre Dirrell.

How can you question Ward's chin when he is only been down once in the amateurs??

[skel1983]

It's a tough choice.

I don't think it will be any of Froch, Ward or Taylor.

Froch because he doesn't have the skillset to get him through this tournament of five fights relying on power & heart. It dug him out of a hole against Taylor, but you can't rely on that every fight & I feel that's all he's got.

Ward still struggles to convince me. He has a questionable power & chin. Yes he may outbox more than a few fighters along the way, but I just think he's liable to drop too many rounds & I'm not sure he could deal with the bigger punchers in this.

Taylor is either already on the slide or will be as the tournament progresses. 18 months is a long time in boxing & I just don't see JT having enough to carry him to the finish.

The 3 that I'm obviously torn between are Kessler, Abraham & Dirrell.

Kessler appears to be the most exceptional fighter in the bunch, I find it hard to really see anything that he does poorly. However, I think he can struggle with speed a bit, I felt he dropped rounds to Mundine on this basis & it obviously affected him against Calzaghe. I think he's the best, but I can also see him losing one along the way, maybe at the semi-final stage.

Abraham I think is a guy who doesn't look as good as he is. We all see the flaws & yet he seems to find a way to win even if he's having an off-night. I think this tournament could be his motivation to really step it up. He's also very good at boxing the bigger man & has enough that I would fancy him to beat the vast majority of fighters. His defence is very good & I expect him to beat Taylor similar to how I believe Winky Wright did. Still, one key problem is that apart from his win over Miranda he's as unproven at SMW as Dirrell or Ward. It's hard to bank on him when we don't know how he'll deal with these bigger guys.

Dirrell really shouldn't be near the discussion. He's the least experienced, hasn't always looked great & there are questions over his chin. But, I just feel his natural gifts exceed that of every other fighter in the tournament. A lot relys on the Froch fight. If he wins that than I think he will start to have the necessary experience to win the whole thing.

A lot of that is due to the length of the tournament. If the final was next summer I'd favour Abraham or Kessler. However, it's almost a year after that & I feel Dirrell & Ward are the only 2 fighters with no wear & tear on them. As I said, I don't rate Ward that much, so I think that if Dirrell can get past Froch, he will start to peak as a fighter as the tournament goes on, whilst I suspect the others might start to slip a bit. Also the fact no one else picked him made me want to give him a pity vote. So despite the fact, a lot tells me it will be Abraham or Kessler, I'm gonna go with Andre Dirrell.

How can you question Ward's chin when he is only been down once in the amateurs??

Sorry to burst your bubble mate Ward has been down in his pro career and todate he has fought a bunch of tomato cans.

His chin looks shaky to me.

[markb018]

It's a tough choice.

I don't think it will be any of Froch, Ward or Taylor.

Froch because he doesn't have the skillset to get him through this tournament of five fights relying on power & heart. It dug him out of a hole against Taylor, but you can't rely on that every fight & I feel that's all he's got.

Ward still struggles to convince me. He has a questionable power & chin. Yes he may outbox more than a few fighters along the way, but I just think he's liable to drop too many rounds & I'm not sure he could deal with the bigger punchers in this.

Taylor is either already on the slide or will be as the tournament progresses. 18 months is a long time in boxing & I just don't see JT having enough to carry him to the finish.

The 3 that I'm obviously torn between are Kessler, Abraham & Dirrell.

Kessler appears to be the most exceptional fighter in the bunch, I find it hard to really see anything that he does poorly. However, I think he can struggle with speed a bit, I felt he dropped rounds to Mundine on this basis & it obviously affected him against Calzaghe. I think he's the best, but I can also see him losing one along the way, maybe at the semi-final stage.

Abraham I think is a guy who doesn't look as good as he is. We all see the flaws & yet he seems to find a way to win even if he's having an off-night. I think this tournament could be his motivation to really step it up. He's also very good at boxing the bigger man & has enough that I would fancy him to beat the vast majority of fighters. His defence is very good & I expect him to beat Taylor similar to how I believe Winky Wright did. Still, one key problem is that apart from his win over Miranda he's as unproven at SMW as Dirrell or Ward. It's hard to bank on him when we don't know how he'll deal with these bigger guys.

Dirrell really shouldn't be near the discussion. He's the least experienced, hasn't always looked great & there are questions over his chin. But, I just feel his natural gifts exceed that of every other fighter in the tournament. A lot relys on the Froch fight. If he wins that than I think he will start to have the necessary experience to win the whole thing.

A lot of that is due to the length of the tournament. If the final was next summer I'd favour Abraham or Kessler. However, it's almost a year after that & I feel Dirrell & Ward are the only 2 fighters with no wear & tear on them. As I said, I don't rate Ward that much, so I think that if Dirrell can get past Froch, he will start to peak as a fighter as the tournament goes on, whilst I suspect the others might start to slip a bit. Also the fact no one else picked him made me want to give him a pity vote. So despite the fact, a lot tells me it will be Abraham or Kessler, I'm gonna go with Andre Dirrell.

How can you question Ward's chin when he is only been down once in the amateurs??

Sorry to burst your bubble mate Ward has been down in his pro career and todate he has fought a bunch of tomato cans.

His chin looks shaky to me.

He was knocked down in 05, turns out he wasnt knocked down in the amateur fights. Still don't buy that he has a questionable chin. He took a few solid shots from Miranda and looked fine.