Who wins the super middle tourny?

[Kev]

Before the tourney started I was picking Ward. We'll have to see how he copes with Kessler, sure won't be easy an easy fight for Andre, but I was also really impressed with Artur Abraham.

I really underated him, his performance against Jermain was so commanding. He beat him without even breaking a sweat. He's got power, composure, a solid defence, and accurate, well timed punches.

He's going to be very hard to beat in this competition. Interested to see how he handles Dirrell, I expect him to dominate him completely and make him look like a boy.

[blegit]

One thing is for sure, Dirrell will have to come much better against AA than he did against Froch. So it may have been a blessing in disguise that he went through this with Froch. I am going to go with Ward for the sake of picking a winner of the tourney but I think Kessler and AA are the only other ones who can take this.

[GuyIncognito76]

I'm not entirely sure how they're going to decide the semi's; will it be #1 ranked in the first round table versus #4, or a new draw?

But I wouldn't be suprised if they "fix" it so that there is at least a chance of an American fighter in the final: This doesn't bother me that much as it is a "soft fix" and they are the ones paying for it.

So, I expect Abrahams to face Kessler in one of the semis and Ward to face either Dirrell or Froch (I still think Froch will only pick up two points, but I can only see Dirrell getting two also; does this mean Froch qualifies because he beat Dirrell?)

Now, Ward v Froch should be a good fight with Ward being a strong favourite, mainly due to the fact that Froch will probably be coming in off two defeats: So Andre advances.

Kessler v Abrahams will probably go one of two ways; Kessler be decision or Abrahams by KO. I pick Kessler but Abrahams has a huge chance; and a decision in his favour is not out of the question either.

Ward will be fresher going into the final as he will have had the easiest passage but he still loses comfortably.

I'm sticking with Kessler.

[Kev]

I'm not entirely sure how they're going to decide the semi's; will it be #1 ranked in the first round table versus #4, or a new draw?

But I wouldn't be suprised if they "fix" it so that there is at least a chance of an American fighter in the final: This doesn't bother me that much as it is a "soft fix" and they are the ones paying for it.

So, I expect Abrahams to face Kessler in one of the semis and Ward to face either Dirrell or Froch (I still think Froch will only pick up two points, but I can only see Dirrell getting two also; does this mean Froch qualifies because he beat Dirrell?)

Now, Ward v Froch should be a good fight with Ward being a strong favourite, mainly due to the fact that Froch will probably be coming in off two defeats: So Andre advances.

Kessler v Abrahams will probably go one of two ways; Kessler be decision or Abrahams by KO. I pick Kessler but Abrahams has a huge chance; and a decision in his favour is not out of the question either.

Ward will be fresher going into the final as he will have had the easiest passage but he still loses comfortably.

I'm sticking with Kessler.

They have said the top ranked fighter will fight the fourth place and the 2nd and 3rd each other.

Extra points scored for knockout will count I imagine.

What I'm interested in is if the 1st fighter gets home advantage against the 4th and the 2nd against the 3rd. Seems fair, but of course that word is not known in boxing.

[GuyIncognito76]

They have said the top ranked fighter will fight the fourth place and the 2nd and 3rd each other.

Extra points scored for knockout will count I imagine.

What I'm interested in is if the 1st fighter gets home advantage against the 4th and the 2nd against the 3rd. Seems fair, but of course that word is not known in boxing.

Ah! I would suspect Ward will fight at home even if he should finish fourth.

[amat]

They have said the top ranked fighter will fight the fourth place and the 2nd and 3rd each other.

Extra points scored for knockout will count I imagine.

What I'm interested in is if the 1st fighter gets home advantage against the 4th and the 2nd against the 3rd. Seems fair, but of course that word is not known in boxing.

Ah! I would suspect Ward will fight at home even if he should finish fourth.

People are blowing this Andre Ward home advantage waaay out of proportion. He has a home field advantage versus Kessler in Oakland. The other two fights scheduled for him are against other Americans, he's not going to travel out of his country but he still won't be fighting in his backyard. Fighting in the south against Jermain Taylor and in the midwest against Andre Dirrell is not Andre Ward fighting at home for 3 fights. It's good he got Kessler at home, that was most important I think he can get by on the road against the other guys. Froch got a fight in his backyard against an American, a gift from the Gods and it paid off for him. I really doubt Andre Ward is going to have a more home advantage then Froch has already received.

I say Ward wins it, I do think Kessler to be the most well rounded fihter in the tournament but I think Ward can frustrate him enough with his feet and with a higher punch output to get the decision. I also believe these are the two best boxers in the tournament but I think Abraham has a chance to beat either of them on any given night. I am looking forward to this sooooo much.

[Drago]

They have said the top ranked fighter will fight the fourth place and the 2nd and 3rd each other.

Extra points scored for knockout will count I imagine.

What I'm interested in is if the 1st fighter gets home advantage against the 4th and the 2nd against the 3rd. Seems fair, but of course that word is not known in boxing.

Ah! I would suspect Ward will fight at home even if he should finish fourth.

People are blowing this Andre Ward home advantage waaay out of proportion. He has a home field advantage versus Kessler in Oakland. The other two fights scheduled for him are against other Americans, he's not going to travel out of his country but he still won't be fighting in his backyard. Fighting in the south against Jermain Taylor and in the midwest against Andre Dirrell is not Andre Ward fighting at home for 3 fights. It's good he got Kessler at home, that was most important I think he can get by on the road against the other guys. Froch got a fight in his backyard against an American, a gift from the Gods and it paid off for him. I really doubt Andre Ward is going to have a more home advantage then Froch has already received.

I say Ward wins it, I do think Kessler to be the most well rounded fihter in the tournament but I think Ward can frustrate him enough with his feet and with a higher punch output to get the decision. I also believe these are the two best boxers in the tournament but I think Abraham has a chance to beat either of them on any given night. I am looking forward to this sooooo much.

yo amat very good post!

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