AA's future in the Super 6

[erics44]

If Arthur Abraham drops out then the Super Six has been a gigantic failure in my eyes. Of course, many of us suspected as much in the begining. It's too harsh a sport to make a long term scheme like this pan out.

A few great fights is fine, but as a wound wobin (Kripke) it's proved itself garbage.

the format was daft which has taken something way from it

it hasnt been a failure tho, we have had

AA v Taylor, Froch v Dirrell, Ward v Kesser, Froch v Kessler, AA v Dirrell, Froch v AA

thats 6 fights between the best supermiddles in the world, when have we had that before?

[Master]

It has helped Froch/Ward fight the best fighters in the division and gain some credibility.

[SalTheButcher]

i saw that coming


at this point they should just do froch vs ward with the johnson getting a shot at the winner

[milmascaras1]

it's better that abraham pulled out because i don't think he would have made any difference in the tournament anymore and considering the way he got manhandled last night. i also think he should go back down to middleweight cause those big super middles will continue to eat him up.

[BoxingGorilla]

Yeah, I have to disagree with myself and agree with Bilbo.

[Majesty]

Why does everyone lately pull out before they fight Ward?

[Kel]

Why does everyone lately pull out before they fight Ward?

Because they ain't Froch.

[Majesty]

Why does everyone lately pull out before they fight Ward?

Because they ain't Froch.

Very true, this tournament isnt a failure, because Froch and Ward is going to be a classic, I think, and if Glen Johnson fights the winner it would be great as well.

Losing Abraham isn't a loss, imo because his last fight just showed where he stands, he's lost 2 in a row, he doesn't deserve to be near the final. Ward vs Froch is going to be great. These fights served their purpose and why should the losers fight each other twice? Who really wants to see Abraham vs Ward or Froch again?

Andre Ward has won twice, and Froch has won twice, they've won the most in the tournament, so they SHOULD fight each other, these other fights between were just a formality, if it gets this final over quicker im all for it .

[JohnnyKickAss]

Abraham says in an interview with Bild that Wegner will stay as his trainer and that he is considering going back to middleweight,because at super middle the other fighters are all bigger than him and he would always be the smaller boxer...


source:

Arthur Abraham: Geschlagener Boxer behält Trainer Wegner - Sport - Boxen - Bild.de


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AA had big problems making weight at middleweight and most middleweights are at least taller than AA,so IMO its a stupid idea going back down...

[armin]

"BILD: Ihr Trainer Uli Wegner hat Sie als Feigling während des Kampfes beschimpft. Sind Sie ein Feigling?"
I think that's Wegner using the word coward to describe AA during the fight, pretty harsh coming from a coach. Also the last question was whether he would take part in the fight against Andre Ward early next year and he said yes. As for going down to middle again yeah it's not like he was ever the biggest man down there, and if he had trouble making weight a year ago then he still will have trouble making weight today.

[Ant Live]

If it is true, Johnson and Bika should fight for an mandatory spot to fight the winner after a propose big fight with the winner of the Super 6 against Bute.

[erics44]

If it is true, Johnson and Bika should fight for an mandatory spot to fight the winner after a propose big fight with the winner of the Super 6 against Bute.

whooooaaaa, thats even more complex than the original set up

[gest12645]

Well,Im not too surprised if this is true. Hard to disagree its the best choice for his career. Ward would easily outpoint him most likely. He should go down to middleweight .

[erics44]

Well,Im not too surprised if this is true. Hard to disagree its the best choice for his career. Ward would easily outpoint him most likely. He should go down to middleweight .

would you have said ward would easily outpoint him before you saw the Froch fight?

[Kev]

I don't blame Artur for not wanting to carry on. If he doesn't think he can win, and needs a confidence building easier fight next then you can't force a man to sacrifice his career to a tournament where we already have the top two fighters lined up to fight each other anyway.

Let Abraham go back to middleweight if he wishes.

If I was working for Showtime I'd make Froch vs Ward as the final in March/April.

On the undercard I would try and pursuade Andre Dirrell to come back and fight Glen Johnson.

That's the most logical way to end this thing imo. Dirrell/Johnson would be a fantastic matchup in its own right, and Dirrell was clearly the tournament number 3 guy having run Carl Froch very close and also completely outboxed Abraham.

We might then see a rematch with Froch or what I think would be a great fight with Andre Ward, should he despose of Glen Johnson.

Of course if Johnson if, at like 57 years old and 300 fights was to spring the suprise against Dirrell nobody would begrude this fight anybody real life Cinderella Man the opportunity to fight the winner of Froch Ward next summer.

The winner of that fight, takes on Bute, and then the winner of that moves up to fight Pascal.

It's a fantastic schedule, and one that makes perfect sense for everybody involved, including the fans.