Super Middle Weight has never been this great and an argument could be made that this is the ultimate era of boxing ever.
We got Kessler, who defeated Carl Froch and beat the undefeated young boxers Librado Andrade and Dimitri Sartison, who only lost to Carl Froch (making it 1-1) and Ward and Calzaghe.
We got Froch, who has one of the best resumes ever with victories against Kessler, Pascal, Bute, Taylor, Abraham... This guy has given us many unforgetable nights of boxing.
We got Abraham, always underrated, but just came out victorious after a brutal trilogy against Robert Stieglitz. Anyone who defeats a game Abraham deserves huge credit for doing so.
Lucian Bute, despite his critics, actually had some good wins before Froch broke him. Andrade, Bika, etc. Bute was undefeated and huge favourite against Froch, even though many dismiss him now.
Let's not forget Andre Ward, P4P#2 (should be P4P#1), with ATG victories over Kessler, Froch, Abraham, Bika, ANYONE worth beating!
I could go on and on, it's not too long ago that Calzaghe retired, we still got Bika (who is not great but still so good that he proves the quality of the guys beating him), we maybe got a rising star in Groves, etc.
Let's be fair, many won't accept this, but looking at pure facts, this is indeed the best boxing era ever. Not in HW, of course, but definetely in SMW.
We got Kessler, who defeated Carl Froch and beat the undefeated young boxers Librado Andrade and Dimitri Sartison, who only lost to Carl Froch (making it 1-1) and Ward and Calzaghe.
We got Froch, who has one of the best resumes ever with victories against Kessler, Pascal, Bute, Taylor, Abraham... This guy has given us many unforgetable nights of boxing.
We got Abraham, always underrated, but just came out victorious after a brutal trilogy against Robert Stieglitz. Anyone who defeats a game Abraham deserves huge credit for doing so.
Lucian Bute, despite his critics, actually had some good wins before Froch broke him. Andrade, Bika, etc. Bute was undefeated and huge favourite against Froch, even though many dismiss him now.
Let's not forget Andre Ward, P4P#2 (should be P4P#1), with ATG victories over Kessler, Froch, Abraham, Bika, ANYONE worth beating!
I could go on and on, it's not too long ago that Calzaghe retired, we still got Bika (who is not great but still so good that he proves the quality of the guys beating him), we maybe got a rising star in Groves, etc.
Let's be fair, many won't accept this, but looking at pure facts, this is indeed the best boxing era ever. Not in HW, of course, but definetely in SMW.
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