By Ruslan Chikov
There is a very good chance that WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward will defend his title against Glen Johnson in the semi-finals of the Super Six Boxing Classic. According to a report in Golzka, the current point standings will allow both Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch to enter the semi-finals of the tournament. Their fight is happening on November 27 in Helsinki, Finland.
Andre Ward, the points leader [seed 1], will have to face the fighter with the lowest tally [seed 4] in the first semi-final encounter. The only way Johnson will not become the the fourth seed is if Arthur Abraham beats Carl Froch. If Carl Froch wins, decision or knockout, he will become "seed 2" with a score tally of either 4 or 5. A Froch [seed 2]victory will send him right to a rematch with Abraham [seed 3] in the semi-final stage, and Johnson [seed 4] will go right to a fight with Ward [seed 1].
If Froch wins, people are going to wonder about the tie in scoring between Abraham and Johnson. Both will have a tally of three points. There are three tie-breaker mechanisms in the Super Six. After going through all of them, Abraham will receive a higher seed than Johnson.
If Froch wins, Abraham and Johnson will be tied with three points each. The fighter with the most knockouts in the tournament is due the higher seed position. Because both Abraham and Johnson would have a single knockout to their credit, the final tie-breaker mechanism comes in the picture - "scorecards."
In the event of a "TKO/KO tie" - the fighter with the most scorecards points in the tournament receives the higher seed. Abraham has already accomplished 21 rounds worth of scorecard points between his two bouts with Andre Dirrell and Jermain Taylor. Even without the upcoming rounds with Froch, "King Arthur" is well above Johnson in scorecard points.
