Andre Ward-Jermain Taylor Shouldn't Happen Says Warren
By Mark Vester
Promoter Frank Warren is one of the many who feels that Jermain Taylor should not fight Andre Ward in the next stage of the Super Six super middleweight tournament. Taylor, who lost four of his last five fights, including three by knockout, is set to face Ward early next year. Ward just dominated and battered number-one seed Mikkel Kessler to win the WBA title. Taylor was knocked silly in his last bout with Arthur Abraham and most feel that his movement and sharp, quick punching will be way too much for Taylor to deal with.
"Next up for Ward is a defense of his newly-won WBA super-middleweight title against American Jermain Taylor. The challenger is lucky that it's part of the Super Six tournament but how can this fight be sanctioned for a world title? Taylor has lost four of his last five fights, and been sploshed in three of them," Warren said in his Sun column. "By rights, he shouldn't be fighting for a world title."
On the same token, Warren says Kessler is lucky, after the beating that he too, to be facing Carl Froch for the WBC title next March. Warren would like to see Froch and Ward get it on.
"Carl Froch was set for a unification fight and a big payday with Mikkel Kessler in Denmark next spring in what looked like the pick of the second round of Showtime's Super Six tournament," Warren said.
"The Dane wasn't in the fight and was well behind on points when it was called off in the 11th because of a cut. Kessler complained Ward butted him but while there were clashes of heads, deliberate or not, it happened when the American was well on top. Kessler is a bit lucky to be challenging for Froch's WBC belt. But every cloud has a silver lining - if Froch keeps winning he could get a payday against Ward."
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