Will the winner be shot and not as fresh as when he first started?
What will he have to prove at 168? Would you be on their side if the winner decides to go after low risk high reward(big money fights) after fighting for peanuts in the Super 6 against 5 other top SMW?
Where would the winner be ranked All-Time?
This is a treat for the fans, but is it really a treat for the winners' bank account and overall legacy???
Discuss.
I would assume the winner would have a good enough resume to be considered the #1 ranked Super Middleweight higher than Bute. For say Ward, having any combination of Taylor, Kessler, AA, Dirrell, and Froch on his resume would be huge.
The distinct styles of each fighter serves as even more proof to their accomplishments.
Andre Ward is very very hungry. I think he outboxes every opponent besides taylor, he will probably TKO or KO him. He should fight Bute for all the SMW marbles if get finishes out on top in the SMW6.
Will the winner be shot and not as fresh as when he first started?
What will he have to prove at 168? Would you be on their side if the winner decides to go after low risk high reward(big money fights) after fighting for peanuts in the Super 6 against 5 other top SMW?
Where would the winner be ranked All-Time?
This is a treat for the fans, but is it really a treat for the winners' bank account and overall legacy???
Discuss.
The winner of the Super 6 should take a small break after all of the activity against the elite in the division.If not,then they can get upset by the fresher Lucian Bute. I believe Andre Ward will take this.I'm not convinced of Abraham's skills.His work rate is terrible,which makes me wonder why he paces himself.Andre Ward can take him to school,and even though Ward is not a 1 punch artist,I'm willing to bet he stops Taylor.I'm not convinced Abraham can even get past Pavlik-it's just too bad Pavlik had a bleeding vagina and couldn't man up to prove himself against Abraham.
i definatly think the winner is an instant HOF...but i think it will be about two years by the time this is over and who knows what will be going on with lucian bute by then. he could still be on top or have lost a fight by then. either way i predict ward to be the winner of this tournament..just the most dimensional fighter in it and can adjust to any style. i think he handles taylor and abraham with ease and will have some issues with dirrell because of dirrell's long arms and tremendous hand and footspeed. but i expect ward to come out the winner and be undefeated in the process cause i just dont see him losing to any of the other guys in the tournament. but who knows who will be holding the IBF title two years from now. but if ward wins the tournamentid like to see him take on one of the light heavyweight titlists or whoever holds the ibf strap. just my input and opinions.
It's so far away it's hard to say right now. Will the winner have no losses to get the title? What will happen with Lucian Bute? Will a young SMW who is kind of under the radar now be a star by then?
I think the title will be good for the winner and it will clear up some of the division, but at the same time I don't think there will be any clear answer.
There will just be a bunch of questions...