i could see anyone except kessler take it. dirrell hasnt done much really but he has impressed me in the fights ive seen. he knocekd out hanshaw right aftre he had gone 12 with roy jones, who went on to go 12 with calzaghe (i know these comparisons dont mean ****, but still he beat a good prospect).
ward has done a bit more but impressed me a bit less. interesting to see him deal with the power of some of these guys who have more skills than miranda.
taylor is still one hell of a fighter. dibella says he wants jermain to work with mackie shilstone to improve his cardio, if he did that he would be a big threat. he wouldve beaten froch if it wasnt for cardio and pavlik in the second fight aswell. he can win the wqhole thing if he is lucky enough to avoid abraham in a potential semifinal or final cuz i cant see him winning that.
kessler might beat taylor if he gasses, and maybe froch and ward if he gets a bit lucky. but has NO chance against abraham, and i think dirrell takes him too. all i see in kessler is hype, hes never impressed me with his acctual skills one bit.
abraham is the clear favourite in this. he has the best title run, the best record and has looked more impressive than any of these guys. i mean hes getting into all this cuz he has both the other title holders at his own weight running scared.
It's really hard to say as some of these big names have not yet fought any other big names. Abraham has the potential but who knows till we seem him fight another top 5 SMW. I'll go for Kessler as favorite and Abraham as my outside bet.
I think Kessler is the favorite, with Ward a live challenger.
Abraham does have the best record (by quite a bit) of any of these fighters, but I suspect evetually he'll get outboxed by one of these taller, faster fighters.
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