Abraham, Froch, Kessler, More Tourney Details Leak

[dstew]

some of the finer details need to be worked out, to avoid some of these potentially bad situations.

they say that they want the Tourney to not be single elimination

why not do a double elimination, or better yet getting kayoed twice is an automatic elimination from the Tourney.

I'm sure anyone getting KO'd twice would probably drop out anyway, and apparently they have a contingency for fighters falling out of the tournament.

[M.I Truth ?]

i might put a small amount on Taylor winning.

Me too. Thats my boy and I thinkl he still has a little something left.

[Tom_Tocca]

Me too. Thats my boy and I thinkl he still has a little something left.

I can already imagine a tourney plot around the opponents from the opener:

Taylor gets trough some rough moments, mybe hitting the floor once, but still beats AA by decision.

AA then needs to redeem himself and let it all out vs. Direll, KOs him brutally.

Taylor in the mean time, with new confidence, beats Ward on points.
AA needs at least a draw to be in the semis but Froch suprisingly lost to Direll and Kessler on points - so he needs to KO AA.

AA, being aware of this, counters Froch all day long and KO's the desperate Englishman mid-rounds.

Direll needs to beat Ward to advance to the semis...

So 1.Kessler, 2. Taylor, 3.AA and 4th Ward/Direll.

Kessler KO's Ward/Direll late rounds and Abraham wants to even the score with Taylor...great story if it goes that way...

[AndyShitHot]

The Tournament is about the only thing that could actually get me to subscribe to Sky Sports, if the tournament comes together that is.

[ragingvic]

I just wish all the titleholders would be involved so we would end up with an undisputed champ.

[Stickman]

Since Friday, BoxingScene.com has been breaking the details on the hottest story in boxing - Showtime's super middleweight tournament, which involves IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham, WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler, former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, undefeated contender Andre Ward, undefeated contender Andre Dirrell and WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch. [details]

This'll be fantastic if it all comes together.

[mathed]

It's a shame Pavlik and Bute aren't going to be involved

I just hope Kessler v Froch happens at some point during the tournament as that's the fight i have been waiting for ever since the Cobra beat Pascal.

Pavlik is an HBO boxer but not sure why Bute is out of the mix though. I'll be pulling for Kessler in this one but whoever wins deserves it for sure.

[Iceta]

This is sick. So this tournament is like a double elimination though of where the worst guy can get recycled for the final? That's the only thing about it that doesn't make sense to me if it's true.

[venerablefist]

Ill take dirrell as the X-factor he has the fastest hand and feet also surprising power generated from his speed which could lead to him geting tko's by cuts or ref stopages

[Mikhnienko]

I'm sure anyone getting KO'd twice would probably drop out anyway, and apparently they have a contingency for fighters falling out of the tournament.

I was wonderng about that, what is the contingency for fighters falling out of the tournament?

Also no one has mentioned Karoly Balzsay. Balzsay & Bute should be involved