First Round of the Super Middleweight Tourney

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Dirrell decisions Froch
Kessler TKO's Ward
Taylor decisions Abraham

[THE REED]

Dirrell decisions Froch
Kessler TKO's Ward
Taylor decisions Abraham

pretty much how i see it exactly... only i think kessler outboxes ward to a UD

[BEEHOP]

what if there's a draw?

[AndyShitHot]

Froch outworks Dirrell
Kessler outclasses Ward
Taylor outboxes Abraham (I fancy the upset in this one)

[AintGottaClue]

i have Froch winning on a late round tko probally while he is behind on the scorecards

then i have Ward hopfully living up to the hype and pulling the upset USA USA USA

then i have AA finishing off taylor (maybe his career too) with a late KO i dont know what has happened to taylor but he just cant survive late

[Boxingwizard]

Dirrell, Kessler, Taylor.

[BattlingNelson]

Ward-Kessler:
I've just watched a couple of Ward's fights. I was expecting something real good since he won the olympics. I'm not dissapointed! I think he looks pretty good. Fast hands and flashy combos. Carries his hands a little low for my liking.

Ward is facing a major step up in competition here. The gulf in class between Miranda and Kessler is immense. Ward will have trouble with Kessler's jab and speed I think. Ward does look decent on the inside and I would think he oughtta go hard on body on the inside and at halfdistance.

But I cannot see Ward winning TBH. Of course at some point a talent has to step up, but this looks too early although the crowd is sure to get his adrenaline going so he'll be fighting his heart out.

Ward is no De La Hoya. Too soon for him. Kessler by KO.

Froch-Direll:
I've yet to see Direll so I pick Froch based on resumée. Probably too early for Direll as well. Froch by KO. (I may change my mind when I watch Direll).

Abraham-Taylor.
Big question is if Taylor runs out of gas. If he does he's sure to be kayoed as the abrahammer is as brutal in the 12'th as it is in the 1'st.

I'm pretty sure that Taylor outboxes Abraham for some 10 rounds. AA takes too much time off to conserve energy for those big, brutal shots so AA will be soundly behind on points.

I think Taylor will feel good about fighting in Germany and coming in as an underdog. He can only surprise. So I'm going a bit off the beaten track here by taking Taylor by decision.

[Heru]

um, Abraham isnt any better in that department. he spends 2 minutes of each round lying on the ropes with his guard up, only ends up fighting in spurts in the last minute, stil gets pretty tired.

although he does keep that KO power late in the fight.

Abraham has had some pretty mediocre performances against limited competition in the past. not to mention Raul Marquez broke his ribs before Marquez quit.

still...I could easily see Taylor taking over the fight early, and then lapsing for a second and then the fights over in a quick flurry of punches by Abraham.

He uses his stamina much wiser, it's funny cuz Taylor throws most of his punches in the first 2 minutes. That's a recipe for disaster for Taylor, AA blocking most-all of his punches for a couple minutes, then taking over the last.

I'd put money on weight drainage being a factor in how he's looked in the later rounds of some of those later fights at 160, but it's mostly part of his style. Beating Marquez with a broken rib is more of a testament to his toughness than anything else, making Raul quit isn't easy for any fighter.

Taylor is gonna get ****ed up.