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They really should try and get the winner of Bute-Andrade II.
Bute should've already been in it, IMO.
Bute should've already been in it, IMO.
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Bute-Andrade would be a fantastic replacement.Comment
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No. Miranda has no business in this tournamentIm diggin' this idea....why should Green get a direct pass....I say make the Miranda fight and then Miranda can compete in the super six......
ESPN Boxing:
Taylor's next fight in the tournament's Group Stage 2 would be in the spring against Andre Ward followed by a fall Group Stage 3 fight against Mikkel Kessler. Taylor, the longest shot to win the six-man modified round-robin when the field was announced, would certainly be an underdog in both fights with little chance to reach the semifinals.
All along, Showtime has mentioned Allan Green -- who, like Taylor, is promoted by DiBella -- as a possible first alternate in the event a fighter dropped out of the tournament.
Under the master contract for the tournament, it is Showtime's call when it comes to designating any replacement fighter, who would enter the tournament with the same number of points earned by the tournament's lowest point-earner through the same number of bouts as the departing fighter. That would mean if somebody replaces Taylor, he would enter the field with 0 points. The four highest point-earners advance to the semis.
For what it's worth, Showtime also has the contractual right to continue the tournament without naming a replacement.
Green is a solid contender, but looked terrible in his last fight when he won a lethargic decision against Tarvis Simms on Oct. 2, a fight Showtime televised on "ShoBox" as a way to keep Green warm in the bullpen in case he was needed for the tournament. But his performance certainly didn't turn any heads or help his case that he should be the clear choice as a replacement.
However, Dan Goossen, who promotes Ward, had an interesting idea about how to pick a replacement if one is needed.
Along with Seminole Warriors Boxing, Goossen co-promotes Edison Miranda, who owns a clear 2007 unanimous-decision victory against Green. Miranda has also faced two tournament entrants and gone 0-3. He faced Abraham twice, losing a highly controversial decision to him in a middleweight title bout in 2006 and getting knocked out in a super middleweight nontitle fight in the 2008 rematch. In May, he lost a decision to Ward.
What Goossen proposed to me Sunday was that Green (29-1, 20 KOs) and Miranda (32-4, 28 KOs) hook up in a rematch to determine a replacement (if one is needed) on the Nov. 21 Showtime telecast featuring the Kessler-Ward Super Six fight in the main event.
It's not the worst idea I've heard, even though Miranda has already lost to a quarter of the field. But why should Green get a pass into the tournament when Miranda owns that clear decision against him?
Although Miranda is a limited fighter, one thing's for sure: He has the power to knock anyone out and he makes fun, exciting fights, which is what we all want to see in the tournament.
Miranda, who is now being trained by Goossen's brother, the underrated Joe Goossen, is scheduled to fight Francisco Sierra (20-2, 19 KOs) on Thursday in Lemoore, Calif. Dan Goossen said he'd like to have Miranda go through with the fight and then do a rematch with Green next month.
Just food for thought.Comment
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Absolutely. He's legit IMO.
People dog him for the Andrade fight, and you can make a case that he should've lost, but he won eleven rounds in that fight. It won't happen again.
I'd favor Bute over everyone but Kessler, though he'd have a tough fight with Abraham. But then again, everyone will.
Taylor and Dirrell really shouldn't have been in it.Comment
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wow i'm amazed...that my in-the-middle-of-nowhere hometown was mentioned.
winner of bute-andrade II gets my vote. though i'd like to see andrade in there more than bute.Comment
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I dunno Dirrell had a pretty solid first fight, but agreed on JT, that loss in April to Froch shoulda left him out of the Super 6Comment
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