Ward, Kessler React To Abraham-Taylor, Froch-Dirrell

[JakeNDaBox]

Ward has the weight of the country on his back ......our fighters usually don't have to carry that pressure.....like someone already said....I'm not buyin' into that America vs Europe ****.....I'm a boxing fan and not some clown caught up into that geographical bull****.....I was 1-1 on the weekend......I had JT over Abe....wrong!!......I had Froch over Dirrell.....right but should've been wrong IMO!!!......I got Kessler over Ward in the next scrap so its not about where these dudes are coming from for me!!

co-sign... and it's funny that you jokingly lead with Ward reppin' US, when in fact you'll be hard pressed to find too many on this side of the pond who will blindly rally around him in that regard.

Abraham-Dirrell is really the only fight in which I struggle to pick a favorite (who I want to win, not who I think will win) since I like both guys.

I'm rooting for Kessler in all three of his fights. I'd like to see AA upset him in the finals, though my hunch is that Kessler ultimately runs the tables.

I honestly have no rooting interest in Ward-Taylor. I guess I'd like to see Jermain pull out at least one more win before presumably calling it a career, and this fight would be his best chance (though by no means a gimme). If it becomes Ward-Green, then I'll have no problem rooting for 'Dre.

[Fulcrum29]

It just goes to show you that America is not invincible anymore. These other countries are earning respect and more hungrier than we are. I applaud Abraham for a brutal knockout. Even though it seems Dirrell won the fight, but the reality of it all is we are 0-2. Hopefully Ward will turn things around, because these Europeans mean business.

if you consider that Froch already owned Taylor as precursor to the Tourny, America is really 0-3.

[bellagio510ak]

at this point in his career jermain gets owned by every fighter in the tourney..if it wasnt already engrained in his mind before the AA fight, then it surely is now after suffering a concussion..he'll never be the same again..

[jvsnypes]

Taylor should retire.There is no one in the tournament he can beat.I'm scared
for his health. His best days are behind him.

[Joe2608]

Taylor can trouble a lot of fighters still, i just don't know if he can close out fights with them. For the first 6 rounds he outboxed Froch and Abraham and would probably test the unproven chin of Dirrell. I think Ward and Kessler beat him easilly though.