Super Six Stage, who ya got??

[Sparked_1985]

I agree with the above the people that say Dirrell will beat Abraham.

Abraham has a painfully low-workrate. Which will get even lower if he isn't landing anything. I can't see Dirrell spending anytime on the inside and I can't see Arthur roughing up Dirrell like Froch did, and even if he does he's not being allowed to get away with it.

Dirrell is going to win a wide-decision.

[KESSLER]

Arthur Abraham > Andre Dirrell
Andre Ward > Allan Green
Mikkel Kessler > Carl Froch

[bojangles1987]

Ward beats whoever he ends up fighting. He is really well rounded and I think this tournament is his coming out party.

Kessler-Froch depends on Kessler's mental state. He is not mobile so Froch won't have anywhere near as hard a time hitting him as he did with Dirrell, but Kessler is a good enough boxer with good enough power that he should outbox Froch for a decision.

Abraham-Dirrell is the toughest call of this round for me, it is all about Dirrell. Abraham will massacre Dirrell with ease if Andre fights the ugly way he fought Froch, but if Dirrell uses distance and activity he can easily outpoint Arthur. I think Dirrell is easily winning on points late in the fight when he gets ****** and gets KOed.

[V.WEBB]

AA vs Dirrell- March 6th, 2010

Ward vs Green/Bika- Feb. 5, 2010 on Showtime, winner faces Ward on the same night as Kess-Froch

Kessler vs Froch- April 17th, 2010, Showtime

I think the AA-Dirrell fight will surprise a few people. Abraham had a target that stayed right in front of him in Taylor, but Dirrell will not do that. Dirrell will give him alot of movement, and box him. I think AA has to pressure Dirrell and make him fight, however, Froch didn't seem to hit Dirrell with anything too big that hurt him. AA is bigger puncher than Froch and if he lands clean, Dirrell can be in trouble. Dirrell needs to get a bit more under control and sit down on his shots and fight a whole 12 rounds (if it goes the distance that is). I like Dirrell to win this one in a 12 round decision because I believe he will not make the same mistakes from his fight with Froch.

I think Ward beats the winner of this fight, with his superior boxing skills and determination. But Green-Bika should be a good one. Bika has knocked out his last 4 opponents, and Green is looking for his time to shine. I will call this fight about a week before it happens.

Kessler-Froch, I'm going to go with Kessler, although I have never really been largely impressed by him. Likewise, Froch has not largely impressed me. But these guys are two of the top fighters at this weight and I believe that Kessler will have something to prove come fight night. Neither guy put forth their best performance in Stage One of the tourney, so I honestly see this as being the most competitive fight of this Stage. Froch has been doing some trash talking, so lets see it that will translate into a victory on April 17th.

Who do you like in Stage Two?

Poll added, please vote.

Bump this fight prediction. This is exciting!

[V.WEBB]

I got the Direll-AA right, with the expection of the DQ

Now lets see how the Kessler-Froch fight goes.

[Allucard]

AA vs Dirrell- March 6th, 2010

Ward vs Green/Bika- Feb. 5, 2010 on Showtime, winner faces Ward on the same night as Kess-Froch

Kessler vs Froch- April 17th, 2010, Showtime

I think the AA-Dirrell fight will surprise a few people. Abraham had a target that stayed right in front of him in Taylor, but Dirrell will not do that. Dirrell will give him alot of movement, and box him. I think AA has to pressure Dirrell and make him fight, however, Froch didn't seem to hit Dirrell with anything too big that hurt him. AA is bigger puncher than Froch and if he lands clean, Dirrell can be in trouble. Dirrell needs to get a bit more under control and sit down on his shots and fight a whole 12 rounds (if it goes the distance that is). I like Dirrell to win this one in a 12 round decision because I believe he will not make the same mistakes from his fight with Froch.

I think Ward beats the winner of this fight, with his superior boxing skills and determination. But Green-Bika should be a good one. Bika has knocked out his last 4 opponents, and Green is looking for his time to shine. I will call this fight about a week before it happens.

Kessler-Froch, I'm going to go with Kessler, although I have never really been largely impressed by him. Likewise, Froch has not largely impressed me. But these guys are two of the top fighters at this weight and I believe that Kessler will have something to prove come fight night. Neither guy put forth their best performance in Stage One of the tourney, so I honestly see this as being the most competitive fight of this Stage. Froch has been doing some trash talking, so lets see it that will translate into a victory on April 17th.

Who do you like in Stage Two?

Poll added, please vote.

For the most part you've been on the money so far.

[D-MiZe]

They are pretty easy fights to call though.

With maybe the exception of Kess-Froch.

[Konstantin]

They are pretty easy fights to call though.

With maybe the exception of Kess-Froch.

Kess-Froch is an easy fight to pick.

To bad I didn't see the thread when it started. I put down my predictions for the remainder though.

[V.WEBB]

For the most part you've been on the money so far.

[V.WEBB]

Vote on the Kessler-Froch fight in the poll if you haven't already