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By Cliff Rold - Tournaments are nothing new in boxing. While not a regular occurrence, they have happened before, almost always in single elimination format. The “Super Six” Super Middleweight arrangement, a modified round robin lineup established without direct influence of wins and losses, is something different.
Its success will come from the sum of its parts. As stage two begins this Saturday with Arthur Abraham-Andre Dirrell, the sum is still being totaled. Unique to its format, and old fashioned in a way, in this second round two fighters coming off of losses will find themselves right back in major fights. For mega-stars, this sort of thing isn’t unusual but, in this era of a limited fight calendar, fans are seeing what is possible when losses are not inherently punished. [Click Here To Read More]
Its success will come from the sum of its parts. As stage two begins this Saturday with Arthur Abraham-Andre Dirrell, the sum is still being totaled. Unique to its format, and old fashioned in a way, in this second round two fighters coming off of losses will find themselves right back in major fights. For mega-stars, this sort of thing isn’t unusual but, in this era of a limited fight calendar, fans are seeing what is possible when losses are not inherently punished. [Click Here To Read More]
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