All Entries Tagged With: "Super 6 Tournament"
Ward Wins Fights, Not Fans
A look at Andre Ward why his road to stardom has been a slow one.
Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham: Trading Places
The Boxing Tribune’s Tim Harrison takes a look at this Saturday’s Ward-Abraham clash and how so much can change over the course of 19 months.
Kessler withdraws from Super 6: Where does the tournament go next?
Chris Milton reacts to Mikkel Kessler’s withdrawal from the Super 6 Boxing Classic.
Midweek Hangover – No Respect For All Talk Green
by Chris Milton When Allan Green replaced Jermain Taylor in the Super Six tournament, the brash cocky American power puncher already had a huge chip on his shoulder after he was originally left out of the tournament in favour of the better known Taylor. Green was thrown into the deep end, facing new WBA champion [...]
Ward Gains Outright Super Six Lead With Shutout Decision Over Green
The Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California The Fight: Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO) successfully defended his WBA super middleweight strap as he embarrassed Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO) in front of his home crowd in Oakland, winning by a shutout unanimous decision 120-108, 120-108, 120-108. Green was overmatched, and struggled to land anything of note [...]
Allan Green Can’t Lose
by Paul Magno If Allan Green were to read and believe all the buzz on the Internet among alleged experts and fans, he wouldn’t even bother showing up for his bout this Saturday against WBA Super Middleweight champ, Andre Ward. There aren’t too many people giving Green a chance and even many of those speaking [...]
Will a Loss for Kessler Kill The Super 6?
by Paul Magno Whenever you’re dealing with elite professional boxers, the best planning you can sometimes hope for is a pair of crossed fingers and a silent prayer. The Super Six World Classic was supposed to be different. Six top fighters in a highly competitive, but definitely non-glamor division. No HBO/Golden Boy/Top Rank politics…Just the [...]
Allegations of Dirrell Cheating Are Unwarranted
by Dafs117 Experienced writer and analyst, T.K. Stewart, has been the first to openly criticize Andre Dirrell following his disqualification victory over Arthur Abraham at the weekend, accusing Dirrell of ‘mock pain and agony’ as he was laid flat on the canvas following a cheap shot from Arthur Abraham in Detroit. Stewart complains that Dirrell [...]
Andre Dirrell Out Of Hospital
According to BoxingScene, Andre Dirrell has received the all clear from the hospital following his visit after last night’s disqualification win over Arthur Abraham in Detroit. Dirrell was knocked-out on his back when Abraham landed a brutal right foul as Dirrell slipped on a canvas logo in the eleventh round. Abraham was disqualified by referee [...]
Arthur Abraham Disqualified Against Andre Dirrell
Detroit, Michigan – Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO) dethroned Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO) via disqualification tonight in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, picking up two points in the process. The BTBC had Dirrell leading 97-92 after ten. Abraham was a long way behind on the cards in the eleventh round, when Dirrell slipped [...]
Abraham-Dirrell Postponed To March 27
After revealing that he’s injured his back in sparring, Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO) has been forced to push back his upcoming fight against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO) from March 6 to March 27. The bout will still open the second stage of the Super 6 Boxing Classic, with Andre Ward making his first [...]
HBO’s Cheap Shot Makes Super 6 Pointless
by Dafs117 When the Super 6 Boxing Classic tournament was launched, it received the same amount of good karma as Manny Pacquiao gets for feeding the homeless in General Santos City. Boxing forums were buzzing, fans ecstatic; HBO fuming. Angry people at the top of the HBO tower attempted to devise different strategies to work [...]
Super 6 Boxing Classic Stage 2 All Set
March 6: Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham – Andre Dirrell will fight Arthur Abraham at the Rancho Mirage in California. This fight will open the second stage of the Super 6 Boxing Classic Tournament on Showtime, which Abraham tops at the moment. Could Dirrell make up for his split decision defeat to Froch? April 17: [...]
Super Ward Tears Kessler to Shreds
Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KOs) outclassed and outfought defending WBA Super Middleweight Champ, Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) to finally put the American portion of the Super 6 Tourney on the leader-board via Technical Decision with scores of 97-93, 98-92, 98-92 (The BTBC also had it scored 98-92). Every round seemed similar as Ward’s speed [...]
Deja Vu for Taylor as King Arthur Lays Down Marker
Arthur Abraham KO 12 Jermain Taylor Too skilled, too accurate and too good of a puncher, Abraham, 168, Berlin, Germany, via Yerevan, Armenia, outclassed, wore-down and ultimately stopped the brave Taylor, 166.5, Little Rock, Arkansas, in the closing seconds of the final round to take the maximum 3 points in the opening group stage of [...]
