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 defence of his WBA belt against Allan Green and Carl Froch travelling to Denmark … [Read more...]
HBO’s Cheap Shot Makes Super 6 Pointless
by Dafs117When 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 around the tournament, even build something of the same … [Read more...]
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: Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler - Carl Froch will make his third … [Read more...]
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 and reflexes seemed too much for the game, … [Read more...]
Deja Vu for Taylor as King Arthur Lays Down Marker
Arthur Abraham KO 12 Jermain TaylorToo 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 the Super 6 Boxing Classic. The two former … [Read more...]