Super Six Replacements: Who are they? Who should they be?

In the upcoming super six tournament, it is hard to imagine not needing a replacement at some point in time due to countless reasons. I have only heard of Allan Green as a possible, confirmed replacement. By confirmed, I mean only if the timing is right (given enough notice). Allan Green feels that he should be in there over Jermain Taylor. Taylor lost his last fight, so I can see where Green's coming from. However, Green lost to Miranda. It will take many more victories to wash that bad taste out.

Many feel that Lucian Bute should be in there. Bute's last 11 fights have all been in the SAME DAMN VENUE in Montreal. Before that, the rest were mostly in Montreal with exception to a trip to the U.S. early in his career and a trip to his homeland of Romania. Very limited in his travels. Very limited in his opposition as well. Other than Andrade, his biggest victory was over a reality television star. For those who think Sakio Bika shouldn't have been left out, well, he's the above mentioned star. Reality television? No wonder the rest of the world hates America.

Chad Dawson has not fought at super-middleweight for over 3 years (8 fights), Jean Pascal lost to Froch (so did Taylor, but Pascal moved up now), and Kelly Pavlik is just downright scared. This tournament would tear him up anyway, so he's smart to be scared. Besides, he's got welterweights to deal with right now. Other possible middleweights who could move up? Felix Sturm, Anthony Mundine....and I'm a little curious about this kid from France, Hassan N' Dam N' Jikam.

Any thoughts or insight?

 

Cool...so maybe you could be the one to explain to me why Pavlik isn't in this thing? We all know the manditory title thing is a lame excuse since he already fought Hopkins and Taylor at catch weights above 160, and we all know what belts mean anyway. Not to mention, the middleweight division has little to offer Pavlik.

 

You mean WHEN he got iced right out of the gate right? Are his PPV days even still alive?

 

Yes, that too. I've thought about that for a while. And any one of these guys are a worthy opponent for any replacement as a desirable fight (as far as high profile fights go). I think if someone drops out, then 5 would be competing. But they would still have a spot to fill, which shouldn't be hard to do if/when needed, whether or not the replacement was competing in the tournament. But if so, the replacement(s) might as well get points for wins anyway.

 

Interesting you should mention that. These two are fighting each other right in the same time frame as the rest. If the winner, hypothetically, were to join the tournament later on...you could look back on Bute and Andrade as the 7th and 8th members of the tournament.