Super 6 - More tournaments to save boxing?

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  1. Akxtinguish

    Akxtinguish Belt holder Full Member

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    What did you guys think of the Super 6? Hit or miss? Personally I think it saved the SMW division and brought together top fighters who might have otherwise not faced each other.

    It's difficult to organize and it didn't go 100% to plan, but overall I consider it a big success.

    Definitely think we need more tournaments. Top fighters are only going through one or two fights a year, and even then they aren't always against prime opposition.

    The biggest obstacle to this will be the promotors and associated deals. It's a pity because 140-154 could have some epic tournaments if organized correctly.
     
  2. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Bring EM on any tournaments that forces all these guy to face each other Im for .

    They just need to learn from the past one ..
     
  3. Leoh

    Leoh Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Every generation of fighters needs tournaments like that.
     
  4. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Super 6 was great, even if the winner had an uninspiring style.

    A welterweight one with Brook, Thurman, Bradley, Porter, Spence and Khan would be amazing. None of them having boring styles either.
     
  5. realsoulja

    realsoulja Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Brook, Thurman, Khan, Bradley, Ali, Rios

    None of these fighters have faced one another. Also all 4 belts can be in play.
     
  6. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Also, of my list Al Haymon has the rights to 4 of em, Brook's promoter has worked with Al before too. Only Bradley would be a problem to get.
     
  7. Leoh

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    Thurman, Brook, Porter, Rios, Maidana, Khan, Ali, Chaves

    It would be great at WW
     
  8. GBoxingFeed

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    I think that the Super 6 served a few purposes, all positive. It made fans take notice of (and educate themselves about) all the other fighters in the tournament, rather than just their personal favourite - and also it created a consensus champion and intrigued people as to how the other fights played out - helping each fighter in the tournament make a bigger name for themselves.

    To have all the top men in the division be forced to face one another to create a lineal champ can only be a good thing!
     
  9. DSG496

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    think its a great idea, will stop fighters cherry picking and only facing styles which suite their game.

    also helps there's no debate really on who the best is in the division afterwards.

    The only issue could arise in the future when everyone knows who the best is after someone wins the super 6, and he's fought the next best fighters so how to you sell future fights, if no decent new fighters are on the scene?
     
  10. persianprince

    persianprince Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Super Six did great for boxing in Europe, specially in Denmark. Trust me i know that :D
     
  11. GBoxingFeed

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    That is a good point actually...in the short term it could maybe serve as a great way to liven up a couple of the more moribund divisions, as it does help create storylines and interest around fighters that would normally be less known to the casual fans - so ultimately enlivens the divisions.
     
  12. nervousxtian

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    Super Six was better on a paper than in reality.. we got some good fights.. but it took far too ****ing long to finish up.
     
  13. bluebird

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    Super 6 takes like 2-3 years to complete, by then whole new talent in division, especially in one such as 147.
     
  14. Dos Huevos

    Dos Huevos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was going to compose something similar. Initailly I was in favor of that thing but it was clearly going to have it bumps along the way and wuite frankly, I never want to see another one if it could spawn another Andre Ward.
     
  15. Akxtinguish

    Akxtinguish Belt holder Full Member

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    I would say Ward's aftermath was due to poor management and possibly a lack of ambition and motivation from Ward himself. With good management and ambition, a potential winner could go on to have some big fights.

    It's true that after a tournament like the super 6 the fights dry up, but you could have cycles of tournaments with new talent/contenders.

    There's also the possibility of moving up or down.