168 Tornament Matchups...Thank You Showtime

what about Bute v Andrade

I also wish Bika wasn't being left out

That being said this is obviously a great great thing

 

well there can't be an undisputed champion without putting the wnner in the mix.

 

Bute vs Andrade II winner will face Pavlik.

 

I think this format is a bit over ambitious and doesn't work for boxing. It would be better if they stuck in Allan Green and Karoly Balzsay (provided he beats Stieglitz) to make it an 8 man knock out competition. And with a format like that it would be easier for the winner to hold on to all the belts.

Carl Froch - Andre Ward (#1 in the WBC Rankings) - WBC Title
Karoly Balzsay - Andre Dirrell (#2 WBO Rankings) - WBO Title
Mikkel Kessler - Allan Green/Gusmyl Perdomo (Kessler would lose his WBA Title unless you switched Green with Perdomo) - For WBA Title if Perdomo or For the #1 spot for either the WBC or the WBO Title
Arthur Abraham - Jermain Taylor - For the #1 WBC Spot

Then in the next round you could have
Froch/Ward Winner V Kessler/Green or Perdomo Winner
Balzsay/Dirrell Winner V Abraham/Taylor Winner

The only reason I didn't include the Winner of Bute/Andrade is because if I we're to use one of those two it would push the tournament back until December at the earliest. What do you think would this format be an improvement?

Maybe they could do another tournament (similair to the Super Middle. Tournament they did a few years ago) involving all the frige contenders to make a #1 WBC, WBO & WBA Contender for the winner to face so they can have their mandatory set. This would give them an opponent that would be accepted by Showtime and if they come through that they can face other fighters who we're elimanted from the Tournament, Kelly Pavlik, Lucian Bute etc.

 

i agree that knockout is a better format in boxing.

 

WOW walk not to long ago you were talking hoiw 168 was not intresting and how no fights were being made and all that. guess you changed your tune:yep

 

seems cool but i'm more than a little dissapointed to see allan green left out. Personaly I think he's one of the top 3 guys in the division when he's focused. this tourney would essentialy end his career with no one to fight for years. plus on that thought this tourney would take almost 4 years to finish, no way this goes through the sanctioning bodies wouldn't make any money and no one would be facing their mandatories. cool idea but i don't think it would work anyone not on that list would be suing for basicly being black listed from the SM division.

 

WTF can the sue about.

anyways hopefully everybody drop their belts and just fight for the Ring title i think thats what ShowTime is shooting for they aren't really concerned about Alphabet Soup and the promter listed seem to back the ring

 

Love the concept, but it will never happen.

 

I doubt we see this.

 

I'm inclined to say, "let's not thank Showtime before it actually happens", but i guess we should appreciate that they're even attempting it. So, kudos to you, Showtime, and good luck.

 

walk with me- Without sounding like I'm calling you a liar - which I certainly am not - when can we expect confirmation of this? I don't wanna get too excited about the prospect of this tournament before it's confirmed.

 

wow this sounds way too good to be true,

froch, kessler or abraham take this

 

WOW! Looks too good 2 b true!