I think that all 3 first round winners in the super 6 will lose their 2nd round matches. Why?? Ward was superb the other night and of course we don't know how much Taylor has left, so it seems a straightforward pick on paper. But Taylor's losses have all come against physical guys with bug punches, Ward is not one of those. If the Taylor of the Froch fight shows up, I wouldn't be shocked if he pulled out a decision. This is a massive must win fight for Kessler. Any deficiencies shown against Ward will not be exposed by someone like Froch. In essence this fight s going to come down to the basics of chin & power, and I think Kessler will win, possibly by KO. Abraham is going to be very short odds to beat Dirrell, but if Froch beat Dirrell on activity, there's no way Abraham is pulling a decision out that way. Abraham has great power, and deceptively quick hands when he puts his punches together...but like or love the way he fights, Dirrell is exceptionally hard to catch up with, and may even have a little more belief in himself after the Froch fight. How great would it be if these results happened?? It would truly show once and for all that styles make fights!!!
Not really that outrageous , could well happen I do think Froch will lose to Kessler , and yeah I could see Dirrell being too quick for Abraham ( if Abraham tags him tho ???? ). Thats the good thing about this tourney Now all we need is for the post fight bitching on here to stop and we have nirvana !
The only one that would really surprise me would be a win for Taylor against Ward. Jermain is complete damaged goods while Andre is riding high right now. Honestly, it wouldn't shock me if Ward were to stop Taylor as well which could be a tragedy considering all the brain trauma Jermain has suffered as of late. :-(
lol thats why i left that one alone , I know Taylor said he wants to fight on but has it been confirmed he is definetley continuing ? :huh
who knows,i thought i knew boxing but got all three wrong,i thought dirrell would be too fast for froch and win a ud,i thought taylor would outclass abraham and win on points,and i thought kessler would be too strong and experienced for ward.
I believe it is going to be 2:1 for the first round winners. Your logic about Taylor losing only to big punchers doesn't apply. The undefeated version didn't look good against a pure boxer like Cory Spinks. Now he has two consecutive KO losses and Ward is better than Spinks. Taylor's best asset is speed, Ward is most likely faster, what advantage will Taylor hold if he is the slower fighter? Why would Abraham need to beat Dirrell on activity, like Froch did? He didn't need to KO Taylor in the last minute, unlike Froch he had a comfortable lead going into the 12th. Abraham is very different from Froch and simply better. You say Dirrell isd hard to catch but Abraham's defense is extremly hard to penetrate and basically negates the jab. Taylor has an excellent jab and hit nothing but Abraham's gloves with it. To land on Abraham, Dirrell will have to engage and Abraham is a brutal counterpuncher. If Dirrell was so nervous against Froch, what will happen if Abraham starts with his erruptions of violence in the middle rounds? Kessler will probably beat Froch, even the lame version of Kessler against Ward is a better fighter than Froch.
A) Ward is not a better pure boxer than Spinks. To be honest not many are so it's no insult, but the fact remains that all of Taylors losses are against fighters very very different to Ward. He may be gone, but we wont know that until he get's back in the ring. He sure looked pretty sharp in the early rounds against Abraham and a lot of people were theorising that he may have been done after the Froch fight. B) Taylor quite comfotably won the 1st few rounds against Abraham, so if it's possible to outbox gim..Dirrel can. The chin remains a question, but Dirrell has the speed to give Abraham problems IMO. I never said Abraham fought anything like Froch, but the key to beating someone who's very difficult to hit is to outwork them...Abraham certianly wont do that!! P.s look at Abraham's face in the post fight presser and tell me he caught all those punches with his gloves!!!
I respect your opinions, but: a) Ward is a better fighter overall than Spinks, who would not have beaten Kessler handily. Ward is a bit wild and Spinks is a pure technical boxer, but Ward held his own in the physical contest with Kessler. b) Everyone wins the early rounds against Abraham. Taylor usually shines in the early rounds offensively, he had Pavlik and Froch on the canvas. Against Abraham, did he ever come close to hurting him? Sure, Abraham had some red spots on his face but he was in control of the fight from the middle rounds on.
I reakon only Taylor wud win against ward Dirrell and Kessler will still have zero points going into round 3
Taylor/Ward: JT has been one of my favorites for years. The only time I ever rooted against him was in the Pavlik fights. If someone is going to put that hypocritcal religious fanatic in his place, I would love for it to be Jermain. However, Taylor's last two fights made it pretty clear that Jermain is more shot than Roy Jones. When you beat Hopkins twice, and then deteriorate to the point where you are losing to guys like Froch and Abraham, it's time to call it a night. JT won't win this one. I'll be ecstatic if he pulls off the miracle, but I don't think he will. Kessler/Froch: Prior to Saturday night I was very confident that MK would make an easy nights work out of Froch, but Kessler looked horrible. Ward's tactics were disgraceful, but that doesn't change the fact that Kessler looked awful. I still think he'll beat Froch, but don't be surprised if it's a tough fight for him. Abraham/Dirrell: Dirrell is to clumsy and sloppy to avoid Arthur's right hand for 12 long rounds. He may be way ahead on the cards when the KO comes, but come it will.
I favor Taylor over Ward, Abraham over Dirrell and Kessler over Froch But the only one I can pic with any real confidence is Abraham
probably there will be at least two of them who will stay unbeaten after two rounds and they will fight for the winner spot ... I thin that will be Abraham and Froch.
