Carl Froch now the 7th best Super middleweight in the world?

way ****ing overrated! but what you have to remember is why? its because he is one of Calzaghe's signature wins .....mother****er was exposed hard yet he gets away with pulling a ***** move and Dirrell is scorched for doing the same......double vision yet he drives off in car

Dirrell and Kessler are both full of ****.

Froch beat Kessler he just wasnt awarded the Decision and a case can be made for Froch getting a gift vs Dirrell, but Dirrell fought like a ***** and I cant see giving him that decsion in a close and ugly fight one in which Froch was forcing the fight while Dirrell was being negative and running for his life.

 

Dirrell has his career wrecked by AA and now has some sort of brain damaged.

Beleive me if Dirrell could not beat Froch before he had brain damage there is no way he is gonna do it now.

Kessler is retired due to wear and tear.

So I would say Bute is number one for being undefeated and have a decent resume. Also for percieved talant.

Ward is number 2 for his win over Kessler who was number 1 at the time. But apart from that he has not done a lot.

Froch is number 3 for his impressive resueme of Pascal, Dirrel, Taylor and his performance against Kessler in Denmark.

AA is number 4 on his MW exploits and KO power.

 

Honestly , dirrell fights like such a coward and has pulled so many bull**** moves, how could anyone respect him?

 

Dirrell is the goods and he belongs at number one or two, you can say whatever you want about the guy but he's incredibly skilled. I'd put Ward at number three just because his resume isn't as good as Bute and Dirrell, even though based on skills Ward is #1. I'd put Froch above Glen Johnson though for sure, Froch's a tough fight for anyone.

 

:thumbsup

 

If Kessler is no good and an eurobum, why Ward is so high on your list, since his only good win is Kessler?

 

a couple of weeks ago Bika got DQ against Mendy. So Mendy won even being KO in the first round. I dont want to compare Mendy and Direll, but what did Direll did to be in 4th position? Got beaten by Froch (even if you think he won against Froch) and got a DQ win vs Abraham. So right now, i will not put Direll anywhere near top 5 (on resume, not talent). As talent goes, the sky is the limit for him.

 

What's your top 8 lets say considering only talent ?

 

Please man, if after the Miranda fight, the Ward fight and the Johnson fight your still enamor by Green you have a problem. he is not even in the top 10 of the division right now.

 

:good Well said

 

Good question. I said that so that people dont think I dont understand why they put Direll on top.

Lets say pre-S6 since then a lot of injuries occured and it's hard to know if these fighters will come back as they were.

Direll is the best to move, quick hands and such.

Taylor very good jab, can move around also and control the fight and makes you look bad

Ward seems to be the Jack of all trades of SMW. Got it all but master at nothing.

Bute for his awkward style and deceptive power. He his at his best when he find his sweet spot between being far enough not to be hit and close enough to hit.

For the heart and the confidence, Froch by a mile.

For the one KO power punch look no further than Abraham.

If for you talent can come from resilience and pressure, lets not forget the likes of Andrade, the best for these.

You probably didnt expect this answer, but I wanted to show you that talent can be very subjective and can be find in multiple ways, since theirs a lot of tools you can use to win a fight on the ring. But since the talent is usually viewed as quickness of feets and hands and reflexes, it's hard not to put Direll over there.

That being said, talent is just the beginning. It's the way you work on it, use it, etc. that makes the fighter what he is.