Dirrell could not get to semis

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  1. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yup!

    and they are best friends.... as long as ward beats green (which im pretty sure will happen) I honestly believe there is a chance dirrell & ward will set up their fight so that dirrel makes the finals....

    as long as that happens he is in

    ideally I would like to see

    dirrell ward froch & kessler make the finals

    and everyone rematches leaving dirrel & ward facing off in the finals in a real fight
     
  2. Will

    Will Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Stoppages may well play a big part!!!
     
  3. Haye

    Haye Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well what if Kessler beats Froch, and he loses to Abraham? And Green also loses both of his fights?

    That would leave..

    Abraham 5 points (min)
    Ward 5 Points (min)
    Kessler 4 points (min)
    Froch 2 points
    Dirrell 2 points
    Green 0 points

    Would Froch go through by default due to beating Dirrell?
     
  4. dbitel

    dbitel Member Full Member

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    yes
     
  5. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    Any fighter 100% sure to go semi?:think
     
  6. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Abraham has three points and Dirrell two. So even if Abraham and Dirrell both lose their next fights Abraham goes on and Dirrell doens't even though Dirrell won their fight.

    If Dirrell doesn't beat Ward then he is going to have a hard time getting through. If Dirrell loses to Ward then he will have two points and is looking at the following:

    Ward gets in ahead of him with at least two wins
    Froch gets in no matter what he does because he also has two points and beat Dirrell
    Abraham already has three points so he gets in

    That leaves Green and Kessler and they face each other so one of them will have atleast two points and then you are looking at a tie-breaker and I'm not sure how that plays out. So basically, if Dirrell doesn't beat Ward then he is going to have a very hard time advancing.
     
  7. Lacyace

    Lacyace Forever Knight Full Member

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    Exactly. Froch is going to knock Kessler out.
     
  8. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think so.
     
  9. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    bumping this question
     
  10. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Not so far, no-one has won two fights (although only two have even had two fights)
     
  11. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    He could get through if he draws with Ward as well. If Kessler and Green both lose in the next round, then he'll probably get a spot as well, unless one of them wins by KO when they fight each other.
     
  12. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    No, but Abraham's guaranteed a spot if Green loses to Ward.
     
  13. PFG

    PFG Active Member Full Member

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    Ward is favourite to get through, he should easily get past Alan Green. By KO-ing him that is.
     
  14. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But then you got Kessler and Green facing off in the last round. The winner there gets two points and if Dirrell loses to Ward then we have a tie. Not sure how its gets decided from there since Dirrell wouldn't have faced either guy so there is no head to head tie breaker.
     
  15. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    Ok so basically, this thread could have been named:

    Dirrell, Ward, Kessler, Green, Froch or Abraham could not get to semis....:D