Opportunity: Super Middleweight SuperSix or Four

me,

 

I think the problem with this format is that Hearn isn't going to want some of his fighters going against each other and accumulating losses on their record for average pay days when he could be guiding them towards a title or a mandatory position. The names mentioned aren't big enough names to make it anywhere near as interesting as the original Super 6 and someone like Groves on the brink of a title shot anyway isn't going to enter it, especially not after already getting the nod against Degale.

The MW version would be the best, Lee, Macklin, Barker, Murray, Eubank Jr, BJS all having their own Super 6 would be immense! That tournament over 12-18 months would be enough for me to keep my Sky subscription alone.

Anything that gets or in some ways forces fighters to face each other is a good thing in my book, no way would we have seen all those fights we did without the Super 6 tournament.

 

I personally didn't care for the Super Six format, it was just too unconventional. 2 points for decision win, 3 points for KO and 1 point for a draw, this isn't bloody football!

The manner of win in a fight can mean so much. A one sided master class where a fighter completely out-classes another and wins a UD in my opinion is a better type of win than a quick 1 or 2 round KO. It proves without doubt one guy is the better fighter and he didn't just win cause he landed a lucky punch. Having a sort of league system where points are given out to fighters on how they perform like Showtime tried to do originally was too complicated and too silly. That's how I feel. I'm all for fighters agreeing to take part in fights we want to see and being locked in but to try and make it feel like they're in some sort of league with a cup at the end just isn't what boxing's about.

I personally hope the Super Six isn't tried again, it just didn't work IMO. If they do bring it back then hopefully they tinker with it.

 

I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying entirely, I just don't think it's likely to happen and only really the Degale/Groves rematch would be a BIG fight in that tournament. If Groves or Degale win a world title any time soon you can bet your life a rematch between WILL happen because of the money it'll generate.

@PaulieMc

The Super6 had its fair share of problems with injuries and pull outs but we did get to see a lot of good world level fights in the 2 years it ran for, that can't be denied. The points system was a bit unconventional but it's arguably simpler for the casual fan to understand it like that. It also set up the big showdown between Froch and Bute, as Froch was ranked third in most peoples lists behind Ward and Bute and that win put Froch back on the map. If they had done a similar thing at welterweight a few years back we could've had any of De La Hoya, Mosley, Margarito, Cotto, PBF, Gatti, Hatton, Collazo and more all potentially starring depending on which part of the era it came around. It's not ideal and needs tuning but anything that gets the best fighters to willingly face each other is good news.

 

Lol I don't think this could be done on a glabal scale that you are putting out there but I think it could happen at British title level.

The Super6 format didn't work so I think just straight up 4 or 8 man vacant title tournaments would work. Also I would imagine showtime have some kind off patent on the super6 format for boxing.

Take Light Heavyweight where Bellew will likley vacate the title shortly. Nobody is going to be interested in Ajisafe vs McEnzie II. It would sell 500 tickets up north and BoxNation might pick it up.

But if you had;

Bob Ajisafe
Ovil McEnzie
Kenny Anderson
Country Fry
Dean Francis
Travis Dickinson
Danny McIntosh
Stevie McGuire

Take them and draw them out of a hat into Quarter Finals and have them fight in 10 rounders as opening fights to a Sky card, then 3 months later you do the semi final and 3 months after that you do the final, I think you have something that would interest fans and Sky could market.

Maybe you wanna try a division where theres younger, more marketable fighters. Say if Billy Joe vacates at Middleweight you could have;

John Ryder 14-0
Ryan Aston 7-1
Adam Etches 11-0
Joe Selkirk 10-0
Chris Eubank Jnr 9-0
Nick Blackwell 13-2
Eamon O'Kane 9-1
Price Aaron 23-4

All young exciting fighters with winning records, allot to prove. Some guys are big names, some guys sell tickets.

 

That is something I'd like and think would work. **** all this league and points system, just make a straight out tournament, winner moves on and loser goes out.

I agree I think a world title version with fighters from all over the world wouldn't work but it would work with domestic titles and stuff. That way if there were injuries or pull outs the fights could be pushed back without much problem. Sky or BoxNation should try it.

 

Just Sky.

 

Theres nothing official about the tournemet mate. The winners are not contracted to fight one another.

Mathysse v Peterson is on Sky.