The Super Six is a disgraceful farce

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  1. 46and0

    46and0 It's irrefutable. Full Member

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    This tournament has turned into a joke. An event like this should transcend sport, but nobody I know who is not a big fan of boxing has heard of it.

    Here in the UK, Carl Froch can't get on TV for love nor money.

    Then you have the Kessler v Froch fight being fought in some small, isolated Danish town, instead of Copenhagen were it makes the most economic sense.

    You have Andre Ward, a talented fighter, headbutting his way ungracefully to victory against Kessler, then pulling out of a fight with Allan Green, a man who has done absolutely nothing in the division.

    Now there is Dirrell and his team moving the fight to Detroit because of an "injury" and then trying to job Abraham by handpicking hometown judges, after Dirrell lost a very controversial decision to Froch. I thought Dirrell won that so-called fight with Froch, but two wrongs don't make a right.

    I hope Abraham sparks out Dirrell then empties the judges brown envelopes at ringside.

    The tournament itself was a good idea, and it held a lofty ideal when it first arose, but now it is taking far too long and is riddled with corruption and farce.
     
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  2. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  3. 46and0

    46and0 It's irrefutable. Full Member

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    Already we have seen a dodgy decision and dodgy officiating in two fights. That's not my definition of a tournament going well. The referees in the Froch v Dirrell and Ward v Kessler fights were shockingly bad. How hard is it to hire competent refs for a tournament of this magnitude?

    We will still get good fights, but as a clean spectacle shedding boxing in its best light, it has failed miserably so far.
     
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  4. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    no hometown fights
     
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  5. Uncle Oden

    Uncle Oden Respect Guzman banned

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    Gotta sell tickets. A half empty arena does nobody good
     
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  6. Toopretty

    Toopretty Custom made Full Member

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    A kessbot got his feelings hurt.. how gay.
     
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  7. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    I have to admit, so far the tourney has been a big let down for me. I had high expectations going into this, I wanted it to promote the sport and the names thrown in got me excited as ****. It's just not worked.
     
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  8. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    The cleaners benefit.
     
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  9. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I wouldn't call it a failure just yet, but it certainly hasn't lived up to the hype it got beforehand.
     
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  10. RSBonos

    RSBonos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Competitive matchups...oh the horror!
     
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  11. ecdrm15

    ecdrm15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  12. Sister Sledge

    Sister Sledge Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think the promotion of the whole thing could be better. I don't like the P.R. of it all. I just think that there should be new blood in the promotion of boxing nowadays in order for it to move forward. This doesn't seem the case. This is a great idea, but there is no excitement.
     
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  13. Taylex

    Taylex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why are there so many super 6 haters. Show me another division where the best fighters are all fighting each other in consecutive fights and not padding records by fighting bums?
     
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  14. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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    The tournament as been a huge let down so far but the Froch-Kessler fight should bring back some credibility.
     
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  15. Sister Sledge

    Sister Sledge Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The concept is good, but the promotion isn't. This is great for boxing, but the average fan doesn't care because it's not promoted right.
     
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