Stupidity...I gues they wanted 3 euro and 3 us fighters, and prefered Abraham and Kessler (because these had contracts with German promoters who organized the thing)
Exactly. But I don't blame Showtime. In Germany German-based boxers are televised, in Australia they broadcast every Mundine borefest, so you can't critize the American networks that they prefer Americans. Abraham has been the greatest cash cow in the tourney, Kessler was considered the best super middleweight in the world.
Taylor should be substituted with Bute - I said it when this began, and now it seems more credible. Ward will annihilate Taylor, and everybody will be thinking "why the hell was Taylor ever entered into this?!!!!!!!!!!".
hopefully Bute can replace Taylor (if he drops out), they can still have it as 3 europeans vs 3 North Americans (if they can get away with calling Bute Canadian)
Bute was not invited because people did not think that he was an elite smw after almost losing to Andrade in fight 1, and since Kessler beat the tar out of Andrade, Bute did not get an invite.
