Super Six tournament
Andre Dirrell: Do boxing fans like him?
By Mark Young: One could think that this site is an Andre Dirrell online fan club with the amount of pro Dirrell articles that are produced, however it seems from the responses any Dirrell based article receives the man is not that popular, in fact it could be quite easily be conceded that he’s become [...]
Dirrell says he’s seen Dr. Shaw for he hopes to be his last check-up – Boxing News
By Scott Gilfoid: Top super middleweight talent Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) could be ready to get back in action in the coming months. Dirrell, 27, revealed that he’s seeing his Doctor for what he hopes will be the last time so that he can get back in the ring and resume his promising career. [...]
Dirrell says he’ll be ready to fight in four months – Boxing News
By Scott Gilfoid: Number #1 ranked WBO super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) says he should be ready to return to action in four months to resume his career. Dirrell, 27, before exiting the Super Six tournament after being fouled by Arthur Abraham, was quickly proving himself to be the top fighter in [...]
Arthur Abraham to fight a tune-up on 2/12 in Germany – News
By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25 KO’s) will be fighting a stay busy tune-up fight against a still to be determined opponent on February 7th at the RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Muelheim, Nordhein-Westfalen, Germany. Abraham, 30, has been given permission from Showtime to take a fight outside of the Super Six [...]
Are Tournaments Good For Boxing?
By Alex Aviles: There has been discussion as to whether the Super Six Tournament was good for boxing or a bust. Personally, I believe the super six has helped the careers of of all involved. Ask yourself if the boxing mainstream media and fans has ever taken notice of the likes of Carl Froch, Mikkel [...]
Prediction: Andre Dirrell will be back in 2011 and better than ever
By Scott Gilfoid: 2011 is going to be a great year for super middleweight talent Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s). I see him coming back to life in 2011 and quickly making his presence felt by picking up some notable scalps with his blazing hand speed and incredible talent. Dirrell was poised for greatness in [...]
Has the fat lady sung on Dirrell’s career?
By Allen Hmiel: An Undefeated record and limitless potential seemed ready to spur Andre Dirrell to great heights. The Super Six Tournament was just a stepping stone to introducing the smooth light hitting Super Middleweight to the boxing world. But a hard looping punch landing on a sitting Dirrell thrown by a frustrated beaten Arthur [...]
Abraham vs. Froch Final Press Conference Quotes
HELSINKI, Finland (Nov. 24, 2010) – Former world champions Arthur Abraham of Germany and Carl Froch of England were confident, yet respectful, during Wednesday’s Super Six World Boxing Classic jam-packed final press conference at Hartwall Areena in the Power Play Restaurant here on Wednesday.
Can a Jermain Taylor-Andre Dirrell fight possibly be on the horizon? Or will Taylor take on Chad Dawson?
By Marquise Bullock: If Jermain “Bad intentions” Taylor (28-4-1 17KOs) comes out of semi retirement is a Taylor-Dirrell fight the next option for both fighters? Here’s my theory on why this fight is a possible match-up for the year 2011. Ok, on the second episode on “Fight Camp 360” Jermain Taylor basically stated he needed [...]
Ward shows concern for Dirrell
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) showed that he’s 100% pure class in making this statement about his good friend Andre Dirrell: “It’s very unfortunate to hear about Andre Dirrell’s situation. It’s never a good thing for a fight not to be able to work, especially for a neurological [...]
WBA Super Middlweight Champion Andre Ward on Andre Dirrell
OAKLAND, CA – (October 8, 2010) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Champion and 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) issued the following statement upon hearing the news of 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist Andre Dirrell pulling out of SHOWTIME’s Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament because of neurological issues stemming from [...]
Ward may not get a very good replacement opponent on November 27th
By Jason Kim: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) may not get much in the way of a quality opponent in his next Super Six tournament fight on November 27th, according to the latest boxing news.
Dirrell is still going to be a huge star
By Scott Gilfoid: I was amused to read how everyone is practically writing Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) just because he had to pull out of the Super Six tournament due to him having headaches and episodes of dizziness related to the foul that he sustained in the 11th round of his Super Six fight [...]
Andre Dirrell’s Reputation in Pieces
By Kieran Gallagher: The Super Six has been plunged into farce by the ‘talented’ Andre Dirrell crying injury in the build up to his scheduled bout with Andre Ward on 27th November. Already blighted by withdrawals from Jermain Taylor and Mikkel Kessler, this latest revelation could finally sound the death knell on the credibility of [...]
Kessler made “Champion emeritus” by the WBC
By Jason Kim: The World Boxing Council named super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler WBC “Champion emeritus” on Monday, meaning that he no longer is the WBC super middleweight champion but that he can challenge for the title as soon as his injured eye heals. Kessler dropped out of the Super Six tournament recently because of [...]
Iole skeptical about Kessler’s eye injury
By Jim Dower: Yahoo Sports writer Kevin Iole is a little suspicious about WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler’s (43-2, 32 KO’s) eye injury, which was the excuse that Kessler gave for pulling out of the Super Six tournament recently. Kessler complained that he had been suffering blurred and double vision and it had given [...]
Boxing Musings – Dirrell and Valero
By Francisco Hernandez: The Super Six World Boxing Classic continues to create excitement. The fighters involved are third rate boxers at best, but are superb athletes; they can deliver twelve rounds of action, are fun to watch. One thing that we can learn from one of these fighters –Arthur Abraham- is how to stop a [...]
Abraham-Dirrell: Arthur’s ‘o’ will go
By Scott Gilfoid: In two months, former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) will be taking on the toughest opponent of his career on March 6th against Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) in a Super Six tournament bout at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. Abraham, 29, will be [...]
Look for Froch to Come Unglued if Dirrell Beats him
By Scott Gilfoid: I see World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch as a fighter who’s really into routines. He probably does largely the same kind of workout daily, does a set amount of sit-ups and perhaps even combs his hair a certain amount of times. In getting beaten by Andre Dirrell on October [...]
Taylor rededicates Himself to Training for Abraham Bout – News
By Sean McDaniel: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KO’s) is planning on going back to the basics in working on his problematic conditioning issues by moving his training camp from Miami, Florida, to the sweltering hot Houston, Texas, where Taylor will be training at George Foreman’s boxing gym.
Are Dirrell and Ward Overrated?
By Ed Watson: Is it me, or are the American boxing fans and so called experts having themselves on about the quality of Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward. All I hear coming from America is how Dirrel and Ward are the best fighters at Super Middleweight. But who have they actually fought against?
please use above banner to link back to us!