Billy’s Boxing Blog

By William Trillo
Photo-Chop: Bret “The Threat”

When I got the email from Showtime that gave the bad news about Mikkel Kessler being forced to pull out of the Super Six tournament my kneejerk reaction was to hit the keyboard and pound out an “I Told You So” blog. But as I got to the end of the email the Showtime executive closed by saying if there were any questions to feel free to contact him, I calmed down. That invite to respond seemed sincere enough…so I did.

Well as I write this blog four full days have passed and I have heard not zippo from anyone at Showtime. Not a quick note asking me to please be patient, that more information would be coming shortly, nor did I get a quick blast telling me to stick my email were the sun does not shine…NOTHING!

Since no one at Showtime would respond, allow me to go over some of the highlights of my email and let’s see if we can come up with some conclusions of our own.

I told the exec that in theory I had nothing against finding the best fighter in every weight division and that unifying the titles and getting one conclusive Champion in each division was fantastic, a great idea!

It was then I had to remind him that although the Showtime venture was commendable, the six man Round Robin Tourney was at the very best a train derailment destined to happen…and it did.

Yeah, it was real hard to see that coming..?

Take 6 (now 7) fighters, multiple promoters and managers and spread them out over a multiple stage round robin tournament and the chances of coming to a definitive conclusion with any success was minimal at best, there are just too many ego’s and worst case scenarios (injuries, forced retirements, inconclusive endings) involved.

Next on my agenda was the status of the September 25^th bout featuring the Andre’s, Ward & Dirrell. There still is no venue for the fight and last I heard neither fighter was training. Worse yet was the rumor that because they are such close friends the Andre’s didn’t want to fight each other anyways. Whatever the case may be it’s the end of August and we have no set venue for this ill fated fight.

And although there doesn’t seem to be a problem with the Abraham vs. Froch October 2^nd fight, (yet), the venue in Monaco that is staging the event, Chapiteau de Fontvieille, has nothing on their website about the fight, no ticket information, nothing. Do with that information as you will.

I also inquired about rumored scenarios that dump Allan Green and have the tournament jump to the final stages with the 4 fighters left…ahem…standing.

Again…zilch!

In closing I wrote:

I applaud the idea of finding a true Champion in each division and I hope the idea continues. When Bernard Hopkins made his mark by standing over a fallen Felix Trinidad and capturing the WBC, WBA & IBF Middleweight Belts the boxing world was treated to an exciting tournament that took place in the same calendar year. The Super Six began in 2009 and now it appears it will not come to any kind of conclusion until 2011…?  That is way too long.

I am sorry, but in my opinion this tournament has done nothing but lock up a talent laden division and kept other worthy 168 pound fighters from getting their deserved shot at a title. In my opinion the end result will be forever second guessed.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your reply.

I am still awaiting that reply.

From day one I told you this Super Six idea was a complete disaster. I warned you Abraham would beat Jermain Taylor into retirement weeks before it happened. I told you fights would get postponed because of reported injuries, and again I was right. I told you that multiple promoters would never agree throughout the Tournament and you see that prediction coming to pass right now. Throughout this tourney fans argued with me and told me I knew nothing, but I held firm to my conviction.

So take a look at where we are now.

Even though my predictions have come to fruition I certainly don’t claim to be a genius, it didn’t take a rocket scientist to see this coming.

In reality all it took to put this doomed Super Six Round Robin Tournament together was a few naive network executives and a handful of over zealous promoters.

Crumblin’ Down
by John Cougar Mellencamp

…Some people say I’m obnoxious and lazy
I’m uneducated–my opinion means nothin’…

Don’t need to look over my shoulder to see what I’m after
Everybody’s got their problems–ain’t no new news here
I’m the same old trouble you’ve been havin’ for years
Don’t confuse the problem with the issue
It’s perfectly clear….

When the walls come tumblin’ down
When the walls come crumblin’ crumblin’
When the walls come tumblin’ tumblin’ down

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