Rumors are it's in the works a super 6 type of format , not sure what wieghclassI'm not overly clued up on how the wba,wbc,wbo,ibf work with mandatory defences etc, but I was thinking with the heavyweights you have wilder,Parker,wlad,Joshua then throw in say Ortiz and fury.... Winner takes all
Even getting two of these guys to fight is hard enough. Arranging a tournament like this seems unlikely.
Even getting two of these guys to fight is hard enough. Arranging a tournament like this seems unlikely.
There was a bantamweight tournament with a similar format a few years ago IIRC. I think that that one had some hiccups, too, but still managed to get top fighters to fight each other, which isn't easy to do.
I think a tournament could be very useful in a different division, where it helps create stars in the process. I actually think a tournament at FW, BW or Jr.BW would a nice look.
There was a bantamweight tournament with a similar format a few years ago IIRC. I think that that one had some hiccups, too, but still managed to get top fighters to fight each other, which isn't easy to do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonnhy_Pérez_vs._Joseph_Agbeko_IIReally? Any links you can provide, I want to do some reading on that.
IIRC--Mares won the tournament by beating Agbeko twice. There was controversy in the Agbeko decisions with both fighters--he fought both Perez and Mares in back to back fights to try and resolve this.I just read Agbeko and Mares won their respective fights, then went on to fight each other. I'm assuming that second fight was part of the tournament, or no?
Though it seems the controversy was the refereeing for that second fight.
This. The first one was a disasterI thought given the dropouts etc these things weren't going to happen again?
We got some good fights out of it but you'll never see 6 finish a tournament.This. The first one was a disaster
yeah your right, but a round robin tourney in boxing? LunacyWe got some good fights out of it but you'll never see 6 finish a tournament.
I like the tourneys, froch showed that, but fighters don't like taking 3 tough fights back to backyeah your right, but a round robin tourney in boxing? Lunacy
Its not even that. Its the fact that if you are going to do a tourney make it single elimination. A round robin tournament in boxing, where fighters will get Ko'd or injured/hurt badly and need to take long periods of time of or drop out will mess up a tournament. which is what ended up happening. but yeah most of the top fighters were able to fight each other. As a tourney though it failed.I like the tourneys, frock showed that, but fighters don't like taking 3 tough fights back to back