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What's everyone's thought in who will be top 4 seeds at smw

Briedis - Kudryashov
Gassiev - Wlodarczyk
Usyk/Dorticos - Huck/Perez

no1man wrote:What's everyone's thought in who will be top 4 seeds at smw

Groves, Smith, Eubank/Abraham and Braehmer I reckon

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Don't think they'll make the Abraham/Eubank winner a seed, as with them having to pick their opponent depending who the winner is they could want a different person, throwing it in to chaos from the start.

Stuffs wrote:Don't think they'll make the Abraham/Eubank winner a seed, as with them having to pick their opponent depending who the winner is they could want a different person, throwing it in to chaos from the start.

Eubank Sr is picking it.

Stuffs wrote:Don't think they'll make the Abraham/Eubank winner a seed, as with them having to pick their opponent depending who the winner is they could want a different person, throwing it in to chaos from the start.

Why would they not have the 2nd most credible fighter in the tournament as a seed?

mickey1975 wrote:

Stuffs wrote:Don't think they'll make the Abraham/Eubank winner a seed, as with them having to pick their opponent depending who the winner is they could want a different person, throwing it in to chaos from the start.

Eubank Sr is picking it.

I've not read, but assume then Abraham's team are happy with whoever senior picks?

Horse wrote:

Stuffs wrote:Don't think they'll make the Abraham/Eubank winner a seed, as with them having to pick their opponent depending who the winner is they could want a different person, throwing it in to chaos from the start.

Why would they not have the 2nd most credible fighter in the tournament as a seed?

Because it could be that Eubank or Abraham would prefer different options on who to fight.

Stuffs wrote:Because it could be that Eubank or Abraham would prefer different options on who to fight.

So instead they'll choose to not be a seed and perhaps have to fight the best fighter in the tournament in the first round?

They could easily come to a basic deal of agreeing to pick the worst available fighter for the first round or something like that.

I don't see a major problem with it.

wouldn't have the eubanks involved with their track record

littlepug wrote:wouldn't have the eubanks involved with their track record

Just how crap do you want the super middleweight tournament to be?

Horse wrote:

Stuffs wrote:Because it could be that Eubank or Abraham would prefer different options on who to fight.

So instead they'll choose to not be a seed and perhaps have to fight the best fighter in the tournament in the first round?

They could easily come to a basic deal of agreeing to pick the worst available fighter for the first round or something like that.

I don't see a major problem with it.

If it works like that, we don't really know.

Purely for arguments sake the seeds are Groves, Smith, Braemher and Eubank/Abraham

Groves picks Cox
Smith picks Skoglund
Braehmer picks Brant

Leaving Yildrim for CEJ/AA.

You'd imagine either wouldn't be too arsed about that situation, however if CEJ/AA are a higher pick, then...

Groves picks Cox
CEJ/AA picks Skoglund
Braemer picks Brant
Smith picks Yildrim

AA beats CEJ, however Team Abraham would maybe prefer not to fight Skoglund, and would have chosen Brant or Yildrim, who were both still available.

As I've said, I doubt it's not been sorted without this in mind, bu a) this is boxing and simplest things often get screwed up and b) I think CEJ probably beats AA. Or even c) Abraham's team don't care who Eubank Sr picks.

The Eubanks will find a way to fck the whole thing.

Presumably Junior is getting the first pound to drop (whatever the hell that ever meant) and will choose their TV commentators.

Horse wrote:

littlepug wrote:wouldn't have the eubanks involved with their track record

Just how crap do you want the super middleweight tournament to be?

I want him in but can you imagine the problems he and his dad could cause ?

littlepug wrote:I want him in but can you imagine the problems he and his dad could cause ?

They could cause some problems, but without the Eubank vs Abraham winner this tournament would be pretty bloody awful.

Groves, Smith & Eubank Jr fighting each other are the only matches that I'm particularly interested in.

Like said above, massively improved tournament now with Eubank Jr added to it, but remains to be seen if he'll play by the rules and show up

I fancy Cox to take this!!

Eubank Jnr will definitely pull out!

Best tournament for a while.

Is the draw live on a stream or TV?

Avni Yildirim is 20/1 now (From 25's)
Anyone seen him box? A good amateur background?

MaxiBoxc wrote:Briedis - Kudryashov
Gassiev - Wlodarczyk
Usyk/Dorticos - Huck/Perez

Surely we need to avoid Cuban clash, so:
Briedis - Kudryashov
Gassiev - Wlodarczyk
Usyk - Perez
Dorticos - Huck

I think Dorticos is the weakest ranked.

Semies:
Briedis - Gassiev
Usyk - Huck

Finals:
Briedis - Usyk

Winner:
Usyk

Tarkus wrote:

MaxiBoxc wrote:Briedis - Kudryashov
Gassiev - Wlodarczyk
Usyk/Dorticos - Huck/Perez

Surely we need to avoid Cuban clash, so:
Briedis - Kudryashov
Gassiev - Wlodarczyk
Usyk - Perez
Dorticos - Huck

I think Dorticos is the weakest ranked.

Semies:
Briedis - Gassiev
Usyk - Huck

Finals:
Briedis - Usyk

Winner:
Usyk

Not bad. I hope in reality it will be the same. I support Usyk, but I'm not sure he can win Briedis. Mairis has a power and good technique. Must be a great fight.

Surely degale will be announced as part of the supermiddle tournament he will be stuck in limbo for a while otherwise while these are all fighting

craigjenkins05 wrote:Surely degale will be announced as part of the supermiddle tournament he will be stuck in limbo for a while otherwise while these are all fighting

Think DeGale's out for a while after surgery

handsofstone wrote:

horndawg80 wrote:How does the draw physically take place? All participants in Monaco together? I.e. Will Groves say "I want Cox"?

I think your getting Groves confused with Yusaf Mack

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