With just two days until they enter the ring, Premier Boxing Champions on Spike fighters participated in media roundtables Wednesday in Atlantic City and discussed their respective Friday, April 29 showdowns taking place at Taj Mahal Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City. The card is headlined by the return of the Dirrell brothers as Olympic […]
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Andre Dirrell, Blake Caparello, Anthony Dirrell, Caleb Truax, Jonathan Guzman & Daniel Rosas Media Roundtable Quotes – Breaking Boxing News


The MATRIX SEQUEL: Andre Dirrell’s Return to Boxing


By Gina L. Caliboso In the opening round of the Super Six Middleweight tournament, Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell, 19-1, 13 KO’s, had to travel to England to face Carl “Cobra” Froch, 27-1, 20 KO’s. Fighting in Froch’s backyard, Dirrell came into the fight as an aggressive southpaw. An American fighter on British soil. The odds […]
Bernard Hopkins & the Light Heavyweight Tournament


By Idris “Drees” Newton Before we begin, I would just like to say that Andre Dirrell/Carl Froch was a complete and utter robbery, not the worst I’ve seen but a huge robbery none the less. Feels good to get that off my chest, pent up rage over that one was killing my neck. Okay, I’ll […]
Bernard Hopkins & the Light Heavyweight Tournament


By Idris “Drees” Newton Before we begin, I would just like to say that Andre Dirrell/Carl Froch was a complete and utter robbery, not the worst I’ve seen but a huge robbery none the less. Feels good to get that off my chest, pent up rage over that one was killing my neck. Okay, I’ll […]
The Curse of the Super Six: Andre Dirrell Withdraws from Super 6 Tournament


By Gina L. Caliboso Say it isn’t so. The Super Six Middleweight tournament now faces a third casualty from its original lineup over a year ago. The Super Six round robin concept was exciting and innovative, putting boxing promoters on notice that there should be some sort of qualifying tournament to determine champions of a […]
Andre Dirrell Vs Andre Ward: A Super Six Showdown


By Joe Wilson The Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic has exceeded its expectations by a broad margin. During the early stages of this event, there were many boxing fans that were very skeptical about this whole idea, being that it was the first tournament of its kind displayed on television. I must admit, I […]
Super Middleweight Mayhem: Andre Ward & the Super Six Tournament


By Gina L. Caliboso Andre “S.O.G.” Ward, 22-0, 13 KO’s came out swinging against Allan Green, 29-2, 20 KO’s, in his last appearance in the Super Six Boxing Classic tournament. And as much as I love the drama unfolding, I can definitely offer that Ward is in it to win it. It sounds just as […]
Super Middleweight Mayhem: Andre Ward & the Super Six Tournament


By Gina L. Caliboso Andre “S.O.G.” Ward, 22-0, 13 KO’s came out swinging against Allan Green, 29-2, 20 KO’s, in his last appearance in the Super Six Boxing Classic tournament. And as much as I love the drama unfolding, I can definitely offer that Ward is in it to win it. It sounds just as […]
Predicting Showtime’s Super Six Classic: And the Winner is…


By Geno McGahee The latest battle in the Super Six, presented by Showtime, was a dominant performance by WBA Super Middleweight Champion, Andre Ward, easily outpointing the passive Allan Green over twelve rounds. Ward has moved up from a mid level pick to a big favorite after victories over both Green and Mikkel Kessler in […]
Quitting While Ahead or Out Cold: Andre Dirrell’s Victory over Arthur Abraham


By Geoff “The Professor” Poundes If the Super-Six saw itself as a crucible within which to mix a volatile collection of fighters/promoters/ring physicians/fight-fans and hangers-on, then the Arthur Abraham-Andre Dirrell match-up in round two of the tournament will have lived up to everyone’s expectations.
Who Will Win the Super Six?


By Geno McGahee The two favorites in the Showtime Super Six tournament have losses on their records now. Mikkel Kessler was dominated en route to a decision loss to Andre Ward, and recently, undefeated Arthur Abraham was disqualified for an illegal blow to underdog Andre Dirrell. The two defeats demonstrated why this tournament is so […]
RSR Boxing Results


By Geno McGahee SHOWTIME: Arthur Abraham Disqualified Arthur Abraham, 31-1, 25 KO’s, was disqualified for hitting Andre Dirrell, 19-1, 13 KO’s, when he was down in the eleventh round. Dirrell, well ahead on points, was looking for the final bell to take the decision as Abraham came on, when he slipped in the eleventh round […]
Team RSR Fight Picks: Andre Dirrell Vs Arthur Abraham


Compiled by Brian Wilbur This Saturday night, March 27th, the Super Six tournament continues. Points leader and former Middleweight Champion from Germany Arthur Abraham will take on American contender Andre Dirrell. Abraham began the tournament as an established star and was toted as one of the favorites. He lived up to those high expectations by […]
Stage Two of the Super Six: Something New


By Jeff Stoyanoff From the beginning, The Super Six has been sold first and foremost as unique in the world of Boxing. The round robin tournament represented a new path in the sport that would ultimately find a way to finally combine exciting fights and a dramatic format. After the first stage, it would seem […]
The Super Six Soap Opera


By Gina L. Caliboso “Like Sands of the Hourglass, so are the Days of Our Lives.” As the resident female writer of RSR, I’ll admit my stage when I would watch my daily soap opera. Love lost and love found. Somebody gets hurt. Drama is the stuff that makes life a little less boring and […]