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Superfighters announced!
Byrd, Peter, Brock, McCall, McCline, Bell, Gomez, Fields in elite field
Eight elite heavyweights will collide on December 1 (December 2 at 11AM in Australia) for a $5 million first prize in the "Superfighter" tournament at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia. The field includes Chris Byrd, Samuel Peter, Calvin Brock, Oliver McCall, Jameel McCline, O'Neal Bell, Juan Carlos Gomez and Tye Fields. Should any fighter drop out, Sinan Samil Sam is set to step in. Brock is commited to fighting in this event, even though he's challenging IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on November 11. The format will be a one-night, high-intensity heavyweight elimination tournament consisting of four three-minute rounds with only the winner of each bout advancing to the next round. To win the $5 million, the winner will have to defeat three opponents in one day. Total prize money is $6.5 million.
Fighters will use 12-ounce gloves and the wins and losses in the event will not count on the fighters' official records. Open scoring will be used with scores announced at the end of each round. The PPV price is $49.95. Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will provide expert analyst for the PPV telecast. Organizers plan to hold other "Superfighter" events in other weight divisions.
Monday, October 16 2006
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Bin hier einigermaßen positiv überascht worden. Das Teilnehmerfeld ist durchaus akzeptabel, denn ich dachte es würde größtenteils aus Nonames bestehen, da sich erfahrene und halbwegs gute Kämpfer für so was nicht hergeben würden.
Das Preisgeld hat aber anscheinend doch noch einige ihre Meinung wechseln lassen und auch die Tatsache, daß die Losses nicht im Record geführt werden
Außerdem würde es die Möglichkeit eröffnen sich auf eventuelle Gefechte in einem evtl späteren "richtigen" Kampf zwischen den Teilnehmern zu freuen.