Just when you thought Showtime had been hit with too many blows to rise from the stool, the network recovered nicely by adding former light heavyweight champ Glen Johnson to the mix. Johnson, filling in for Mikkel Kessler, will fight another fill-in Allan Green on Nov. 6. It sounds crazy but if either guy scores a knockout and things fall the right way in the other Stage 3 fights, Johnson or Green could still reach the semifinals and compete for the tourney title.
Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell square off on Nov. 27 as do Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch. If Froch or Dirrell loses and Johnson or Green score a knockout, they'll qualify for the semifinals.
Green was blown out by Ward in June. Johnson, 41, just fought in August, losing a tight decision to Tavoris Cloud. Aside from the fact that very few casual boxing fans know who Cloud is, kind of makes you wonder why he wasn't invited to the Super Six. Either way, Johnson should bring the action to Green and make for an entertaining night of fights. Brandon Estrict from Bleacher Report dislikes the addition of Johnson.
Showtime has worked hard to put together solid fights in the bantamweight class. The network has a Los Angeles press conference Thursday to promote its single-elimination four-man tournament at 118 pounds. On Dec. 11, Yonnhy Perez will face Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko while Vic Darchinyan battles unbeaten Abner Mares. The four fighters have a combined record of 102-4-3 with 76 knockouts. The IBF belt is one of the straps featured in the tournament. Agbeko took the title from Darchinyan in July 2009 and then lost it in November to Perez. Perez defended the belt during a majority draw against Mares in May.
That's a loaded night for boxing with Amir Khan squaring off against Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas. Wladimir Klitschko may also fight that night in Germany.
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