SuperFighter hit New York City on Monday – its the latest craze. Three fights, four rounds, eight contestants – its four hours of mayhem, Australian style.
Stephen Duval, CEO of Australia-based Superfighter, met with the media to talk about his dream – its a doozy. Duval invented an eight-man eliminator that offers the winner a whopping $5 million. Fighters cant even get their contracted minimums, which can be as low as $5,000 a fight, so this is better then lotto. The losers? They collect the $200K minimum.
Heres the lineup, so far:
Chris Byrd (39-3-1 20 KOs) The former IBF heavyweight champion. His style has put more people to sleep then Nyquil. Byrd will try to peck his way to victory. But after the beating he took against Wladimir Klitschko, and unofficially losing four of his last five bouts, I wouldnt bet on him with your money.
ONeil Bell (26-1-1 24 KOs) The current cruiserweight champion. He crushed French tank Jean Marc Mormeck in a war. A big plus for Bell is that he can crack. But he never has faced a heavyweight, and he takes too many punches flush. Against a heavy it might be beddy-bye for Bell. Bet on him getting...