Last year, Showtime unveiled their master plan to exploit the girth of talent in the 168lb division, creating a round robin tournament we've come to know as the "Super Six." It was a great move by Showtime thanks to the great amount of attention it generated, but an unfortunate turn of events has squandered whatever momentum Showtime had in promoting this tournament. The first round was plagued by awful fights and the second round of fights have been constantly pushed back due to injuries, leaving the public to wonder if there is any reason to care for the rest of the tournament.

When the tournament was first announced, I was extremely intrigued at the idea, but when the participants were revealed, I rolled my eyes in frustration considering the oddball lineup they came up with. They had two champions (Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler) that I was fine with, but then they had two untested prospects who were taking a huge step up in competition (Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell) and then two former Middleweight champions (Jermain Taylor and Arthur Abraham).

The first round of fights didn't help too much either. Froch-Dirrell was easily the worst fight of the year with all the clutching and rabbit punching. Not to mention, many thought Dirrell was on the wrong side of a hometown decision. Abraham-Taylor was relatively uneventful until Taylor was knocked out with an incredible punch in the last stanza. And While Ward-Kessler was an excellent surprise, it was a one-sided boxing lesson. Ward's victory was the highlight of the first round, but it didn't help elevate the event.

In hindsight, the best news was that Taylor dropped out of the tournament due to health reasons. Taylor had only won once in his three fights prior to the tournament and lost twice by violent knockout. His inclusion in the event was nonsensical. His replacement, Allan Green, has even less credentials to be entering a tournament that was designed to crown the best 168lb fighter in the world.

It's just not getting any better for Showtime's tournament now that the gloss has worn off. The "Super Six" isn't the event they were hoping it to be, but rather just interesting matchmaking. With round two getting underway in the next couple of months, there has been little hype or publicity, mostly due to the fact that there is nothing really to get excited about.

Considering how Dirrell performed against Froch, do you want to see him fight Abraham? Seeing how easily dominated Kessler was against Ward, do you want to see him against the equally unimpressive Froch? Are you even interested when the ironically appropriately named Green faces off against who many consider the divisions best fighter in Ward?

The first round was far from competitive and watchable and while the second round has the potential to be explosive with the matchups, wasn't the first round also? When the tournament started, I passed on whatever fight was on HBO to watch what was to be history in the making, but now, I'm already checking the program guide.