FIGHT CAMP 360 Inside the Super Six World Boxing Classic 10_08_11

For years I've said I've got it within me to fight the best in the world and I consider the six of us to be the best six in the world. I think that the veterans in the tournament really think that they're going to be the last ones standing and I'm talking about Arthur Abraham, Karl Fritsch and Mikel Kessler. I feel I've got the edge in this tournament. It's not a massive edge but it's an edge, an edge that I'm confident going into and I want to take the final trophy. They've been telling me about this kid named Ward. He's fast, he's strong. They say he's the favorite. Who do you see fighting you in the final? Any of those other guys. Kessler. As long as my pick wins, I'm good. We're going to have to do battle with these guys for the next two years. I'm not just happy to be in this super six tournament. I'm coming to win. Abraham versus Ward from Los Angeles. Live. In the first round. Good. Tommy? All the way up. Come on. Wait, I'll do it like this. High format. Like this. I can't wait any longer. The sooner this time comes, the better for me. For my career, it's very important. This fight is very urgent for me. Yeah, he was a little mad at me because I didn't box well. Because I didn't box at all. But that's already in the past for me. I learned that I can't get ahead with passivity. Time. I don't know. But that was my style. But I have to. If I want to win in America, I have to be very aggressive. I never set out to be a star in this sport. I never set out to be the man. I just like to win. And I hear the word, you know, star being thrown around. And if that's what I become, that's fine. If not, I'm fine with that too. As long as we get the W and keep progressing. Arthur and Mikkel Kessler were put into this tournament to be made stars in America. But it just didn't work out that way. Arthur, I know you understand. They don't want you to hear. Arthur, your promoters lost confidence in you. Hurry up. He says, we don't have so much time. Okay, I just want you to know, they do not have confidence in you. Very well. I don't want to hear the other award. Now you knock him out. You got an angry, seething fight coming at you. You destroy. It's okay. He don't hit hard. He can't punch. Don't worry about it. He can't punch. You know what I'm saying? He can't punch. Don't worry about it. He don't hit hard. You gonna barely feel it. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the official weigh-in for the semi-finals of the Super 6 World Boxing Classic. Can you afford to get way behind like you did against Darrell? In America, can I not doing this? Not in America? No, I have no time. I must win every round. If I don't win every round, it's not so good. We got a fight in 24 hours. I want to be able to hear Gus screaming ringside in the fight. When I can hear Gus, then I know I'm doing something right. Three small kids can be exhausting. They're just excited to be here. All their friends are excited for them. They can't wait to see Dad come home with another victory against Abraham. She's not a huge fan of boxing right now. She says, no more boxing. Daddy's working too hard. We're gonna go get you in your room right now. When you see a pride alliance an hour before they hunt, what are they doing? Energy, anything like that. I think they're conservative. Ready, B? They laying around sleeping. And then they get up and stretch. I think I'll kill something. Are you ready for the long arms? Yes, of course. I am ready for everything, my friend. Two inches. Is that two inches? No, I'm gonna take it off. That's more than two inches. Okay, excuse me. You gotta use two-inch gauze. I use two inches. It's the first time after 200 what I will fight that I have this problem. Yeah, it's okay. First step. We're good, right? You're happy? Good luck, okay? Thank you, buddy. For you it's good music, not for me. You're not talking. It's not your home. Last day. Still, quite still. Last day, right here. Don't have conversation with him. Just watch the hand wrap, please. Okay? After the fight, you can go dancing. And the time has come for the Super 6 World Boxing Classic Semifinals. Can't dance today. And now, please welcome to the ring King Arthur! Let's go. In his last Super 6 fight, Abraham turned in the worst performance of his career, and he's vowed that you'll see a totally different King Arthur tonight in this fight. Ladies and gentlemen, here is the tournament number one seed, Andre S.O.G. Ward! NBA champion Andre Ward. He is the Super 6 leader, not lost since he was 12 years old. Round one. Now, there's something you don't see every day. Arthur Abraham moving forward in the first seconds of a fight. And now, Ward up. That may have hurt him. And you like the way Arthur Abraham is coming out fighting, especially after that disappointing performance against Karl Price. It's your night, man. It's coming. I see it coming. Okay? Take his win. Andre Ward has always responded to adversity. Right now, he's facing a little adversity. I'll tell you what, I think the very best Arthur Abraham has showed up tonight to put himself back in contention for the trophy. Abraham going back into his shell. Ward finding his rhythm, letting his hands go. You have to do something or this fight is gonna completely get away from him. Out of his mouth. He's tired. We got him where we want to get him. He's giving up a lot of energy, getting frustrated. He can't handle the pace. You feeling good for him? You getting that second win? The frustration setting in. Boy, I can feel the air from that one. Let him go wild and you make him pay. He's wearing him down right now. I can't understand why Arthur Abraham can't pull the trigger. He is the consummate boxer-puncher and that's what he's showing us tonight. Left hook by Abraham. Another left hook by Abraham. Ward traded left hooks with him. That's a mistake. Now some swelling around the right eye of Ward. Boy, as frustrating as this has been tonight for Arthur Abraham, he still has the guts and the heart to try to turn this fight around. And that's it. Andre Ward wins a unanimous decision. He now advances to the fight. You're a great champion. It's all in the business. I respect you. Really, you're a great champion. He was so scared. And then all of a sudden, you let him win. Of course. You're standing there twice. How is that possible? Congratulations, you guys. We have a great champ. Nah, man, let me do that, man. Come on. Congratulations. Thank you, bro. That was an amazing job. I look good, bro. Huh? I think I look good. What? I gotta watch the tape, man. What's up, man? When he came out and hit me with that first punch, I said, okay, we're in a fight here. And I thought, man, if you don't step it up, you're going home. Those kind of thoughts go through your head. I mean, if you don't step it up, you could lose your title. And that'll give you a sense of urgency immediately. Thank you very much. Take care, bro. All right, thank you. We'll see where it goes now with Arthur, whether he stays at super middle or whether he's able to go back down. We'll have to take it from there. We saw a lot of positives tonight. He just needed to keep the game plan and he didn't manage to do it. Super 6 tournament is a big tournament. Thank you, madam. Have a nice flight. Bye-bye. Do you still like boxing? Yeah, of course. Yes, of course. Two men standing alone in the ring and measuring their own strength. I'm not angry. This is boxing. For me, it's no problem. No, I'm just making sure that we have enough because we're going to have to check two bags per person. Man, I've been up all night. I've been up. My wife went to sleep on me. Kids went to sleep. I just, you know, man, that adrenaline is something. Yeah. On the victory flight. I can't help but think about the finals right now because, I mean, we're there. We're one fight away, you know, from realizing a dream and getting the WBC belt, become the best with middleweight in the world. So it's exciting as we're getting closer. We're out of here. For the greater good of the tournament, it should probably be me and Franch because, I mean, we started from day one and, you know, we both endured it. You know, we'll see. We'll see. I'd like to say congratulations, Carl, on your winning the 168-pound world title. Good job. But there's going to be no finals. Glencombe Johnson's trainer is delusional. Let me tell you, he's delusional if he thinks Glen's going to win. He's not only going to not win the fight, he's not going to win a round. Just write that down and mark that down. Thank you very much. There's the chair. I hear you're looking great. I'm awesome. I feel real good. Trust me when I tell you. Believe in God. Trust Glen Johnson. A confident Carl Franch. Quote, he's not even going to win a round. Write that. Did I say that? Yeah. I've got a lot of respect for Glen Johnson. It's going to be a great fight. But I'll tell you what, right, he ain't going to win a round. In fact, he ain't going to win a second round. In fact, this is his last fight ever. Stay tuned for another thriller where I face Glen Johnson for a place in the Super 6 final on Sky Sports. You're better than Rocky Balboa. Mate, guys, you were great. You get to a stage of any competition when you can see the finish line and I think Carl is just itching to explode right now and he's just desperate to get in that ring. You're as sharp as I've ever seen you. Razor sharp. This is the semi-final of the Super 6. I need to win this fight. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Metaphorically speaking, if I could cut my opponent's throat during that fight, I would do. Because that's how much it means to me. Carl! You OK? Hello, darling. We got lost, as usual. But it was OK. We're here now. How you doing? You all right? Good to see you. How are you? I hate you stinky fish. Just had it. It's been really, really bad. I ate fish. Got a fish breath, apparently. A few weeks before the fight, Carl goes off to wherever he's going and then I'll go out there and I hate every minute of it. When that bell rings at the end, I kind of like... Then I feel better. Ladies and gentlemen, he's the man who the fighters tomorrow evening will be fighting to meet. The fans want to see Carl Fratch and Andre Ward. I think it'll be Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton all over again. Hopefully with the same outcome. See you in the final. How you doing, Dwight? Good, man. You good? Yeah, I'm good. They say he's the best that's ever come out to UK. If there's justice in sport and in boxing, which I know there isn't a lot of the time, then it'll be a Fratch-Ward final and it'll be a huge, huge fight. You're all going to have to talk that over with Glenn Johnson. If he comes for 12 rounds, he's going to get hit in the face hard for 12 rounds. He's going to get hurt, he's going to get damaged because he's going to take a lot of shots. I don't believe he has the reflex to keep up with me. I don't believe he has the defence to keep up with me and I don't believe he has the intelligence of boxing. I'm bursting out of my clothes to get started. No, I'm not nervous. Nervous is a waste of energy. Nervous is supposed to stop you from doing something that, I guess, be scary. And if you're still going to do it, regardless of what the nervousness is about. Where are the wheels? Where's the whip? The vehicle? That's a good question. Could have been a misunderstanding. Yeah, well, that's not good. I want to get out of here. I want you to get a taxi. Let's go, let's go, either way. OK, which way to the boardwalk? I usually have a pre-fight scotch, it's sort of my habit, but there is no scotch, so... I am having a pre-fight beer. People saying that Glenn doesn't have much of a chance, they just don't know Glenn Johnson. I mean, Glenn is the ultimate underdog and he has been his whole career. And I'm hoping that Carl's taking him a little bit lightly, because if he goes in with that mindset, it's going to be a very long night for Carl. Just trying to take your title off you, this old man. Just be too sharp and too good for him from the bow. Hey! What's up? Good, man. Good luck, man, good luck, man, good luck. You can do all the training and on the night, things can sometimes unfold in a different way. Let's click into gear now. Thanks, yeah, let's go then. Come on, let's click into gear, come on. Yeah, he gets nervous. Only when he's here, though. Only when he's here. Yeah. Nowhere else. Come on, bro! This will be my first time wearing the hard hat. I'm the underdog type guy. I mean, you know, I'm the blue-collar guy. Johnson knows it's his last big chance. There's big stakes on the table, everything's on the line, but you never take anything for granted in boxing. Let's go, man! On point from the beginning, all right? Round one. Johnson invading his space. Stop him coming in, Carl! Right now, it looks like Carl Franch is going to have to adjust his game plan if he wants to win this fight tonight. Be busy now, Carl, just get busy! That's a good round, man. Carl, get on it! Ooh, big right hand by Franch. Carl Franch comes out strong to start the round. Glenn, pick it up! Pick it up, man! Right now, Carl is comfortable right in front of Glenn Johnson, and he's making him pay. Glenn, you gotta go! Glenn, you gotta go! Carl Franch, another right hand. And again, and again. England, you got a guy here. Come on! Now you're boxing, put your legs out. Right now, he's got you at his pace, his distance. All you gotta do is beat Glenn Johnson, rip him. This is the type of fight that I knew Glenn Johnson could have. We're going to see, can he keep this pace up? Don't let him have anything! Carl has something in the tank. Franch coming back. Beautiful right hand by Johnson, right on the button. Franch puts it out of it, and he steps up. This is what boxing's all about. And that's the end of the round. And they got busy folks in the fans in Atlantic City, very appreciative. Look at me, don't look at the ******* crowd. I need a good round out here. Don't get sloppy, don't load up. That's the urgency we need. Tuck that chin and go to war. Glenn Johnson getting off the stool slowly. I feel like the tie right now is going to change. Carl Franch is not running, and that's how you beat Glenn Johnson. Carl, he's too slow, he's got his tie in. Hey, Glenn, stop it! Carl Franch has thrown the combinations tonight, and Glenn Johnson hasn't. Don't give him a shot, be busy, be busy, Carl. Carl Franch is winning this battle. I feel that Glenn Johnson needs a knockout if he's going to take away this title from Franch. Damn it. Here's the deal. If you don't put this guy to sleep or the referee stops it, you lose. Our final round. The winner to advance to take on Andre Ward. Glenn Johnson more urgent now. Knock him out, Glenn. Glenn, you got to knock him out. 42-year-old Glenn Johnson still in there warring with this young man. The Cobra on top of his game. This is how we want to see a champion fight. The winner, advancing to the tournament finals, the Cobra! The Cobra does it again on foreign soil. Nothing to be ashamed of. Other guy's a real good fighter, man. Other guy's a really... We're what credit's due, and that guy's underrated, man. That guy's a good fighter. Hey, he should be proud. I mean, that was a hell of a fight. Who looks really disappointed? I mean, you know, I believe that I should have came out of there a winner. But, you know, I don't make excuses. It's not going to change yesterday. It is what it is. It is what it is. It is what it is. For me, it's all about tomorrow. Get up. Get up. We've got to get up. We've got literally 55 minutes. We've got to get packed. We've got to get everything ready. Oh, it's brilliant. Every fight, the voice box goes. I'm his big bro. I'm, like, his biggest fan. When I was growing up with his brothers, we had some good scraps. But I always knew Cole was just too tough. He's too strong. The best man won. Definitely. Johnson was really, really tough. I get a bit nervous, a bit worried. But it's all good now. What did you order? I think I ordered a cheesecake. I don't think you ordered anything, did you? Are you sure I didn't order any food at all? You didn't want to, did you? I didn't. I'm hungry. Oh, you did, babe. You did. I thought I did. Rice pudding. That was it. Rice pudding. See, I don't know what went crazy. Took a couple of right hands last night. Congrats, bro. A few years ago, I'd have made sure that I got the grandstand finish. But the new me and the me that listens to Rob a lot more than what I used to realizes that a win's sometimes good enough. To be in the Super 6 final just solidifies and confirms everything I've said from the start. I'm going to win it by any means necessary. On the next Fight Camp 360, the tournament is down to the final two fighters. Join them as they prepare for the biggest fight of their careers, the Super 6 final. This is two years we persevered through to get to this point, and now everything is on the line. As Ward said, it's for all the marble. I like that one. Don't miss WBA champ Andre Ward and WBC champ Carl Froch as they battle it out in the Super 6 World Boxing Classic final, Saturday, December 17th, only on Showtime.