First of all let me say this - I AM ABSOLUTELY NOT CLAIMING TO BE SOME SORT OF HINDSIGHT GENIUS - I MYSELF THOUGHT BUTE WOULD DO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT HE DID.
This is no wow look at me thread. This is a simple discussion about he was rated so highly on NSB after what happened to him against Andrade when he should have been knocked out.
The reason for me starting this thread is to highlight this disgusting habit some new age Boxing fans have brought into the sport which is how they write a Boxer off after one bad performance.
Now Bute had two of the biggest flaws that get highlighted everyday on NSB, regularly.
A) He had not fought anyone before Froch. Not even one credible opponent to be rated so highly.
B) He had already been knocked out(should have been).
Now i for one am massively against writing a Boxer off after one bad performance but what i dont get is why did he get away with it from the majority? I know some were convinced he was a hypejob even before the Froch fight but the majority from what i saw rated him very highly.
I know he avenged that Andrade fight in the 2nd bout but still by then he had already showed a massive flaw had he not?
Also i know this may seem a bit ironic as im writing him off myself after a loss however i never really rated him before the Froch fight as being as good as everyone was saying he was.
Basically in short, why did he not get killed by everyone on NSB for his performance in the 1st Andrade fight where he really was knocked out and why was he allowed a pass on his resume whilst others like Chavez Jr and Canelo get slaughtered for theirs even though they are both younger than him?
This is no wow look at me thread. This is a simple discussion about he was rated so highly on NSB after what happened to him against Andrade when he should have been knocked out.
The reason for me starting this thread is to highlight this disgusting habit some new age Boxing fans have brought into the sport which is how they write a Boxer off after one bad performance.
Now Bute had two of the biggest flaws that get highlighted everyday on NSB, regularly.
A) He had not fought anyone before Froch. Not even one credible opponent to be rated so highly.
B) He had already been knocked out(should have been).
Now i for one am massively against writing a Boxer off after one bad performance but what i dont get is why did he get away with it from the majority? I know some were convinced he was a hypejob even before the Froch fight but the majority from what i saw rated him very highly.
I know he avenged that Andrade fight in the 2nd bout but still by then he had already showed a massive flaw had he not?
Also i know this may seem a bit ironic as im writing him off myself after a loss however i never really rated him before the Froch fight as being as good as everyone was saying he was.
Basically in short, why did he not get killed by everyone on NSB for his performance in the 1st Andrade fight where he really was knocked out and why was he allowed a pass on his resume whilst others like Chavez Jr and Canelo get slaughtered for theirs even though they are both younger than him?
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