Lucian Bute

I follow Bute's career since his beginning, he's the number 3 on my super middleweight list, after Kessler and Calzaghe. There is a rumor that Bute has a weak chin, he was knocked out cold in the amateurs. Froch faced better opposition than him, but Bute was always perfect in all his fights, while Froch looked bad on a few occasions. Froch/Bute would be a good fight that could go either way: Better hand speed : Bute Power : Froch Better combo : Bute Best chin : Froch Footwork : Bute Better power punches : Froch Better jab : Bute But I don't think we will see it soon, both of them will have access to a title shot pretty soon and don't wanna risk it.

Cheers for the replys. The Bika fight should be interesting.After seeing him against Calzaghe i dont see anyone having an easy night with him.

Bute is allready a far greater threat to the top guys than Froch - despite being 4-5 years younger. What do you base this comment on?????????? Are you a sheep shagger??

Bute can go all the way. He's already a threat to both Calzaghe and Kessler. Perhaps no t a BIG threat yet. But he will be. Bute is allready a far greater threat to the top guys than Froch - despite being 4-5 years younger.

I thought it was a bird?

Just wondering what the general feeling is on this guy.How good is he? I've not seen a great deal of him just afew bits posted on youtube.Of what i saw he looks like a good solid fighter with power,he picks his punches well and looks big at the weight. Could Bute be a dangerous fight for Kessler or Calzaghe?And how would Froch do against him? He is swerving Froch. And after Tatyvosyan he will be Shitting Himself.

Bute is quite good. I saw the fight against Tatevosyan and he had things his own way against a smaller guy though. He went 12 rounds. Froch has just stopped Tatevosyan in 2. Bute is taking on Sakio Bika next I think and if he wins that, then he's in line for some kind of title fight I guess. Bika is a rough handful and durable, so Bute's in line to go rounds there again. Bute's OK, but I ain't gonna go mad and say he's great yet.

His a good fighter, but just did a pussy move by instead taking the easier route of fighting for the IBF title eliminator against Bika.

he's flat footed though he punches well. he's not going to get very far. reminds me of a leonard dorin. calzaghe would eat him up. Joachim Alcine poses more a threat as would Jean Pascal later on.