Bute to serve Magee yet another portion of canadian homecooking.

just saw Magee on the news there now, they showed a couple of clips of him in training, he looked exhausted! Obv he's been pushing himself to the limit, hopefully he hasnt overdone it at 35 years of age. WAR MAGEE!!!!!!

Think Pavlik vs Lockett. And Bute is ranked no1 at SMW?

I got a genuine dislike for Canadian fighters because of stuff like this and I know it sounds harsh. Pascal is the less protected of the two, but I don't like his style and that draw that he got with Hopkins just sucked where fairness and balance is concerned. Bute won't fight anybody worth a damn and never calls out any good fighters. If he has then someone enlighten me.

If by getting on your bike and riding for three rounds equals heart, then yeah, he's got the heart of a warrior. :D Staying on his feet and eventually fighting back, and refusing to quit, after the punches he took in round 10, showed more heart than 90% of boxers ever show. As for rematching Prescott, that fight had a lot of point a year or more ago, but now, with Prescott having lost badly to two journeymen, and with Khan having beaten a far better fighter than Prescott who punches harder than Prescott, it's a totally pointless fight. Everyone who knows anything about boxing knows it would be a boring fight, similar to the Mitchell-Prescott fight, with Khan outboxing Prescott on the outside and easily winning every round. Prescott is far too limited to prevent that happening if Khan boxes even half as well as he did against Maidana. It would prove absolutely nothing because Prescott has gone downhill so much since he beat Khan. All it would prove is that Khan is as good as Mitchell, and Mitchell is a natural Super Featherweight, who isn't ranked in any credible top 10 at any weight. At this stage, Maidana, McCloskey and then Bradley (who are ranked #3, #10 and #1 in his division) are all far more credible opponents than Prescott. And the only people who want him to fight Prescott right now are haters. No genuine boxing fan would be interested in that fight any more.

Judges are irrelevant in this fight. Bute will win by KO. Maybe but it's still wrong. All title fights should have neutral officials.

But you support Khan? Oh the irony. :D Khan showed massive heart against Maidana, so how it that ironic? That said, I don't see how anyone can say that Bute lacks heart either.

The rindside judges have been appointed to Lucien Bute's titledefense against Brain Magee. Pasquale Procopio Benoit Roussel Mickey Vann. So there you have it; 2 canadians and an englishman. This is top notch homecooking. Based on prior experiences I'd say Magee has to KO Bute twice to get a draw. WAR MAGEE!! All title fights should have neutral judges and a neutral ref - that should be in the rules of all of the sanctioning bodies and I don't understand why it isn't.

Hey Bat, greetings from Illinois. What is your opinion on Bute fighting his 16th straight fight in his hometown of Quebec without a squeek from the detractors while Andre Ward can't fight more than once in his hometown of Oakland before being labeled a vagina? More than once????? It's seven fights in a row and counting, and in a tournament where the whole point was that there was supposed to be a scrupulously level playing field for all of the fighters in the tournament!!! In normal circumstances it's usual for a title holder to get home advantage, as Bute has been; but in a tournament consisting mostly of unifications, in which every fighter apart from Ward has had to fight half their fights without home advantage, and all their fights against anyone but Ward has been fought with neutral officials, but in which Ward has been given special treatment, that just stinks. Plus there are good commercial reasons for Bute's fights being in Montreal, as they make a lot more money there than they could make anywhere else. That is not true of Ward, who isn't a big draw anywhere at this point. His fights are not in California for commercial reasons but for political ones (he seems to have some sort of hold over Showtime).

Really? Damn shame if you ask me. What's not to like about him? He's a real fighter and gives everything. It would be so great if he could upset Bute. Not likely though. :( he always got/gets a good turnout when he fights here, but the media dont seem to be interested for some reason. He's a 35 year old fighter with his last chance of a title, im sure he's putting in the camp of his life. He doesnt need the media getting in his way. Sky havent mentioned the fight so im guessing they arent picking it up, Im gonna have to get a stream for it i think. Only station i see advertising it are setanta ireland, which i dont have. If a fight isnt on sky, the papers dont seem to bother to cover the story.

What would make sense is fighting a contender. Or rather Pascal...

It's not so much the fact that Bute exclusively fights at home than his constant diet of facefirst clubfighters that annoys me. None of the opponents Bute has faced so far would have drawn 500 people outside Montreal. Precisely why he fights in Montreal. What makes more sense? Fight in Montreal and draw 16,000 fans, or fight somewhere else and draw 500 fans?

The rindside judges have been appointed to Lucien Bute's titledefense against Brain Magee. Pasquale Procopio Benoit Roussel Mickey Vann. So there you have it; 2 canadians and an englishman. This is top notch homecooking. Based on prior experiences I'd say Magee has to KO Bute twice to get a draw. WAR MAGEE!! IIRC, Vann scored Whitaker-Chavez a draw.

havent got a clue man, Paul McCloskey came in and stole his thunder. Paul has been all over the papers and tv, and not a mention of Magee. I dont think anyone from here even knows Magee is fighting for a world title tbh. Hopefully the lack of distractions have helped him concentrate and get a good camp in. Really? Damn shame if you ask me. What's not to like about him? He's a real fighter and gives everything. It would be so great if he could upset Bute. Not likely though. :(

Now THAT'S the spirit! Has Magee had a good camp? havent got a clue man, Paul McCloskey came in and stole his thunder. Paul has been all over the papers and tv, and not a mention of Magee. I dont think anyone from here even knows Magee is fighting for a world title tbh. Hopefully the lack of distractions have helped him concentrate and get a good camp in.

doesnt matter who the judges are, Magee will spark him out within 6 rds. He was good enough to give Froch a tough fight, so Bute will be easy for him. WAR MAGEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now THAT'S the spirit! Has Magee had a good camp?

doesnt matter who the judges are, Magee will spark him out within 6 rds. He was good enough to give Froch a tough fight, so Bute will be easy for him. WAR MAGEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hate mongerer? I'm a little offended. is rabble rouser less offensive?

Hate mongerer? I'm a little offended. ???Hate mongerer??? Somebody fill me in on this fatyankslangslurr lol.

Yeah I'd like to see Bute face Andre 'super healer brain' Dirrell ASAP. I dont think we'll see Bute-Kessler before 2012 at the earliest. Kessler has a shot at the WBC champion first. Whoever that WBC champion is, which doesn't matter. Dirrel vs Bute would be stupendous.

this will be an early ko. no biggie. bute vs dirrel or kessler next, no excuses from any of those 3 Yeah I'd like to see Bute face Andre 'super healer brain' Dirrell ASAP. I dont think we'll see Bute-Kessler before 2012 at the earliest. Kessler has a shot at the WBC champion first.