A Letter to Lucien Bute...

Great Post Gino! Gracias, campeon. Is that Keys?

Don't worry once the super six is over, he'll have no more excuses to fight the guys he's fighting now. He'll have to deal with either Ward or Froch, and that's where he will get exposed. Well, Glen Johnson just said that Bute is trying the patented "Arum low-ball duck".

Don't worry once the super six is over, he'll have no more excuses to fight the guys he's fighting now. He'll have to deal with either Ward or Froch, and that's where he will get exposed. I think he will work around those guys and fight either blown up MW's or go after some busta at 175

Don't worry once the super six is over, he'll have no more excuses to fight the guys he's fighting now. He'll have to deal with either Ward or Froch, and that's where he will get exposed.

Bute can give it but he can't take it He is mini-Wlad.

Bute can give it but he can't take it

In all fairness to Berto, he fought b-level fighters and blown up Junior Welterweights who were at least solid at 140. Bute is fighting d-level bums who probably have a training diet of top ramen and boiled eggs. And it's insane that some people actually rank Bute higher than Froch. Ward and Froch pretty much cleaned up 168, while Bute is cleaning up the homeless population by giving them paychecks to fight him. This is hilarious! Good post. Thank god there are a few reasonable people out there, Gino Ross included.

miranda and andrade 2x( the most ducked SMW ever ) are D level? By the time that Lb fought him? C fighter Is he avoided? Didn't know that.

In all fairness to Berto, he fought b-level fighters and blown up Junior Welterweights who were at least solid at 140. Bute is fighting d-level bums who probably have a training diet of top ramen and boiled eggs. And it's insane that some people actually rank Bute higher than Froch. Ward and Froch pretty much cleaned up 168, while Bute is cleaning up the homeless population by giving them paychecks to fight him. miranda and andrade 2x( the most ducked SMW ever ) are D level?

In all fairness to Berto, he fought b-level fighters and blown up Junior Welterweights who were at least solid at 140. Bute is fighting d-level bums who probably have a training diet of top ramen and boiled eggs. And it's insane that some people actually rank Bute higher than Froch. Ward and Froch pretty much cleaned up 168, while Bute is cleaning up the homeless population by giving them paychecks to fight him. Will you marry me?

In all fairness to Berto, he fought b-level fighters and blown up Junior Welterweights who were at least solid at 140. Bute is fighting d-level bums who probably have a training diet of top ramen and boiled eggs. And it's insane that some people actually rank Bute higher than Froch. Ward and Froch pretty much cleaned up 168, while Bute is cleaning up the homeless population by giving them paychecks to fight him.

Bute is making millions and getting pro experience while the SS guys get paid pennies to put their career on the line. Besides, I'd give bute a good chance over andre ward or carl froch. Bute has more power than ANYONE in that SS tournament. He also has equal or faster hand speed to ward

I acknowledge that. I respect his business savvy and how he manipulates his fanbase AND the media. Bute shows up at SuperSix fights and pretends that he will take on the winner. But at least fight ONE guy in the top 5. At least OCCASIONALLY take real opposition. This was what Gatti was doing and I hated it. Arturo was packing Boardwalk Hall for Thomas Damgaard and Leonard Dorin. As a result, all the Northeastern guidos in their track suits were telling me how Gatti was going to destroy that loudmouth Mayweather. You say Bute has fought no one, but why don't you tell us who he should've fought since the S6 started? Who was available for him to fight. And BTW, you talk about Froch's opposition. I agree he has fought top guys. But did you know that when Bute fought Bika for the IBF eliminator, it was supposed to be a Bute-Froch fight, but Froch refused. Bute agreed...

Seriously, who is he supposed to fight with everyone tied up in the super 6? If anyone here is to blame its showtime for not putting him in the tournament and opting to go with an American despite the American being shot and coming off a bad run of losses. That's why I said that I'm a patient man. I didn't call him a ducker... I just said that I'll wait.

In fairness to him, all the super 6 guys are contractually tied up at the moment. He fought Miranda and destroyed him as well as the Andrade rematch. I think Ward went the full 12 with Miranda. So there is that. Bute is world class and I think he's basically just waiting it out. I always thought it was a mistake not to include him the the tourney from the start. Taylor was a suspect choice coming off the froch k.o. Yeah, but LB got to chill while those other guys beat each other up. Look at how the S5 diminished Abraham, Taylor and Kessler. I mean... RIP Allan Green's aura. Sabes?

Nah, even Berto fought stronger opposition, much stronger. Bute is extremely overrated, I hope him and Dirrell fight, I'm VERY confident Dirrell wins.

Bute is clearly a genius. Why should he have to toil in the shadows like Froch and get his hands dirty for chump change when he could sit pretty in Canada and take stay busy fights for big money and know he'll get to fight whoever comes out of the super 6 anyway? Boxing is a business, the best don't have to fight the best in order to be make money. This ain't the nba. I acknowledge that. I respect his business savvy and how he manipulates his fanbase AND the media. Bute shows up at SuperSix fights and pretends that he will take on the winner. But at least fight ONE guy in the top 5. At least OCCASIONALLY take real opposition. This was what Gatti was doing and I hated it. Arturo was packing Boardwalk Hall for Thomas Damgaard and Leonard Dorin. As a result, all the Northeastern guidos in their track suits were telling me how Gatti was going to destroy that loudmouth Mayweather.

OK, Lucien... I see you. You are up there in Canada and feasting on second-rate opposition. That's cool. You're making a nice living and packing the house full of Frenchies, eh? You got a nice thing going. You've intelligently parlayed a pretty face and some pretty wins into a spot on boxing's A-list. The white suits? Nice touch. But you know what? Your time is coming. While you have faced Magee, Brinkley and Mendy, Carl Froch's last six fights are Ward, Kessler, Johnson, Abraham, Dirrell, and Taylor. And, oh yeah, Cobra fought Pascal. Ask yourself tonight, Lucien, when you lay your head on your pillow: what would my record be in those seven fights? I'm writing to you to put you on notice. I'm a patient man. I"m going to wait until you get into the ring with a live body. Then we'll see what's what. In the meantime, I will close with these two words: Andre Berto. Respectfully yours, A Fight Fan He will get his ass handed to him soon enough. When Ward or Froch steps up he is in big trouble.

Lucian Bute was a 100/1 favourite here in the UK against Jean Paul Mendy. I mean, that's f*cking ridiculous. Incredibley seldom will you ever have such a drastically wide favourite. Which shows how credible his win over Mendy was. I admit to being a bit of a Froch nutrider. But still. Compare Carl's opposition with Lucian's.

A Mayweather fan questioning someone taking easy fights for the money? I never thought I'd see the day. :lol1: Thanks. I'm a Tribe Called Quest Fan. *sheepish grin*