Why Did Bute Keep Circling To His Left?

Easier said than done when you're in the ring with the Cobra.

Heh, what really baffled me was his way of searching for the ropes even when his legs were still strong. All of a sudden he gave up his stance, placed his earmuffs on and that was that. I don't know who's more to blame, him or his corner but their game plan was utter ****.

You obviously shouldnt do it 100% of the time but it should always be your base thing. You can switch up to keep guys off guard but its suppose to still be the foundation. Thats why when you come back left it catches them off guard. It doesnt matter if going right is predictable because its the advantage. Everyone knows that. Its just like saying that you shouldnt throw a million straight rights against a Southpaw or that a Southpaw shouldnt throw a million straight lefts agaisnt a righty because its predictable. It doesnt matter. That is the advantage punch. Its the highest percentage thing to do. Circling right for a Southpaw against a righty is what youre suppose to do. Its the same thing for defensive righty's against Southpaws. The fact is that Pac is a killer but when I watched the Pac-Cotto fight and Pac started killing him, I was yelling at my TV for Cotto to just box & circle to his left. If he does that then its alot harder for Pac to get to him and you saw that over the 2nd half. The same with Pac-Mosley. Mosley got on that bike but he got on that bike circling right all night. The same thing all night and Pac couldnt do nothing but lunge for him. If Mosley circles left then he's coming right into Pac's left hand and he's in trouble again. Going right makes Pac have to chase & reachI agree with this. Generally speaking unless you come into the sport with crazy athleticism or top ring acumen you shouldnt be trying to reinvent the wheel. Either that or you're ricardo mayorga with a style so awkward it just works for you.

The outcome would not have been any different. He came to the fight with the wrong game plan to begin with. He didn't show anything during that fight that makes him elite whatsoever. Glad that hype train was finally exposed though, justifies me calling him a protected fighter in Canada.

It is not as simple as ''circle to the right'', generally speaking it allows them to land the left and slip to the outside, you could argue that when he was hurt he should have taken that approach however in the opening rounds he more than likely wanted to dig in and put his punches together. Another thing to consider is the fact that if you're constantly trying to circle to your opponents right, he can either bait you into moving into the corner or ropes, or try to move to his left (Boring fight). Most important thing to consider is the fact that he got hurt, maintaining ring generalship when you're under pressure is difficult enough, when hurtful punches are coming your way focus on positioning at the same time can be like patting your head and rubbing your stomach. On top of that he had his bell rang every round, one point he had difficulty going to his own corners, those things diminish a fighters awareness meaning he more than likely didn't know he was in the palm of Froch's hand.

Bute showed so many signs of NOT being a ELITE world class fighter....dude got undressed and his vagina got exposed...thats all to it!!!...he did so many things wrong....he followed a puncher around the ring...smh...he fought like a cat who need to be rocking head gear and not like a dude who gets paid to do this....I never saw what dudes was saying about Bute before Froch spanked him....I knew Froch was gonna body him....just didn't think he was gonna get him so early

when its southpaw vs orthodox you're battling for the inside foot. hence why he kept circling to his left

A southpaw is always suppose to circle to his right agaisnt a righty. If he does that then Froch wouldve had a much harder time. Watch Sweet Pea. Bute, like Zab always ends up coming back to his left and he walks right into Froch's power hand. It makes no sense. It was like he was walking right into shots. I cant believe that so many pro fighters & trainers fall into this trap. Even Berto's idiot trainer. Berto is a righty who has fought a ton of Southpaws and looks vulnerable against them every single time, mostly because his trainer has him going the opposite way. If they face a Southpaw with a good right hook, the trainer tells Berto to go right even though its not a natural movement. This is why Berto looks like crap and always just throws a shot and then falls in & grabs his opponent because he's out of position. I even heard Pea talk about Zab before he trained him. He talked about Zab always going the wrong way. Pea said that as great of a fighter as he was, he couldnt even get away with that. If Bute just stays circling right then its a much tougher fight for Froch. He has to cutoff the ring then and it will be still hard to land like he wants. Instead it was like Bute was helping him out. He didnt have to cutoff the ring. Infact, Bute always came right where he wanted him to. If he goes right then Froch has to reach for him but instead Bute walks right into his strong hand. I dont get it but he'll learn, I guess Why did Bute pick a style like the Philly Shell but doesn't use over/under punches effectively or duck and slip punches like other masters of the style. He has to reinvent himself to a text-box boxing style and take advantage of his height which he gave up against Froch. Journeyman Glen Johnson was tailor-made for him, but someone who would take advantage of space like Froch could time his assault when Bute's had holes in his defense.

He circles to his left to set up his uppercuts IMO. He's willing to risk getting hit by his opponents right hands because of his belief in his power in his left hand. It was going to work against him sooner or later and it did against Froch.

As a southpaw, myself, it should be noted that different angles set up different punches. Stepping to his right against a conventional fighter will place his opponent within his power BUT stepping to his left gives him the opportunity to catch his opponent squared up if they are not constantly adjusting to his positioning. Catching an opponent squared up makes it easier to land every punch in the book including the right hook, which is the other money punch for southpaws. If you're stepping to your right, the jab and left hand are easy to land but the right hook has to be sent at a more difficult angle over the opponent's shoulder. The top left hand fighters often turn the right hook into more of a straight punch (pacquiao/ martinez), leave their feet to land it which puts them out of position to throw another punch with any leverage or both. The first mistake Bute made was letting Froch back him up. That is when the fight was decided. The better boxer with the better hand-speed should keep the fight in the center of the ring where he has enough space to make his opponent have to find him. Everyone and their mother could have found him on those ropes.

Because it's become a habit... Bute's moved to his left constantly in past fights without his opponents being able to take advantage, he's thrived doing it (30-1 on the world level is not a fluke (he knocked out Andrade moving to his left by being at just the right distance to lure Librado into throwing the right and him being in position to avoid the brunt of the shot and still land that heavy counter left))). After 1000s of hours of training and fighting, it's probably second nature and, after his numerous KO's with the counter left, purposeful at times. It's just that, not only did it not work to his advantage against Froch, but it worked to his disadvantage and he didn't adjust. Froch's style, right hand punch angles, and range, had just as much to do with it as his caliber. Sergio does the same ***** (to the same point or more so than Bute), but no one has been able to take advantage of it enough to beat him. There's going to be a time where he's going to have to adjust to win, but that time hasn't come and that's due to the his talent and the styles of his opponent more so than the caliber of opposition.

He had no choice he was not in control and on defense the attacking fighter is coming onto your right hand .

Froch made him do that. It was a smaller ring than bute is used to. Before he can make a step back to start circling to his left, froch can tag him with a little upper cut to the middle and at that point, bute's back is already against the rope.

i see a lot of fighters doing the same sh1t...i think theyre doing it to be unpredictable...you cant always follow the " should boxing habits" given they are common knowledge to every fighter... You obviously shouldnt do it 100% of the time but it should always be your base thing. You can switch up to keep guys off guard but its suppose to still be the foundation. Thats why when you come back left it catches them off guard. It doesnt matter if going right is predictable because its the advantage. Everyone knows that. Its just like saying that you shouldnt throw a million straight rights against a Southpaw or that a Southpaw shouldnt throw a million straight lefts agaisnt a righty because its predictable. It doesnt matter. That is the advantage punch. Its the highest percentage thing to do. Circling right for a Southpaw against a righty is what youre suppose to do. Its the same thing for defensive righty's against Southpaws. The fact is that Pac is a killer but when I watched the Pac-Cotto fight and Pac started killing him, I was yelling at my TV for Cotto to just box & circle to his left. If he does that then its alot harder for Pac to get to him and you saw that over the 2nd half. The same with Pac-Mosley. Mosley got on that bike but he got on that bike circling right all night. The same thing all night and Pac couldnt do nothing but lunge for him. If Mosley circles left then he's coming right into Pac's left hand and he's in trouble again. Going right makes Pac have to chase & reach

i see a lot of fighters doing the same sh1t...i think theyre doing it to be unpredictable...you cant always follow the " should boxing habits" given they are common knowledge to every fighter...

I think it was just a total shell shock experince for him. I think he knew where he was going but still didnt imagine the crowd being like that. Then I think he found out very quickly that it was a real step up in class on top of the crowd. Then he tasted Froch's power and was rattled from then on. Seemed to panic & buckle on nearly every shot. Even if Froch threw a weak punch, Bute would panic and start holding big time. It was weird. Its like what you see if you throw an inexperinced kid in with a vetran legend 10 years his Senior but that shouldnt have been the case here. Very weird

dude, fought like an amateur, thats the only way to put it. he is another one of them all flash no substance fighters that you will find when combing thru the annals of boxing history. hes not refined at all. and it showed against a world class fighter like froch.

because he has no other defense than to move under constant attack, he lacked the poise to think it through he wasn't in position to try setting up anything what punches he threw were thrown to protect himself mostly all he could do was run or die, and he eventually got taken out thought he'd box better too, but Froch wasn't having it Bute lacked defense and strength to get Froch off him

All bute has is his left