I don't think Dre Ward would have KO'd Bute as early

he wouldn't have to, he would have manhandled him for 12 Rounds and scored the EASY UD

Come on be real when was the last time ward koed somebody ? Come on boxing rookie just because fighterb beats fighterA doesnt mean fighterC will too Whens the last time Froch Ko'd anybody?? C'mon now, late in '09 for both fighters so whose the boxing rookie here.....

In Lampley's words Ward vs Bute would be a high speed chess match. I still would pick Ward but I don't see either guy getting seriously hurt. Cut maybe, but not hurt.

I highly doubt Ward stops Bute and there is absolutely no guarantee he beats Bute just because Froch did & he holds a win over Froch. Styles make fights & I personally think Butes style would give Ward a lot of problems. i agree with you,carl froch just seemed to strong for bute almost every punch he landed seem to bother bute ward doesn't seem to have that same type of punching power

Styles. It's like Pac KO'ing foes quicker than Floyd. That just isn't his style. Kudos to Froch for probably the defining win of his career.

Bute has the speed to keep up and I do think it would be competitive wouldn't shock me if Bute wins it but I favor Ward to win a decision. Ward is really good without a question the man at 168 but I noticed lately people are overrating him a little I'm sure all that will die down when he losses to Dawson

would be a great fight and ward did avoid bute for a reason:boxing::boxing: Because you shouldn't be able to just side-step the super six and then expect to fight the winner as your first step up in competition?

I highly doubt Ward stops Bute and there is absolutely no guarantee he beats Bute just because Froch did & he holds a win over Froch. Styles make fights & I personally think Butes style would give Ward a lot of problems.

I'm glad Ward already beat Froch. Because if Ward would have fought Bute first and decisioned him, then Froch fights him and stops him like that in 5 rounds, idiots would have said Froch destroys Ward. great point

I'm glad Ward already beat Froch. Because if Ward would have fought Bute first and decisioned him, then Froch fights him and stops him like that in 5 rounds, idiots would have said Froch destroys Ward.

I don't think so either. Doesn't have the style for it.

i think bute would cause ward problems and the styles make this a competitive fight and with the way ward comes inside could easily get tagged by bute who can hit with one punch ko power, especially if ward gets hit with body shots...would be a great fight and ward did avoid bute for a reason:boxing::boxing:

It's not always a race. Quicker doesn't necessarily = better.

Froch doesnt have tremendous power. He was hitting Bute Flush, he had him ready to.go.in the 3rd and 4th. He just hit him a lot and flush. All the credit to Froch though. I was some of the few that knew he would.get it done

Of course he wouldn't have, as someone already mentioned here: styles make fights. But I do think Ward could have stopped Bute.

He wouldent have Ko'ed Ward and it will actually be competitive where the fight is a pick em. Both styles are tailored for eachother.

Yea I agree, I do think Ward stops him later on because I can't see that fight going any other way than one-sided beatdown at some point soeone was going to pull the plug. It would have been much later in the fight though.

Styles make fight

Great win for Froch, never would I have thought the fight would have gone like that. Andre would have dominated Bute but noooo way would he have knocked Bute out that early. Froch has tremendous power and Ward would have KO'd him later on in like 10th or 11th double the amount of time it took Froch. Just wanted to give respect to the English champ and recognize the Cobra's power. However Ward still number 1 in Super Middleweight division. Ward is of course #1 but he wouldn't likely have KO'd Bute at all. That would have been a much different match. Favor Ward because he's the goods, but Bute would have been a genuine threat based on styles and attributes. Bute's had chin issues back to the ammy's. Ward doesn't win that way.