on the one hand:
you've got to appreciate an underdog like grachev getting a big fight after scoring a huge upset
i think it's taken for granted how often a no-hoper shows up with no hope. grachev trained hard and took it to call me ismael. we've got to give the underdogs something to shoot for. otherwise they've no reason to try and win.
on the other hand:
if bute's team is taking a fight with friggin pirate grachev they're really looking to take him back to square one. they cannot have a ton of confidence in him at all if they're taking that far of a step back.
I wouldn't take him getting passed Grachev for granted ;)
Interesting the fights at LHW
come on man grachev is garbage. hes durable and stuck around long enough to capitalize on a couple of mistakes from the inexperienced sillakh, but hes not a good fighter overall.
bute by savage KO. good comeback fight though, if froch took something out of bute we will find out so its worth watching. but if bute is the same fighter grachev stands no chance.