bute is done just watched the fight and he looks like a scared rabbit in the lights,no bull****ting he looks scared to throw a punch.froch will destroy bute,its pointless them even fighting
Once you take Bute's southpaw advantage away, he becomes ultra-ordinary. Froch will smack the shit outta him again, and Ward will be on the sidelines laughing at the hype-job as he hits the canvas.
Elite fighter my ass! Them commentators don't know shit about boxing!
i fell asleep before the fight aired, but the most important aspect of a fight with bute is being sure to take his power away, which means staying away from the middle distance. all the way in, or all the way out. if you're close, step to the side.
if you're at the middle distance, you better make it worth it, the way froch could do it, and pummel him.
I had Bute down by 4 after ten and just stopped watching. Once I knew the KO wasn't coming I know Canada would rob Denis. Like I said before the fight, all you need is a chin and a right hand that you can throw from two states away and you can dominate Bute. Bute did nothing but get outworked, hurt, busted up, and continued to not be able to avoid a right hand all night. Not a tough fight to score.
:nonono:....uh...Bute was NEVER that good
Froch will destroy him AGAIN, the fact that this fight was even close is a concern, the guy is not young, he is already 32 Years Old so it is not like he is going to get any better then he already is
He probably can run from Froch and get it to the Cards and get a Decision in Canada I guess but I doubt he will be able to get away from Froch for 12 Rounds
Sorry Bute fans but it is OVER for him!
There's no way Bute can stay away 12 rounds from Froch, no freaking way.
:nonono:....uh...Bute was NEVER that good
Froch will destroy him AGAIN, the fact that this fight was even close is a concern, the guy is not young, he is already 32 Years Old so it is not like he is going to get any better then he already is
He probably can run from Froch and get it to the Cards and get a Decision in Canada I guess but I doubt he will be able to get away from Froch for 12 Rounds
Sorry Bute fans but it is OVER for him!
Bute wins a very close decision ....cant slip the right hand and was caught cut and hurt by the slower cruder grachev throughout the fight.
athough im not doing a score collection for this fight...
i had Bute winning 115-113, Bute to me always seemed to be a round or 2 ahead
Bute was giving this guy way too much respect. I'm just assuming that they had a game plan and he stuck with it. There were times where he just didn't have to back up into those ropes but he did.
Bute was trying to counter most of the night. Bute needs to be more aggressive than tonight against top fighters.
Bute knows that he doesn't have a sturdy chin, hence why they had to weight-drain a LHW instead of A: fighting Grachev at the full weight limit or B: fight a solid SMW. It's just a matter of time before he gets stopped again.
Bute was giving this guy way too much respect. I'm just assuming that they had a game plan and he stuck with it. There were times where he just didn't have to back up into those ropes but he did.
Bute was trying to counter most of the night. Bute needs to be more aggressive than tonight against top fighters.
grachev has nothing to be ashamed about this loss.
Not at all. He gave into the weight demands and he was fighting in foreign territory. He did well considering those factors. If Bute was as good as some people say he is, Grachev should've been out-classed.
Bute looked a bit shot tonight. It could have just been an off night, or nerves coming off a stoppage loss, but I dont know.
If he is that vulnerabled in a rematch with Froch he is going to get beaten even worse.
If your corner is telling you before the 12th that it's the most important round of the year and you need to hit the hell out of the guy, you're not winning the fight. Absolute bull****. So much hate right now.
You didn't actually score it for Grachev did you? He had some good rounds and made Bute look like ****, but he wasn't accurate and didn't land enough.
Even if you did, you can't seriously act like this was a robbery. Grachev did well, but he didn't win.