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  • BIGPOPPAPUMP
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    Comments Thread For: Lucian Bute: Comparison Shopping at Super Middleweight

    By Cliff Rold - In hard economic times, discerning eyes pick their purchases carefully. A Canadian consumer favorite is on the cusp of real global expansion.

    A product market is being built.

    Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO), the IBF titlist at 168 lbs., might be the best Super Middleweight in the world. Should he win this Saturday night, and continue to ply his trade in the division, the chance to definitively prove it one way or the other will not be right around the corner.

    It won’t come any earlier than 2011, maybe 12. He might be the best but he surely is left out of the division’s defining event.

    Due in various parts to timing, mandatory obligations, and a strong lot to draw from, Bute was the odd man out when the “Super Six” tournament was dreamed up at Super Middleweight. It is now in the second of what will ultimately be five rounds (including the semi and final rounds) of fisticuffs. The tournament will last into 2011; with cancellations and rescheduling, it could extend further than that. Bute won’t get his hands on, say, an Arthur Abraham or Andre Ward, for a while. [Click Here To Read More]
  • SoldierWarrior
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    I like this article, I read most of it. And I agree with everything the writter says, Bute has to win this weekend or its going to hurt his career big-time. And depending on how he wins against Miranda, can either impress people or leave more questions then answers.

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    • Siggy
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      if bute beats miranda he should bring allan green up to montreal after he gets eliminated.

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      • jrosales13
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        Cliff Rold is becoming my favorite writer in all of boxing. I really enjoy his stuff...

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        • B.U.R.N.E.R
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          Cliff Im trying real hard to like Bute man.

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          • Ch@mpBox@PR
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            #6
            Bute, is the best SMW right now. He will beat the **** out of Ward, Dirrel would be his toghest fighT!

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            • SoldierWarrior
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              #7
              Originally posted by No Ceilings
              Cliff Im trying real hard to like Bute man.
              Lets see how good he does this Saturday before writing him off.

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              • ShoulderRoll
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                Quite frankly Bute should beat Miranda easily otherwise he looks bad. Especially because Pavlik, Abraham, and Ward have already been there and done that.
                Last edited by ShoulderRoll; 04-16-2010, 01:32 AM.

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                • Tiozzo
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ShoulderRoll
                  Quite frankly Bute should beat Miranda easily otherwise he looks bad. Especially because Pavlik, Abraham, and Ward have already been there and done that.
                  yes Bute has to win big, and I'm confident he will

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                  • Blue Heffner
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                    I'm not sold on Bute but I think he'll KO Miranda. As of rite now, I think Dirrell and Ward would make a mess of him. Everyone else, he beats.

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