Comments Thread For: Hopkins vs Bute Clash In Talks For The Fall, Says Schaefer

[paulf]

I will have a newfound respect for hopkins if he takes this fight. Still a ***** for ducking Dawson, but to be retired by a white boy, and one that speaks french at that...well... lol.

[jameshepenstall]

Until the Super 6 is over Bute is in a catch 22 situation. There are no worthy opponents at the weight so anyone is going to look like a soft option. There is no point going up to 175 and facing a top 10 guy only to drop back down again when the Super 6 is over.
On the other hand its going to hurt him to stay inactive during this time so he is kind of in a bind.

Bute by crushing 10th round KO.

[Mikhnienko]

I will have a newfound respect for hopkins if he takes this fight. Still a ***** for ducking Dawson, but to be retired by a white boy, and one that speaks french at that...well... lol.

He's Romanian. He speaks okay French because he's willing to learn another language and isn't a dumbass.

Hopkins started his career getting beat by a white boy and dropped down 3 weighclasses afterwards. Getting KTFO by Bute would seem to be a fitting end to his career.

[LeadUppercut]

Until the Super 6 is over Bute is in a catch 22 situation. There are no worthy opponents at the weight so anyone is going to look like a soft option. There is no point going up to 175 and facing a top 10 guy only to drop back down again when the Super 6 is over.
On the other hand its going to hurt him to stay inactive during this time so he is kind of in a bind.

Bute by crushing 10th round KO.

against who?

[Dawerlzgreatest]

LOL @ people thinking bute will KO hopkins..

[Ben_London]

I will have a newfound respect for hopkins if he takes this fight. Still a ***** for ducking Dawson, but to be retired by a white boy, and one that speaks french at that...well... lol.

You consistently write the dumbest things.

[SkillspayBills]

This would be a preview for how Bute-Ward would go, interesting.

[F l i c k e r]

I would favor Hopkins naturally.

[SkillspayBills]

Note to self:Ignore any fool that says Bute would KO Hopkins

[big_james10]

A big risk low gain fight for bute imo. If we wins people will say hopkins showed his age (guy is 44 or 45 for christ sake) and if he loses then he loses his spot as the frontrunner to the super six winner. Fight another fight with andrade in montreal i say and he can get a good turnout and interest.

I agree with you. However, Lucian Bute hasn't been fightin A-class or B-class competition. Andrade and Miranda were both C-class competition. He has been very well protected. All of the top fighters at 168 are in the Super 6 tournament, so I would like to see him fight a top quality fighter, even if it is an old-should-have-retired-three-years-ago Bernard Hopkins. If not Hopkins, I am sure Jeff Lacy is available. Lacy is not that good, but he is better than Miranda and Andrade.