I don't understand Bute's decision to leave 168...

[ИATAS]

the idea for a long time now has been that bute has been hanging around 168, fighting lower level guys while he waits for the Super Six winner. It was revealed however after his upcoming fight with Brinkley he'll will be leaving the division and moving up to 175.

The obvious fighter that makes the most sense is Pascal. But doesn't Bute realize Pascal has a fight with Hopkins in December, then a mandatory rematch with Chad Dawson? This means Bute vs Pascal wouldn't happen till the very end of 2011 or 2012.

Why not just stick around at 168? Or does he plan on fighting lesser 175 opponents like Adrian Diaconu until he can land a fight with Pascal? Other than those two guys there really isn't any big money fights for bute, not when you compare them to the names at 168 like Ward, Froch, Kessler, and Abraham.

The move just doesn't make sense to me. Seems like he's taking the easiest path of resistance once again.

[cleaner147]

there was a recent interview with his manager and hes said bute stays at 168 and wont move up to 175. he feels thats the right division for him, but a fight at 175 is not outta question...................

[FloydTBE]

Theres some big fights for him at 168lbs

[ИATAS]

there was a recent interview with his manager and hes said bute stays at 168 and wont move up to 175. he feels thats the right division for him, but a fight at 175 is not outta question...................

Bute looking to move up to 175

By Jason Kim: According to the latest boxing news gossip, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) will be moving up to the light heavyweight division soon to campaign in that division instead of the super middleweight division. What this means is that Bute won’t be facing the winner of the Super Six tournament. Apparently, the tournament is taking too long to complete. Bute would like to fight WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, and that’s a fight that will likely be taking place in late 2011.


There’s a possibility that Bute could be facing cruiserweight Danny Green if the Australian can come down in weight to fight Bute. There’s also the hope that Joe Calzaghe might come out of retirement to face Bute, but I’ll believe that when I see it. That’s not the kind of fights that I could see Calzaghe making a comeback for because Bute is arguably more dangerous than Bernard Hopkins, and Calzaghe struggled badly to bet Hopkins before retiring.

Bute will be defending his IBF super middleweight title on October 15th against Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. This isn’t a fight that too many boxing fans are looking forward to with anticipation. Indeed, practically no one is even talking about it.

Some boxing fans will see Bute moving up to the light heavyweight division as a sign that he’s afraid to take on the Super Six tournament winner. If someone like Andre Ward ends up winning the tournament, it could seem to some that Bute is running away from Ward. It seems odd that Bute would move up in weight rather than take on the Super Six tournament winner first before moving up in weight. By moving up without facing the tournament winner, Bute is probably making the smarter choice because he would likely lose to someone like Ward. That’s a bad match up for Bute

[PEBBLES!]

It's all gossip for now.

Bute is still at 168.