Comments Thread For: Lucian Bute Finalizes Multi-Fight Deal With Showtime

[antweezy23]

bute the beast!

[Tiozzo]

No, the proof of that will come when he faces one of the top guys. Or should I say 'if'? Yeah, a pretty big 'if' as well, considering the rest of his career.

The article states that it's a three fight deal. So his first fight will be a handpicked opponent, and you'll defend it saying that the semis are taking place so no-one is available. Then his next fight will be another handpicked opponent, and you'll defend it saying that the best two are unavailable, and the guys who just lost in the semis want some time off, even if there's no evidence of that. Or you'll say that they don't deserve a shot because they're coming off of losses.

Then by the time the tourney is done, Bute will probably have a new bull**** mandatory, at which point you'll suddenly proclaim the importance of alphabelt belts and say that he is right to defend his title instead of facing a legit challenge. Even if that isn't the case, he'll probably go off and have a big-money fight with Danny Green, which you'll defend because 'boxing is a business' or some such BS.

Maybe Bute will finally step up. It's possible, and I hope it happens. But let's not jump the gun and start praising him based upon him signing a TV deal, because it really isn't the statement of intent you seem to see it as.

the only worth reading parts of your post is what's in blue

isn't it obvious enough he has signed a 3 fight deal to AT LEAST fight the super six winner at the end of 2011 ? it is written all over that deal, BUTE VS SUPER SIX WINNER AT THE END OF 2011

you have written a load of bullcrap, I don't make that much excuses for any fighter, it is time for Bute to fight better opposition, yes, but unlike most ignorant haters here, I don't overlook the fact that Bute has tried to make unification fights with 3 people : Froch, Stieglitz and Balszay
none came to fruition because everybody thinks he deserves Mayweather like paydays today

what I think is the most logical for Bute to do is to get Mendy (his mandatory) out of the way in the first fight (call it what you will, but if you want to see a unification fight with the super six winner, he has to), then face one of the 2 guys eliminated in the semis to hype up the fight against the winner of it all, then face the winner (if he dispateches his second opponent) in his third contest of 2011

if he doesn't face a super six participant in his second fight of 2011, I'll be very disappointed

[Afactor4]

Showtime takes away another fighter that brings exciting fights with him. No matter how protected, fortunate, etc, he is, the fact of the matter is, his fights are always exciting.

HBO needs to step it up because Showtime might catch up soon!

[Iceta Lives]

Dude is a protected hype job. He's content to stay in Canada and not take any risks. He could move up and fight Tavoris Cloud or engage in an all Canada showdown with Pascal. But his nuthuggers will say he should stay at 168 and that he doesn't need to move up. This after he was calling out a 160 lber who got embarassed by an even smaller guy. Bute is pathetic.

[PEBBLES!]

This is great news.


Showtime on the money with this move.

[Taranazan]

Dude is a protected hype job. He's content to stay in Canada and not take any risks. He could move up and fight Tavoris Cloud or engage in an all Canada showdown with Pascal. But his nuthuggers will say he should stay at 168 and that he doesn't need to move up. This after he was calling out a 160 lber who got embarassed by an even smaller guy. Bute is pathetic.

Don't you think that if he was so protected and didn't want to take any risk he would've stayed with HBO so he could say that he can't fight the S6 winner on Showtime? I mean, if he wants to avoid the S6 winner, signing with the same network would be the last thing to do, right?

[Pullcounter]

just drop green out of the tourny and let bute fight in the super six

[Jan(DK)]

Its great showtime got him,But i doubt any smw go to canada to fight
bute.And i doubt bute goes to there hometown to fight them.

Kessler will go to Canada..........................

I.l guess Bute vs Ward could be difficult to schedule .....................

[Iceta Lives]

just drop green out of the tourny and let bute fight in the super six

Yeah, I'd like to see that happen. I don't think Bute could beat Kessler at his best and definitely not Andre Ward. I think Froch may even be able to beat Bute if he can take the fight in the late rounds. The only guys I'd maybe favor Bute over is Johnson, Dirrel (Because of his soft attitude), and Green obviously.