Bute's Stock Dropped

**Rick Grimes** · 03-20-2011, 05:01 PM

Yep his defence was terrible last night, he's got some vicious uppercuts and he's entertaining to watch though.

**Russian Crushin** · 03-20-2011, 05:04 PM

He plays around with his fighters to keep his crowd happy and then turned it on in the middle and completely broke him down

He got got with 2 punches that surprised him that's it

I just love southpaw body punchers like bute

**deuce_drop** · 03-20-2011, 05:46 PM

yeah thats what happens when you're not fighting the toughest competition out there, nothing against magee, but he isnt on the upper crust level and i think bute is a guy that fights down to his level of competition.

it's time for him to step it up and stop fighting the fringe, staying on the margin.

if he's not sparking people out that he's clearly better than and he's not taking on names, then he's giving himself a hard time to convince the world wide/wise boxing fans, he's won over canada, cool, they have great crowds, now he needs to make that kind of splash on the world level, i'm not saying fight in USA only, but fight the names that are known world wide.

there are tons of fights out there for him that will be exciting, he needs to step up to the plate and fight them.

if butes next fight is against a fringe guy again, then i wouldn't expect him to do anything but the same thing in continuing to fight fringe fighters.

it's step up now, or really, lose credibility, home town crowds only go so far.

as a side thought about this situation, FIGHTERS need to know that the zero loss in their record is only minor compared to the quality of fights. we see enough guys who have put on exciting fights and have lost only to comeback and get another big payday on tv, win or lose, it doesn't matter, it's the content that gets produced inside the ring that matters, not zero losses.....

it's is all fine and dandy with beating lesser fighters in the ring, looking good, and keeping your record undefeated, but if it's against guys that you're the favorite over, each and every time, it's not as substantial and doesn't hold as much water as a fighter who makes exciting fights every time out, fighting tough competition.

i like bute, but his time has come, he either needs to sht or get off the pot. if he isnt fighting names from here on out, then he's never going to, he'll be using the frank warren method of career building, get them too young or too old, all with decent records on paper, even though the stats don't justify hype and promotion of the match ups......... seen it, it's old, and obvious.

step up or stop blowing smoke.......

**ADP02** · 03-20-2011, 05:56 PM

His opponent fought southpaw, let go some sneaky punches, was awkward and had heart. So it gave Bute some trouble.

It took Bute a bit longer to solve this guy but he still did what he had to do. At the end of the day, he won in impressive fashion. Those body punches were vicious and he did connect with a few uppercuts that did in his opponent. Another thing that impressed me about Bute is that he realized that he couldn't do the usual things he does with this guy so he changed it up a bit and was using the occassional right hook to keep his opponent honest.

Bute did get caught at times and needs to be careful the way he keeps his right hand so low

**actionjackson** · 03-20-2011, 05:57 PM

Its no secret is plays with guys for the crowd.

It is also no secret he doesnt do well against fellow southpaws. He tends to get lulled into some akward exchanges. Notice he team has kept him clear of high level southpaws.

**Shabba Rank$** · 03-20-2011, 06:06 PM

Kessler would TAP DAT ASS.

**Spray_resistant** · 03-20-2011, 06:06 PM

You are over exaggerating Mark, he was in total control the entire time and he only got hit with a few really clean shots over 10 rounds that I saw.

**KRITKL** · 03-20-2011, 06:14 PM

I think the guy being a southpaw had alot to do with him not looking that good, but that should of all been taken care of in training. If he fights Kessler it would be a close fight, Bute style reminds me of Calzage with more power and less defense. He even looks like him.

**Steak** · 03-20-2011, 06:16 PM

Magee is not a bad fighter. He also gave Froch trouble, and hes gotten better since then.

Bute is flawed, but overall probably the best offensive fighter at 168.

Bute's Stock Dropped