Comments Thread For: Bute vs Pavlik Negotiations Have Begun, Says Arum

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With Mikkel Kessler heading in the direction of WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz, the IBF champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KOs) is targeting a fight with former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, advised Pavlik's hometown paper, The Vindicator, that he begans negotiations for the fight on Friday. Top Rank has a close relationship with Bute's promoter, InterBox. The fight would take place in early November in either Montreal or Atlantic City.

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[Spray_resistant]

Interesting fight, wasn't impressed with Kelly in his comeback, Bute probably could stop him now.

[UglyPug]

if pavlik can catch bute and stun him i think pavlik can finish him. same for bute - i think he can be the first to really KO Pavlik if he catches him clean.

very interesting fight here.

[BrotherDudeJack]

bad fight for Pavlik. he needs a couple more tuneups before they throw him in with the top guys at smw.

[ThePrince]

This fight might be the first of the planned future fights on CBS.

Pavlik should try to get a tougher tuneup in the summer or early fall, amp up his sparring too. He wasn't all that impressive in his last fight. Looked rusty as hell.

[Joe2608]

Easy fight for Bute. Still don't class this as a credible opponent for Bute.

[Russian Crushin]

Really like this fight, think Bute will beat him very convincingly

[Dorian]

Open him up Bute!

[Larry the boss]

butes gonna ko pavlik

[StrangerInTown]

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Arum at his best and worst.
Get the kid a payday and hope that he does not embarrass himself.
Too much, too soon.
Kelly is recently out of rehab and not nearly prepared for the crafty Canadian.
A potentail career ender.