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by Cliff Rold
The winner got next, right?
It’s unofficial, but still impossible not to look at this weekend’s big Super Middleweight fight as a semi-final for December’s Super Six tournament final. If not a semi, it has the feel of a qualifying round, particularly for the defending titlist.
Lucian Bute, for various reasons, wasn’t included in the Super Six field. While the rest of the best in the world at 168 lbs. did battle, Bute sold tickets and looked increasingly beastly on an island. He won style points while the men who will made the Super Six final, Andre Ward and Carl Froch, piled up points against superior competition.
Unless he’s lost it since a loss to Froch in June, the rugged Johnson brings a depth of ring character and experience Bute has never seen. The Canadian draw has arrived at his measuring stick moment. [Click Here To Read More]
The winner got next, right?
It’s unofficial, but still impossible not to look at this weekend’s big Super Middleweight fight as a semi-final for December’s Super Six tournament final. If not a semi, it has the feel of a qualifying round, particularly for the defending titlist.
Lucian Bute, for various reasons, wasn’t included in the Super Six field. While the rest of the best in the world at 168 lbs. did battle, Bute sold tickets and looked increasingly beastly on an island. He won style points while the men who will made the Super Six final, Andre Ward and Carl Froch, piled up points against superior competition.
Unless he’s lost it since a loss to Froch in June, the rugged Johnson brings a depth of ring character and experience Bute has never seen. The Canadian draw has arrived at his measuring stick moment. [Click Here To Read More]
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