What's with the Bute hate?

[BattlingNelson]

Bute would like to raise the level of his competition, as soon as he can get someone in that category to fight him.

He wanted to be in the Super Six, but was left out -- a big mistake.

Kessler already ducked him.

He is set to fight the winner of Ward-Froch, and will beat either one of them.

How exactly did Kessler duck him?

[168SMW]

Power, footwork, left uppercut, combination, TALENT WISE, Bute is better than Froch and Ward.

Johnson, Macgee, Miranda, Zuniga, Andrade x2 and Bika.

Sorry but Ward's resume isn't really better than that, and Ward is holding, clinching, headbutting, hitting too low, dirty boxing sucks.

Bute is the real deal, he wason a french TV show last week and he said if he wanted later on, he could fight at Cruiserweight.

Bute is way too good for the Oakland scrubs. Fresh Coast sucks anywya.

[UglyPug]

Haters just hating. . . Bute is a phenomenal talent. . . A lot of people just don't like when a guy is brought along at a pace that doesn't work for them. . . Once he starts picking off their favorite top fighters, they'll have no choice but to embrace him. . . Or just make up steroid accusations. . .

[Taranazan]

How exactly did Kessler duck him?

By not even trying to negociate a fight with him and going for Stieglitz instead.

But I forget. In your opinion, the one fighter out of the two who makes an offer is actually the one who doesn't want the fight. Yes, that makes sense...

[Khmelnytsky]

Yeah, Ward fighting ATG Allan Green, a guy Bute already beat in Bika and a blown up Abraham is a great resume. Seriously, Ward was in the S6 for the last 2 years and his only good win is Kessler.

And BTW, you want Bute to fight out of Canada but also say he fights bums. So you want him to go abroad to fight bums for peanuts? Come on now, be serious

Don't forget Miranda who Bute destroyed compared to Ward.

Power, footwork, left uppercut, combination, TALENT WISE, Bute is better than Froch and Ward.

Johnson, Macgee, Miranda, Zuniga, Andrade x2 and Bika.

Sorry but Ward's resume isn't really better than that, and Ward is holding, clinching, headbutting, hitting too low, dirty boxing sucks.

Bute is the real deal, he wason a french TV show last week and he said if he wanted later on, he could fight at Cruiserweight.

Bute is way too good for the Oakland scrubs. Fresh Coast sucks anywya.

Berrio is a real good win and one of his best.

It's the same reason Zungia was old, fighting above his natural weight of 160 and shot when Bute destroyed him yet when Zuniga 2 years later moves up to LHW and goes the distance with "Cloud the destroyer" their opinions of Zuniga have changed. Bute gets no credit for that win.

[Forza]

Ward struggled with miranda, bute ripped his head off

bute beat sakio bika easier than ward

[Lucky Jim]

Like he knocked out the 42 year old Glen Johnson? Dream on.

He was just carrying his old sparring partner and didn't want to hurt him.

That won't be the case with Ward.

[Lucky Jim]

Simple answer;

American loves to hate him because he is fighting out in Canada and he is the best fighter at 168 in a stacked division.

Well said -- very accurate post.

[BattleAxePurist]

Bute is a excellent fighter and most of the disparaging remarks are due to his country affilations and since he wasn't included in the S6 who was he suppose to fight.
Froch has the best list of opponents but aside from Kessler who went inactive after the Calzaghe fight Ward has a weaker resume than Bute.
All this should be put to rest soon when they meet up which seems to be fairly certain.

[ShoulderRoll]

I'm American but will give him full credit if he beats either Dirrell, Kessler, Froch, or Ward. He will have earned it.

Until then though he is not the best in the division as far as I'm concerned.