What's with the Bute hate?

[Flux]

Move to 175 then if the comp isn't avaliable at 168!!!!! Christ...

[MJ223]

Hey fellas its a Joe Frazier appreciation thread in NSB and I would greatly appreciate it if you guys stopped by.

[S.J. II]

Bute, like most non-Americans, is scared of a challenge.

[Someone88]

The dude is so damn talented it surprises me that so many people hate on him.

Yep he is humble too he should be more liked

[Taranazan]

Bute, like most non-Americans, is scared of a challenge.

If Ward isn't afraid of a challenge, surely he'll come to Canada to fight Bute, right?

Oh, I forgot. Americans don't have to travel...

[Pugilistic™]

I agree Froch has the best resume at 168 right now. But Ward has nothing on Bute, except Kessler. In the 5 Ward wins you named, Bute already beat 2 of them. One other is a blown up middleweight who hat lost his previous 2 fights and wasn't competitive at 168 and another is Allan Green. Allan Green, really? He's on Ward's top 5 wins and you **** on Bute's resume?

Bute: Johnson, Andrade, Bika, Miranda, Berrio
Ward: Kessler, Abraham, Bika, Miranda, Green

How is Ward's so much better than Bute's, especially since Bute's still got a couple respectable wins over Zuniga or Magee while Ward has nothing more than those 5 wins I mentionned.

Ward's best win is Mikkel Kessler.

Bute's best win is Glen Johnson.

Kessler >> Johnson clearly.

Abraham >> Andrade.

Green >> Berrio.

Zuniga and Magee are journeymen, not respectable wins.

Ward's resume is better.

[Taranazan]

Ward's best win is Mikkel Kessler.

Bute's best win is Glen Johnson.

Kessler >> Johnson clearly.

Abraham >> Andrade.

Green >> Berrio.

Zuniga and Magee are journeymen, not respectable wins.

Ward's resume is better.

Kessler > Johnson : I agree

Abraham > Andrade : What has Abraham done at 168? He had been dominated in his previous 2 fights and his only win at SMW came against a washed out Jermain Taylor.

Green > Berrio : Ok that was a joke, right? Maybe you didn't notice, but Green had his hands full yesterday against Sébastien Demers. Don't know who that is? Can't blame you, because he's not very good at all. If Zuniga and Magee are not respectable wins, neither is Green.

I think you overrate Ward's resume. He's an excellent fighter technically and tactically, but his resume isn't really good apart from Kessler.

[Lucky Jim]

If Ward isn't afraid of a challenge, surely he'll come to Canada to fight Bute, right?

Oh, I forgot. Americans don't have to travel...

Bute makes millions in Quebec.

Ward doesn't even draw flies in his hometown -- they have to paper the house.

[Drunk Punch]

Bute did exactly what was expected of him. No more or less.

We still don't know any more about him than before the fight. We won't know until he faces Ward, Froch or Kessler.

[uoykcuf]

Difference is that Froch has fought the toughest schedule in boxing. Johnson was more icing on the cake.

Whereas Bute has fought predominantly bums and Johnson represents his greatest test.

Wasn't even a real test, he already sparred Johnson several times. So, Bute had an advantage at fighting Johnson compared to Froch. Froch never sparred with Johnson in sparring as far as I know.