Comments Thread For: Lucian Bute: Between a Hard Place and a Carl Froch

[sdcluser]

LMFAO right. He didnt even win one round. I mean when you stinking it up that bad you can only do better.

Froch KO him even faster.

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[Earl-Hickey]

You can still be his fan you know, boxers don't have to be perfect.

Bute won me over as a fan for the heart he showed to stay on his feet during the onslaught and the dignity he showed in defeat.

This.

Bute just met a bad style matchup against froch he's still a good fighter., bad fighters dont beat Sakio Bika

Also at least he's not a scumbag like some other fighters I could name

[MDPopescu]

You can still be his fan you know, boxers don't have to be perfect.

Bute won me over as a fan for the heart he showed to stay on his feet during the onslaught and the dignity he showed in defeat.

This.

Bute just met a bad style matchup against froch he's still a good fighter., bad fighters dont beat Sakio Bika

Also at least he's not a scumbag like some other fighters I could name

Yes, Froch has many things Bute didn't want to see: A long and effective jab; strong chin; his right-side body hidden; high punching volume; straight-hooked right... etc... Terrible match-up for a south paw counter puncher...

Bute was long under pressure, as no big names wanted to fight him (Kessler, Pavlik, Ward)... Lucian desperately looked for a significant fight (as Golovkin does now), and team Froch was smart enough to lure Bute in UK... When coming to Nottingham, Bute was both over-trained and out of shape -- because he suffered a leg injury shortly before the fight --, he looked drained at the weigh-in...
Bute mentally collapsed while stepping to the ring (when I suspect that he finally realized the actual big picture he was in), and he totally collapsed in the third round, while seeing that he cannot perform his in-and-out usual game without being hit hard by Carl... One might like the fact that Bute acted as a proud man, and took the beating til the bitter end -- I don't... In my opinion true manhood doesn't consist in entering the ring destroyed already, rapidly taking all the beating you can take, and grab a big payday... Unfortunately boxing is also a business and this remain to be proved by the Froch-Bute rematch, next March...