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Any thoughts on who'll win?
CC. Nice read I thought. Sounds like Bute!
Bute will win by UD i have been very impressed with Bute i think he could be a darkhorse in the division.
No-one interested in this fight? I think it's going to be really good!
I'm looking forward to it. I'm thinking a Bute will either win a wide UD or take a late stoppage. I'm hoping that a win for him will make the Calzaghe-Kessler win fight him after a few defences. I like Bute alot. Great fighter and his performance against Bika showed he has great potential.
Bute-Andrade would be a super fight for the future.
CC back Boozeboxer!
I think as long as Bute stays away from Berrios power,he'll win comfprtably,maybe even stop Berrio. Bute certainly has potential! In fact,at 168,you have Lacy,Bute,Berrio,Steiglitz,Andrade,Inkin,Froch,all these guys who are just outside the top 2. I'd love to see them fight each other! In fact,when Pavlik and Taylor eventually move up,this division is going to be red hot!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfn
You forgot about Peter Manfredo ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by El Gamo
Thanks for reminding me ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by bzkfn
Haha someone has to remember him.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Gamo
On a more serious note though, I'd add Fulgencio Zuniga & the recently stepped up Edison Miranda to that list as well.
Bute-Berrio battle at Bell!
October 18, 2007
Report/Photo by Dave Spencer / Fightnews Canada
http://www.fightnews.com/spencer78.htm
It will be the heavy hands of champion Alejandro Berrio versus the speed, accuracy agility of challenger Lucian Bute as the two hook up Friday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Berrio’s IBF super-middleweight will be on the line as the Columbian makes the first defense of the belt he won in Germany this past March with a knockout of Robert Stieglitz, avenging an earlier loss versus the Russian born fighter.
“The strengths of Alejandro Berrio, are the weaknesses of Lucian Bute,” said Bute’s trainer Stephane Larouche in front of a packed press gathering in high anticipation of the first world championship fight in Montreal in over five years. “The strengths of Lucian Bute, are the weaknesses of Alejandro Berrio. The fighter who is able to fight his fight will be the one who will prevail in the end.”
The 31 year-old Berrio has been the consummate road warrior, winning via knockout versus Yusaf Mack in Florida for his crack at the title and then winning the IBF belt on the road in hostile Germany. Things don’t promise to be any more welcoming Friday as upwards of 13,000 people are expected to come and cheer the Romanian born Bute who has made Montreal his adopted home. “I didn’t come to Montreal to leave my title here,” said Berrio.
While his manager Francesco Hernandez did voice concerns about the referee and one of the three judges being Canadian, Berrio has always taken the decision away from the judges in the past. Twenty-nine of thirty fights on his 26-4 record including all four losses have ended early. Asked if he expected this one to go less than twelve, Berrio simply responded, “I’ll leave that to God.”
Meanwhile Bute who has put in 145 rounds of sparring with six different sparring partners is banking on his speed to carry the day. “I’m prepared for twelve rounds, so I’m not going to predict an exact round, but I’m prepared to win each round,” said the undefeated fighter. “He hits hard, but my speed and my mobility will be the difference Friday night. I feel I have the punch to hurt him, but the main thing will be winning.”
Tickets are still available for the fight that will be shown throughout Canada on the TVA network. The co-feature for the evening is a NABA light welterweight title bout between undefeated Jo Jo Dan (18-0 9KO) and Paul Delgado (19-7-1 4KO) of Georgia. Other undercard matchups include light-heavyweight Carl Handy versus Eduardo Rojas, Canadian welterweight champ Victor Lupo returning in what promises to be a mismatch versus Stephane Savage, super bantamweight Danielle Bouchard battling Lillana Balles, and Baha Laham looking to stay perfect versus Juan Carlos Pastrana.
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_fo...c,53978.0.html
Sorry dude...Gamo beat ya to it.
I never heard of Bute until recently. I watched some youtube performances of him and he seems to have a solid game. I find his style somewhat similar to Kessler's. Boxer/Puncher style but with more defensive holes. Berrio will definitely try to exploit them.
Hell yeah tag line: Booty in da Barrio!!
I really like Bute, but I think he may have problems early on in the fight because he's a slow
starter and Berrio is anything but.
I agree. He's more than capable of riding the storm though. Bute must be prepared to play the long game here.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
For me, the normal indicators...ie home crowd, undefeated record, good KO ratio seems to suggest that Bute should probably have the edge, but I would still like to see Berrio win because he's been the long way to get the title....going back to Germany to beat Stieglitz after he'd lost their first meeting showed a lot of bottle, and he's a heck of a puncher too.Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfn
Berrio was also the first person to beat Yusaf Mack, and he did it quicker and more convincingly than Andrade. Furthermore Berrio has only 1 fight that went the distance an 8 rounder 4 years ago. This is definately going to be an exciting fight, Berrio will put more pressure on Bute than Bika did, I am really excited to see how he can handle it.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
This should be agreat fight. I'm a big fan of Berrio but Bute's a talented guy. i'll go with Berrio in a close fight which will go the distance
bute ud
but like i said jean pascal watch out for him also
I am not sure if Bute is as big as a puncher as advertised. Even though he has 16 KO's in 20 fights, 4 of his last 5 fights went the distance.
Something to think about.
Bute looked a little one dimensional in his fight with Bika, Berrio will pressure him just like Sakio, Berrio has some pop, but I can see him outworking Bute for a win as well.
Berrio by TKO jot that one down.
You also need to consider that Bute is a southpaw that kinda fights standup. Holds his hands a little low. He almost invites a straight right or left hook hand countering his jab. It will be interesting Tomorrow night for sure.
His one saving grace might be his good head movement.
Too bad it won't be televised in the U.S. You can bet that if FNF was still on for the season, that it would be though. I'm going with Berrio, I like the guy, he hits hard and is a character. That was great when he gave the kiss of death to Yusaf Mack, then knocked him out.
Then I am going on record saying Bute by TKO6.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Bute by TKO in 7.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Where can i watch this fight in Canada?
This will probably work all over the world:Quote:
Originally Posted by Themanman
http://85.92.128.155/~myp2p/forum/vi...c.php?id=20056
My French is pretty broken, but a few internet searches also gave me this baby:
http://tva.canoe.com/emissions/boxe/
I'm guessing you might have access to the tv-channel?
CC thanks man.
CC Mikkel, great work mate. If you look at the first link on Mikkel's post there is a sopcast address broadcasting the fight live at 4am CET, or 3AM UK Time. If my maths are right that translates to 10pm EST and 5pm West Coast US.
I'm not sure how sober I will be come 3AM, but if I'm remotely coherent I'll be trying to tune in cause this is for the #3 spot in the SMW division, and is between two real bangers as well.
Yep a fight I would enjoy too see also, I think Bute will be the winner. He is very good and reminds me of a younger Kessler ( since Kessler is still young).
But I like to bet on the underdog, go Berrio all heart.
Hope someone will share some fight files on the other board.
The fight will be on a French Station CFTM(channel 666 for people with Rogers) at 10pm eastern
Has anyone got a working sopcast channel for this fight? I've been following some of the links referred to in the thread linked to from this one, but no luck so far....
Paste this into Windows Media Player
http://www.fomny.com/Video/Canada-tv...nada/video.asx
Both look tentative...the link I just posted above is working great by the way.
CC for the heads up mate, much appreciated. The connection is a bit off and on for me, but it's better than nothing. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Deanrw
Good fight what I saw of it. I missed first 7 rounds but it was good back and forth from there til the end.
Yeah Berrio was out on his feet in the end. They had to stop it
Clearly he was out on his feet, it was like the Griffith Vs Paret, but thank god the ref knew he was out. Props to Bute for the impressive ko. From what I saw he was moving well and countering with his left bombs. He didnt look great against Bika, but he did tonight. Berrio from what I saw couldnt close the distance, and Bute would catch him when he did come in. Berrio was game tho he had Bute rocked a few times and retreating.
Big time! You could hear the crack of Berrio's punches and Bute was weary of him. The guy has serious power, but it scares me when he gets hurt. A few times in the fight when Berrio got stunned, his arms would fall to his sides and he would retreat. His legs don't go, but his sense to protect himself does. Same thing with the end of the fight. A bad ref could get the poor guy killed. He reacts in a bad way when hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by No Contest
I dont think he ever went down he was out on his feet all the way back to his stool.