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Bute to face Joppy!
By Gary "Digital" Williams
Interbox is expected to announce at a press conference later today in Montreal that the upcoming first defense of IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (21-0, 17 KOs) will be against three-time former WBA middleweight champ William Joppy (39-4-1, 30 KOs). Read the rest at fightnews.com
I am not sure what Joppy has left, but I hope Joppy wins even though he has not fought anyone of note in years to earn another shot.
I just cannot get into Bute at all. I don't even think it is his fault, but he appears to be a very protected fighter.
Protected fighter ?? i don't know how you work that one out, he fought Kabary Salem who is only the 2nd fighter to have dropped Joe Calzaghe and give him all he could handle. Plus Bute is the only fighter to have ever stopped Salem, He also fought Sakio Bika who was fresh off giving Calzaghe all he could handle. and just recently he won the IBF title off Berrio, Bute has beaten some solid opposition and he has only had 21 pro fights. I think he has developed well and he is one of the best Super Middleweights out there IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deanrw
....is there any way that William Joppy can't become the all time leader of getting his ASS KICKED after this fight?
I see your point, he has fought some decent competition, but no championship caliber competition IMO. Bika is a tough fighter, but not Championship Caliber. Berrio was IBF champ, but he had big limitations also and basically a weak champ. Now he defends against Joppy, who I cannot find to be ranked by anyone anymore, including the IBF.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice Cold Boxing
It just makes me feel like there is a trend starting with how he is being handled. I hope I am wrong but it just seems fishy to me.
Edit: I just found Joppy as being ranked 15th by the IBF at Lt. Heavyweight.
I think u need to get off Bute's case a little. He has fought some top competition for a guy with only 21 fights. Not many ppl with as few fights have ffought the same calibre if opponent as him. Joppy is probably a tune up before he fights another top contender. He cant fight the Calzaghe or Kessler every fight.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Deanrw
Bute has fought some solid contenders who have been in there with World Champions. Bute has only had 21 pro fights, i think he has progressed just right. When he beats Joppy i would like to see him in with someone like Andrade, Inkin, Froch, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deanrw
Looks like another night in survival mode for Joppy. Poor high cheekboned bastard. I'll tell you what though, he's bout the best at survival mode I've ever seen For what thats worth.
:coolclick: Mar for the info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mar
I'd like to say that this would be a great test for Bute...but after watching Joppy run from Taylor for 12 rounds...I don't expect much...& Joppy was athe shit back in his day.
Till he decided to drop his hands against Tito.Quote:
Originally Posted by wacko3205
This is a joke Joppy is washed up he is 37 and i bet he is'nt even rated in the top 50 nevermind top 10
Easy fight for Bute here, Joppy to far past his best to cause any problems. I wouldn't be surprised to see a stoppage!
Joppy will probably do just enough to lose or get stopped late.
Never the same since Trinidad beat him, and even worse when Hopkins gave him elephant man syndrome.
CC good post, I was surprised to see that he had only four losses considering he took such brutal ass whoppings vs Trinidad, Hopkins, and Taylor. It seems like he has 9 losses, he must have connectionsQuote:
Originally Posted by Majesty
This is messed up. I mean I don't have a huge problem with him taking a keep busy fight but they couldn't find anybody better than Joppy? This is going to be brutal.
I think Ice is right, when you compare Bute's record with my own favourite super middleweight Carl Froch he seems to have been moved along at a faster rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deanrw
For a 20 fight resume a UD win over Sakio Bika is impressive, Bika proved in winning the Contender that he's no mug, except when it comes to picking a wife I guess :-X
Berrio was world champ albiet a shit one so he'd coming along pretty nicely.
After last night's fights I gotta believe that Bute would have a much much better chance of defeating Edison Miranda than his countreymen Jean Pascal would.
....I thought Bute was Romianian and isn't Pascal French or Canadian???
Far as nationality goes, they're both Canadian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Steve Molitor said it best though when he said he was the only real Canadian kid and all the rest are just a bunch of foreigners.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
If one of our white English boxers said that Gordon Brown would have to fly out to Pakistan and India and apologise to the Dalai Lama whilst the boxer himself would be labelled as 'SCUM' on the front page of the Daily Mirror.
One of the reasons why I fucken love Steve Molitor ;D
Bute is born and raised in Romania. Fought for Romania in the Sydney Olympics as well. Then signed a promotional contract with a Canadian promoter - along with his countryman and fellow Olympian the LHW contender Adrian Diaconu btw - and has fought his pro-career out of Montreal. Dunno if Bute has aquired Canadian passport or not, but his nationality is still RomanianQuote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
(Now you can argue - as Molitor does - that Montreal/Quebec is not really Canada in the first place... Also seem to remember that in the build up to the Bute-Bika fight, the Cameroonian Bika actually spoke the language (French) in the press conferences, while the supposedly home guy Bute struggled...)
Bute is a fucking Canuck if I ever saw one damn you! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mikkel_K
Joppy gets stopped early. Bute is an acurrate puncher and a rangy one. He will get to Joppys chin early imo.