Lucian Bute next opponent will be Jesse Brinkley...

[Eloking]

Kind of a let down. I would have preferred a better opponent

[ElTerribleMorales]

Kind of a let down. I would have preferred a better opponent

well apart from Pavlik who really is there? well i mean he could have taken on Bika but that's about it

[CFH]

Better than a Hopkins fight and I doubt Pavlik wants anything to do with Bute right now.

Brinkley's going to get killed, but he earned this shot in a pretty legitimate way and he's a better fighter than most people give him credit for.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Better than a Hopkins fight and I doubt Pavlik wants anything to do with Bute right now.

Brinkley's going to get killed, but he earned this shot in a pretty legitimate way and he's a better fighter than most people give him credit for.

my thoughts exactly, Brinkley earned it even though i doubt it'll amount to anything

[Kev]

Nice to see the Ring's Champion is taking risks and not just staying in Canada fighting bums.

His recognition as being above and beyond Andre Ward is well deserved.

[Nameless]

Nice to see the Ring's Champion is taking risks and not just staying in Canada fighting bums.

His recognition as being above and beyond Andre Ward is well deserved.

It's its official and mandated opponent. They want to fight him now to have 12 months free afterward to fight the likes of Hopkins, Froch or Abraham or Pavlik. they did mention it on corrussport not that long ago, they wanted another opponent for this summer, a better one but no one was available under decent conditions.

[Hulk]

Kind of a let down. I would have preferred a better opponent

well apart from Pavlik who really is there? well i mean he could have taken on Bika but that's about it

I believe Bute already beat Bika a couple years ago quite soundly.

And Brinkley did earn his shot, but basically he earned himself a good ass whipping.

And a good pay day hopefully for him.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Kind of a let down. I would have preferred a better opponent

well apart from Pavlik who really is there? well i mean he could have taken on Bika but that's about it

I believe Bute already beat Bika a couple years ago quite soundly.

And Brinkley did earn his shot, but basically he earned himself a good ass whipping.

And a good pay day hopefully for him.

yea he did, but Bika is the only other "big" name around at 168 right now, and well Bika has won 6 in a row including the Contender tourney (even if that doesn't mean much, it was the most stacked Contender tourney out) 4 of them coming by KO, i'm not saying it would have been any different but it's the only sell-able fight out there

that said Brinkley (although completely limited) has earned his shot

[killersheep]

Brinkley earned this shot point blank, excellent game plan against Stevens and flipped the script on what was supposed to happen in that fight. I can't hold it against Bute for fighting a mandatory that earned his try. All that being said it should be an easy night for Bute, but Brinkley is a smart fighter with a good corner and should last longer than any other Bute's recent opponents.

Agree big time with No Contest, think about the wars the winner of the Super 6 will have been through, that will all play in Bute's favor.