If it happens who wins?

[Cressa121]

So, then I'm assuming just for the sake of discussion that if Bute beats Froch and/or Kessler he's as proven as Ward is. I'm not saying he'll do either of those for sure, but I expect him to.

Rant, you're a big Bute fan. I've only seen a few of his fights, not enough to make a sound judgement on him. Can you direct me to any fights I should check out to learn a bit more about him? I'd like to see a bit more before I really comment on how I think he'd do against Froch/Kessler/Ward. Cheers.

Cressa, no doubt, my man. I'd be more than happy to. I would direct you to the fights against his best opponents, which are Sakio Bika and Glencoffe Johnson. He didn't knock out either though so you only need a few rounds from each to see what kind of fighter he is and pick up his style. I've added part I from the Johnson fight and part II from the Bika fight. You can find the other parts from there. He's famous for his left uppercut to the body (he's a southpaw). One of the main reasons I like him is his body work. For a tall, rangy fighter, he goes to the body a lot. I added his left uppercut KO of Edison Miranda for a good example of his left upper cut. His KO uppercut to the liver of Anrade was also pretty special. And because I just couldn't help myself since you got me on a mission: I also added his most recent KO against Mendy. That KO was also mentioned on a lot of KO of 2011 lists.

Thanks for these.

Looking at those videos it's clear he's got some serious power, is very slick and has good hand speed to boot. I remember watching the Magee fight and being impressed with his body shots, and again he works the body very well in some of these videos. That KO of Andrade is a beautiful shot.

I think the body shots would be a big factor in a fight with Froch. Froch said that Kessler's body shots were killing him, and Bute works the body very well. If he committed downstairs against Froch I could see him getting a stoppage that way. Couple that with the fact that Froch struggles with slick fighters and I can see Bute having a lot of success against Carl.

It all depends on how Bute makes the step up to fighting the elite fighters now. He doesn't seem to get out of 2nd gear in the Johnson fight which is encouraging given how comfortably he wins. It looks like he could easily take it up another notch or 2. I'd lean towards Bute to beat Froch right now. It should be a fun fight for sure.