Froch vs Bute on April 14 in Canada, then a rematch on August 4 in Nottingham

[Gandalf]

Decent matchup, but why the need for an immediate rematch? Just seems absurd to me. What if Hatton had done that with Pacquiao? A bit bonkers if you ask me.

It fills their agenda for a year, but considering that you have no idea how the styles will matchup it is a bit premature.

[erics44]

Decent matchup, but why the need for an immediate rematch? Just seems absurd to me. What if Hatton had done that with Pacquiao? A bit bonkers if you ask me.

It fills their agenda for a year, but considering that you have no idea how the styles will matchup it is a premature.

the rematch wont happen anyway mate

the most likely outcome is bute scrapes to a very tight controvesial split decision and then bottles the return

[Rantcatrat]

Why couldn't Bute wait on Ward? Ward vs Bute is the fight we all want to see.

Big UPS to Froch. He lost the Super 6 final and already, ready to get back in the ring with the 1A of the super middleweight division. I guess we all know who Ward is going to fight. Anthony Dirrell. Although he have been hinting around a catchweight fight, Martinez.

Ant - Ward wants Bute to earn his stripes before facing him because he thinks Bute hasn't faced the same level of stiff competition that Ward has. Ward wants an easier fight while Bute goes into the trenches against Froch whom Ward already decisively defeated. Ward will likely face Anthony Dirrell although I've heard mention that Anthony Dirrell and Andre Ward are advised by Al Haymon and Haymon fighters rarely face eachother. Any truth to that theory?

The article states that there are still issues of the two fight deal that need to be ironed out such as if the first fight is extremely one-sided. If Froch beats Bute badly or vice versa, there wouldn't be a rematch in Nottingham. The article also states that Showtime prefers Bute to face Hopkins at a catchweight of 170. In my opinion, Hopkins would be a bad career move for Bute even at 170 unless there were no other options. With Froch as a legitimate option and Kessler as another option after that, I don't see any advantages for a fight with Hopkins would present.

[Gandalf]

Froch may have lost to Ward, but he is twice the man. He really is. He will fight anyone and anywhere when all is said and done. Could the same be said for Ward? Not really.

[erics44]

Froch may have lost to Ward, but he is twice the man. He really is. He will fight anyone and anywhere when all is said and done. Could the same be said for Ward? Not really.

i honestly believe if ward and froch would have swapped schedules on the way to the final of the super six we would have a different champion now

people say froch lost to ward coz he is limited slow whatever, i dont agree, i think ward had all of the advantages outside the ring

thats why i worry about the bute fight, i think froch is better than bute, but bute is fresh, and fights all his fights in the same place infront of all his own fans, froch is going into the lions den again

[Rantcatrat]

Froch may have lost to Ward, but he is twice the man. He really is. He will fight anyone and anywhere when all is said and done. Could the same be said for Ward? Not really.

Simply said, if that was the case with Ward, he would be facing Bute now.

[Nameless]

Stoke for that fight, will go see it live for sure as it's in Montreal, 45 min away from my actual hometown. Personally, I think that Froch will take a beating as the fight progress but that should be a good scrap packed with action. Froch deserves respect for his will to fight the best abroad.












But not for his "poor" youth with his stolen bike

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I still think Froch is a 15 round fighter. 12 just seems to be too tight a schedule for him. He never seems to leave it all in the ring.