If Froch uses his jab and ability he could possibly outbox Bute. But heck even Miranda had moderate success boxing Bute until he got stupid. Froch could outbox Bute and win this fight to be honest, he has the power along with it. Depends how much the Ward fight took out of him, I mean Froch has been taking a LOT of tough fights lately, if he still has it all in the tank he should beat Bute, and by knockout, if there is maybe only 70% left of what he was, Bute may squeak by.