Quote Originally Posted by AdamGB View Post
He looked nervous as hell during the ring walk.
I am glad someone else noticed it. I thought maybe I was reading too much into it . I mentioned it to my step-son last night night and he thought he looked fine. Bute was like a rabbit in the headlights, he didn't know quite what to do even before Froch steamrollered into him. There is no way standing still and getting backed against the ropes was part of his game plan. Not quick enough to slip Froch's barrage, so standing in front of him was never going to work. Surely using the ring and his jab to draw some of the sting out of the Cobra and slow the older fighter down would have been part of Bute's plan, but as soon as he got caught and realised his shots were not enough to keep Carl off him his panic seemed to escalate. Froch's footwork was excellent and his finishing instinct and hunger really made the difference though so most of the credit must go to him and McCracken "the bullet proof monk" for devising and imposing the perfect game plan.