Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
People say Bute was overrated. I just don't get it. Pre-Froch fight, when you compare his performances against common opponents, Bute performed better at every instance. Watch Froch against Johnson or Ward against Miranda and Bika. Bute did better. He stopped Miranda and dominated Bika and Johnson. Froch took a split decision against Johnson and Ward had difficulty with Bika and couldn't put down Miranda.
I agree, I think it was silly for people to say he was overrated. It's not like he didn't fight tough opposition.

I really hope he can come back, but I saw the look in his eyes and his body language when things got tough in the Froch fight. I saw that in a lot of other guys who fizzled out.