Would like to see Mundine-Dirrell

[Rantcatrat]

The knock on Dirrell - that he is fighting underwhelming opposition - isn't much of a knock at all. Against such opposition, he has looked sensational. I thought after his next match, Mundine was set to fight Sturm?

However, I think Bute may be beating Mundine to the punch for a Dirrell fight:

Canoë - Sports - Un combat Bute-Dirrell?

Article is in French. The article mentions that Interbox and Gary Shaw have been in discussions to match Dirrell against Bute in Montreal before Bute takes on Andrade. The other fight being considered for Bute is the Green v. De Leon winner. It sort of doesn't make sense - why would Bute take a risky fight before the Andrade rematch? Then again, who won't Bute fight? Other than the top of the division (JT, Kessler etc.) Bute has fought and beat two top ten smw's in Andrade and Bika.

Bute v. Dirrell - tough to call.

[Taeth]

I don't think Bute would fight Dirrell, in the amateurs Dirrell was competitive with the absolute best guys in the world, while Bute was significantly less so. Dirrell is similar in that he doesn't have a ton of power, but he's the more polished boxer and much faster, but like you said he doesn't have the opposition which he really needs to step up, there are plenty of name guys at or around where he is, and he needs to get his name out there, I know he is only 25, but like Berto he is letting things slip away, except to a bigger degree.