I'm conflicted on Bute, I think he is overrated and underrated at the same times. That's mainly because he's inconsistent, not from one performance to another but from one round to another. He looks unstoppable at times with those wild Montreal crowds at his back and then venerable and underwhelming the next round. Not to mention I think he is one dimensional which has been overlooked to a large degree but he really doesn't have much of an inside game. Even his left uppercut comes from way outside.

Bute is infinitely more talented then Froch and he is a smart enough fighter to not get hit with a dumb shot which is basically Froch's only shot at winning. Also, Bute doesn't load up on his punches which might make more of a dent in Froch's chin because the shots you don't see hurt you.

It's scary because I can envision Froch winning this even though he shouldn't, I don't think he will but it just takes one bad performance from Bute to help Froch pull off an upset.