Froch and Bute agree in principle to a Unification Fight

[Rantcatrat]

I didn't read the thread, but this one gets my vote as the most inconsequential title unification fight of all time.

dollars to donuts says the people who put together ppv won't touch this one.

Why is that? The winner fights Kessler for a full unification in a pretty deep division.

It was an off the cuff remark I made after coming home from the bar, I didn't consider the Kessler angle, but sober I wouldn't change much here. It's just that in my opinion these two guys have a low stature. They are very ordinary as champs go. PPV buys would be very low. Now if you can think of any title unification bouts of the past between two fighters of lesser stature than these guys, I'm all ears.

I guess if by inconsequential you mean the fight won't make money, then sure. But, from a boxing perspective, it would pit the #1 and #2 super middles against eachother and that can't be inconsequential, can it?

[JazMerkin]

As much as I dislike Froch, I have to give him a lot of credit for taking this fight, although I think people underrate Bute's power, the guy can hit. I think Bute takes Froch out around Round 10, I think he's just too good a boxer & those shots will accumulate. If Froch won this though he would be at least Pound For Pound Top 20 for me off the back of his opposition.

[Nameless]

I think that the real test of the division will be Bute-Kessler once Kessler will be back, healthy and rustless. Froch, I give him tons of credit, he truly has the heart of a champion and doesn't duck nobody, that deserves tons and tons of credit as there is not many fighters who are classy and rational like that, going to prove that they are a champion instead of a money printing machine, no matter how reall he is talented, he deserves a lot of credit and Boxing needs more boxers with that attitude.

[CGM]

Why is that? The winner fights Kessler for a full unification in a pretty deep division.

It was an off the cuff remark I made after coming home from the bar, I didn't consider the Kessler angle, but sober I wouldn't change much here. It's just that in my opinion these two guys have a low stature. They are very ordinary as champs go. PPV buys would be very low. Now if you can think of any title unification bouts of the past between two fighters of lesser stature than these guys, I'm all ears.

I guess if by inconsequential you mean the fight won't make money, then sure. But, from a boxing perspective, it would pit the #1 and #2 super middles against eachother and that can't be inconsequential, can it?

So you are saying that all unification bouts are consequential then from a boxing perspective? or all weight divisions have consequential fighters at the top? I don't. SMW is at the bottom end of the list in terms of quality divisions. And these guys are low profile, this fight will be pretty much ignored except in Britain. But hey, that's just my opinion, you don't have to share it.

[Rantcatrat]

It was an off the cuff remark I made after coming home from the bar, I didn't consider the Kessler angle, but sober I wouldn't change much here. It's just that in my opinion these two guys have a low stature. They are very ordinary as champs go. PPV buys would be very low. Now if you can think of any title unification bouts of the past between two fighters of lesser stature than these guys, I'm all ears.

I guess if by inconsequential you mean the fight won't make money, then sure. But, from a boxing perspective, it would pit the #1 and #2 super middles against eachother and that can't be inconsequential, can it?

So you are saying that all unification bouts are consequential then from a boxing perspective? or all weight divisions have consequential fighters at the top? I don't. SMW is at the bottom end of the list in terms of quality divisions. And these guys are low profile, this fight will be pretty much ignored except in Britain. But hey, that's just my opinion, you don't have to share it.

I have to disagree there. SMW is not at the bottom of the list in terms of quality opposition. But, that is a good thread idea. Maybe I'll start one