Bilbo...

[ICB]

Actually nothing to do with him personally, he's a very talented fighter imo.

It was just the Ring's ridiculous decision to rate him as the world's best Super Middleweight ahead of Ward, Froch, Abraham and Kessler.

Clearly this is Golden Boy's doing, the other 168 lb champs are fighting on Showtime, a rival network to HBO, Oscar's cash buddies so they make the one super middleweight of any merit who actually fights on HBO against Andrade the number 1 at the weight.

It's crap. Andre Ward beat, nay demolished the number 1 fighter in Kessler and by rights is clearly number 1. Carl Froch for all his faults has consecutive wins over current world champ Jean Pascal, former undisputed champ Jermain Taylor and a close win over Andre Dirrell. Those wins rate above Bute's also.

I can see Bute being at number 3 but number 1 is just a fix.

What I find bizarre is the inconsistencies in the Rings voting structure since Golden Boy took over. Before I used to agree with them almost always, now their votes are political it seems.

Nonito Donaire is still shamefully number 6 in the world, yet he has only ever fought one single world rated opponent, and that two years ago.

Andre Ward beat Kessler, who I reckon most would agree is as good as Vic Darchinyan more or less, and he did it now, so on that logic he should be in the p4p too if Donaire is there. Yet he's not even number one in his own division according to them.

Of course I don't think Andre Ward should be p4p it's just the strange logic I don't understand.

I blame Oscar De La Hoya.

I agree that he isn't the number 1 Super Middleweight, but i just think people are going over board. Because i don't think hardly anyone thought Librado Andrade would ever be KO'ed.

He was considered to be un KO'able if that even makes sense. But as i told you Bilbo he still does have some underrated win, although he lacks a big win over a well known name.

Im actually gutted he isn't in the Super Six, i've liked Lucian Bute for atleast 2 years now. And i think he should of been in the tournament over Jermain Taylor, it would of been a much better tournament IMO.

And personally i feel sorry for Lucian Bute, that he's going to have to wait until 2011 to get a big fight against any of the super six. He actually might be forced to move up because theres only Denis Inkin and ETC.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

You're all clearly racist.

[Nameless]

I quite like Bute, you won't hear me say nothing wrong about him and I will state it again: if he fights Froch, he'll dismantle him.

Thus said, ranking him #1 is a superb honor and something superbly silly too. I would rate him third, behind Abraham and Ward personally. Hopefully he'll fight Pavlik and then one of the top 3 of the tournament.

And Bilbo: Bute is not promoted one second by Golden Boy. 100% copyright material to Interbox for almost 2 more years.

[Rantcatrat]

I like Bute's use the body shot.

Who does he fight next? Assuming Hopkins doesn't happen...

[Nameless]

I like Bute's use the body shot.

Who does he fight next? Assuming Hopkins doesn't happen...

Hbo wants Pavlik, so does Interbox so it's perhaps the next logical showdown.

[Rantcatrat]

I like Bute's use the body shot.

Who does he fight next? Assuming Hopkins doesn't happen...

Hbo wants Pavlik, so does Interbox so it's perhaps the next logical showdown.

Sucks for Pavlik.