Quote Originally Posted by PRIDE OF BOSTON View Post
I give all the props in the world for what Brinkley was able to do that fight and that was a fight that reminds me why I love the sport when so many things remind me of the bad things... A seemingly outgunned Brinkley willing himself through the first 5 rounds to take ove a fight where he was clearly on the short end of the stick with speed and power. I loved watching it and bravo to ESPN for airing that.

I'll say that Brinkley is extrodinarily ordinary as far as skills and power but he's got a heart and will that get him through rough patches.

On the Bute Brinkley front I have one sentence... Bute will end Brinkley's career.

But Brinkley deserves a payday after that showing so I say more power to him.

Bute is going to make Brinkley look 2 times as slow as Stevens did and after Brinkleys "pop"(which is pretty much nonexistant) goes in about round 3 Bute will have no respect for him and batter him to a TKO/KO by round 5.
Yeah it was a great moment for him, Stevens before the fight said "This fight won't last a minute, I'm going to KO him in 50 seconds, he's not in my class"

After the fight, Stevens looked to high five Brinkley and Brinkley just walked away.

Stevens didn't have a plan B and he barely had a plan A which was 'remove head from neck'. Stevens really needs to take some time off and learn fundamentals of movement, the importance of body punching and a much better understanding of range.

But while I agree that Bute will have a field day with Brinkley, he has this win under his belt. A fight in which he was a heavy underdog against a young, strong prospect with highlight reel KOs and didn't just win, he completely mentally devastated him.