Lucian Bute

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I'd pick him comfortably over Green or Taylor. Granted there are a lot of guys I'd pick comfortably over those two but I think he COULD beat practically anybody in the division. I'd favor him over Froch and probably slightly over Dirrell. Kessler would be an interesting fight. And I'd favor Ward over him.

Just saying though, he needs a big fight and soon. Bika and Andrade are solid wins but to be fair, guys that a potentially elite fighter should beat. And after a while a string of solid wins just isn't good enough if you're being discussed with the elite. Unfortunate that he's not in the Super Six cause he'd get those big fights for sure.

Yeah, I hear you. It's true. I actually think Froch would be a tougher fight than Kessler for Bute as Bute's lateral movement would would not do well by Kessler. He goes in straight lines. Froch throws from wild angles. You never know what to expect from him. I can see Froch catching Bute with some wacky shit... More so than the "one twos" and jab, jab, right hooks of Kessler.

We're definitly in agreement, though. He needs the elite... As guys start getting eliminated after the group stages in the super six he'll grab them, I'm sure... That will take a lot of luster off the fights fighting the Super Six losers but he's gotta play the waiting game and the best guys he'll be able to get the soonest, sadly, will probably be coming off Super Six losses.

PAvlik was in the line, HBO wanting it badly but as PAvlik lost now, it's all uncertain... they were talking Hopkins too, that's another rumor, I'll give an ear to Corus sport to see if there is anything coming off it.

Bute would beat both.

[DaxxKahn]

Yeah, I hear you. It's true. I actually think Froch would be a tougher fight than Kessler for Bute as Bute's lateral movement would would not do well by Kessler. He goes in straight lines. Froch throws from wild angles. You never know what to expect from him. I can see Froch catching Bute with some wacky shit... More so than the "one twos" and jab, jab, right hooks of Kessler.

We're definitly in agreement, though. He needs the elite... As guys start getting eliminated after the group stages in the super six he'll grab them, I'm sure... That will take a lot of luster off the fights fighting the Super Six losers but he's gotta play the waiting game and the best guys he'll be able to get the soonest, sadly, will probably be coming off Super Six losses.

PAvlik was in the line, HBO wanting it badly but as PAvlik lost now, it's all uncertain... they were talking Hopkins too, that's another rumor, I'll give an ear to Corus sport to see if there is anything coming off it.

Bute would beat both.

Oh for sure....He boxes Pavlik half to death before the stoppage....Possibly even just a straight KO...

Hopkins proved in the Jones fight his win over Pavlik was his swan song....Bute make a fool out of him and Hopkins tries to make the fight dirty as possible.....