Froch vs Bute?

[Tysonbruno]

Now i know Carl Froch want to fight Joe Calzaghe but i can't see that happening he also fancies this fight this one i can see happening this year so who wins in this unification fight for the WBC/IBF titles?

[iwng100]

From what we saw Saturday it’s hard to believe that Froch would have any chances to beat Bute on points; of course Carl could take Lucian out but I rather see a UD in Bute favor.
I don’t think we will see this happen this year; from what I know Bute and Green are already in negotiations to fight this summer and after that probably (hopefully) we’ll see Bute vs. Andrade II.
I think Froch vs. Andrade would be a much more interesting fight, like I said a few months ago.

[RozzySean]

I have a hard time picking Froch over Bute, but I would make him a very live underdog. Bute would clearly outpoint him, but Froch would certainly have the chance absorb lots of abuse and gut his way to stopping Bute.

Unfortunately for Froch, I think that Andrade's body attack had a lot to do with Bute slowing down enough for Andrade to catch him. Froch isn't the body puncher that Andrade is, though he does some other things much better. Also, Bute has shown that he can punch a little. He KO'd Zuniga pretty quickly and Zuniga takes a pretty good punch.

[HattonTheHammer]

froch is way too clever a fighter for bute.

Would take him a good while but carl would work bute out and punish him in a bad way.

[RozzySean]

froch is way too clever a fighter for bute.

Would take him a good while but carl would work bute out and punish him in a bad way.

You can say many good things about Carl Froch, but clever is not one of them. Remember, this is Froch, not Calzaghe we are talking about.

[Kev]

I have a hard time picking Froch over Bute, but I would make him a very live underdog. Bute would clearly outpoint him, but Froch would certainly have the chance absorb lots of abuse and gut his way to stopping Bute.

Unfortunately for Froch, I think that Andrade's body attack had a lot to do with Bute slowing down enough for Andrade to catch him. Froch isn't the body puncher that Andrade is, though he does some other things much better. Also, Bute has shown that he can punch a little. He KO'd Zuniga pretty quickly and Zuniga takes a pretty good punch.

I don't think Bute would clearly outpoint him at all. Jermain Taylor didn't clearly outpoint him. Froch was catching up all the time and had it gone to the cards he would lost a split decision on the official cards, drawn on Al Bernsteins card and drawn on one and won on the two press row cards according to Showtime.

So of 7 cards, 3 official judges, and 4 expert pundits Froch would have won on 3, drawn on 2 and lost on 2 had it gone to points.

And that's against Jermain Taylor, a former undisputed middleweight champ who twice defeated Bernard Hopkins. I don't consider Lucian Bute to have fought and beaten anything like the competition Taylor has and he very nearly came unstuck against Librado Andrade last time out, a guy who was 1-14 as an amatuer.

Just becuase Froch had a bad start against the best, quickest and slickest pure boxer in the supermiddleweight division doesn't mean he can only hope to win fights by knockout from now on.

Froch's power could force Bute into his shell and even if he lasted the distance Froch could win a clear decision.

[Rantcatrat]

Bute doesn't suffer the stamina problems JT has at least not close to that extent. Prior to the 9th round, I had JT winning every round less one, and one was by two points.

Bute has spent his career at 168. He is bigger than Froch. He is a southpaw. He is faster than Froch. Although he faded in the Andrade fight, he doesn't generally fade.

If Froch fights Bute, my money is on Bute.

[CFH]

Bute is better in nearly every aspect of the game. Froch's heart, determination, and chin make him a live underdog, but I think Bute beats him 9 times out of 10.

And Bilbo, amateur records often have very little bearing on the pro game. Andrade's pro record is what matters, not his amateur one.