Lucian Bute vs. Jean Paul Mendy RBR

Wow...major no homo here, but Pedro "Buckaroo" Navarette is ridiculously handsome. Like he could be a model instead of a journeyman pug. Obviously he's got at least fair defense to maintain his grill like that. :yep

 

Cote out to some Eminem. He's wearing corn rows.

Subliminally he's making me think of Haye, and making me hate him.

 

Round 1

They immediately rush in and stop on a dime about three feet apart and begin to circle, tentatively feinting with jab-steps and their actual jabs (both of which are very long). These guys both have good reach and lanky builds. After over a minute of spinning and harmless threatening, Cote lands the first solid blow, a straight right to the body. They circle and watch each other, Navarrete with his hands up in front of his face and Cote with his arms a bit more coiled for offense and gloves a few inches below his chin. Cote takes the initiative and charges in with a 1-2 a few times, sidestepped and deflected. Navarrete isn't doing much.

10-9 Cote

 

Navarrete has gone the distance with both Jorge Linares and Mikey Garcia, when each was around the 20-bout mark. :think

Cote is billed as a puncher, so the point of this matchmaking may be to try and get him some bragging rights as one of only a few to stop the Mexican.

 

I've seen him before and been impressed.

The cornrows are worth a couple of demerits, though. :yep :nono