I know, this should be in the general etc, but how far do you think he can go? I reckon it'll be between him and Ward for the best SMW in the world. He'll beat Froch. I'm a Froch fan, but Bute will give him all sorts of problems imo. Hell, i could see Bute being JC 2.0! (they even look similar) I'd love to see him face Dirrell (who i rate as potanetially the best SMW of the lot if he get's his head right).
I guess it all depends on where the Bute vs Ward fight will be held. If it's in the US Bute has to stop Ward to get the win, and he probably won't get it if they allow Andre to hold. On "neutral" ground I favour Bute over Ward, and over Froch... I expect him to go very far and it actually looks like Ward is going to duck him.
Bute is the real deal and i've been saying it for ages. I'm glad people are starting to be won over. One of the sneakiest punchers i've seen since Mike Spinks. I also think he beats Froch pretty handily and i would slightly favour him over Ward, which he has the style advantage over. But it would be nip and tuck. I think he has the best chance of hurting and beating Ward. Bute is already at the mountain top, the fights just need to happen for him to go on rushmore.
Agreed on the sneakiness slip! That body shot of his is a killer. You know it's coming but you can't do nothing about it! He has got a throwback/slick look to him imho. He should go far.
He's had 30 fights and we are just asking now how far will he go? All depends on his next fight. He needs to start fighting live guys. Would like him to fight Kessler.
Bute can beat all from smw category,( froch,ward,kessler,dirrel) ..... no doubt he's above of these guys !! Bute has best foot work from smw , one ko punch power , boxing intelligence , he's very athletic ,speed, great body etc . The great challenge for Bute will be at light heavyweight where are: Hopkins,Dawson,Pascal,Cloud ...... I would love to see Bute fighting with these guys !!! (all of them)
I still think Dirrell gives him problems. But then again, im no convinced. I'll admit i was impressed with him against Glen, particularly his speed, but this was an old glen johnson. I'm not totally convinced on his chin if truth be told, and those three straight left combos were just asking for a hard counter. I just didnt get it TBH