...because you think that's a valid point against Bute?!? Ref did a poor job, I would have stopped it in the 12th myself, as per the rules Bute got the UD. Bute KO's him in the rematch leaving no doubts. WTF is your point here?
The point is Bute has a glass jaw and refuses to face the best. it was pretty clear Johnson wasn't even trying in their fight, Bute probably paid him off and they are best mates too.
the main argument for Bute's haters that Bute is a "bum" is that first fight with Andrade !! ....... the second fight don't count for them ..... no ??!!
Your manlove for Bute is obviously blinding your judgement, Bute got sparked and got a second chance.
Andrade was past prime and having family problems the whole training camp. The first fight is a more realistic comparison of both fighters - BUTE GOT ****ED UP.
How are these two posts not completely biased and full of crap? ..thought so. From my 1st post in this thread -- point proven. Over & out.
ok, end of this thread ..... conclusions : only the first fight with Andrade count and he ( Bute ) has a glass jaw !! ..... too bad that nobody don't want to take his belt and to make some big money ........
After seeing the 300 count he got against Andrade no elite 168lbs fighter wants to go fight the coddeled hometown hero.
You Maple Leaves should just chill the fuk out! Bute will get his chance once the real elites call out his number. Ya'll Frenchies got extra time to stock up on your Kleanix tissues and Midol for when that date arrives cause your poster boy will be exposed as being not as top tiered as he's been hyped as being. Anytime, a one armed 42 year old journeyman, minus his best weapon (right hand) can take him the distance, we can see there is a maze of smoke and mirrors behind Bute's popularity. Those using the silly excuse that Bute beat Johnson better than Froch pay no attention that Johnson fought Froch when Johnson was in his best possible condition, with two good arms and hands. Their come back is, "Well, Bute hurt his hand too." Give me a break! I'm not so much in a hurray to see Bute face Froch or Ward because I already know what to expect from either. EXPOSURE!!
People on here are ridiculous when it comes to Bute he went down vs Andrade from exhaustion yet that equals a glass jaw in their eyes????? he got up before the clock reached 10 and thats faster than the refs count which is usually a little late because the ref has to escort the other fighter to the corner and so he only fights in Canada boo hoo, has Ward left the US? did Jones regularly travel? did Toney? did Calzaghe? did Ottke? seems the other best guys in the division historically fought at home Bute got denied the Super 6 tourney leaving him with the rest of the division, Bute is one of the biggest draws and gets large crowds in Canada, why would he fight anywhere else when he makes big money in Canada oh and last i checked he fought in Romania and for those without access to a map thats not in Canada and for those of you not keeping score is more traveling than Andre Ward ever did
I don't think anyone ever said that Bute was a bum. People are just frustrated with the fact that he just fights guys he knows he can beat. It's the same as RJJ. He's a cherrypicker. He needs to take challenges. Montreal is not the biggest moneymaker as far as fights go. He can make more money fighting in Vegas. He's one of the best at SMW, but he needs to take challenges and stop taking the easy route all the time.
with the other top dogs locked in to the tournament who would you prefer he face i mean he reached out to Stieglitz i believe and he definitely tried Kessler he is top 3 or 4 and the other 3 main guys cant get in the ring with him of course he is gonna face guys hes gonna beat, because he is a cut above the rest Ward Froch and Kessler are the only ones who pose a real threat