Bute-Froch "rejected" over at Showtime. Bute vs -- predictions?

He was just embarrassed by Abraham at MW.

The most surprising thing is that Showtime has rejected this not because the two fights deal, but because they want an American opponent. They want to make Bute big on US market.

 

Mendy was on Pro TV I believe.

 

Now that you mention that, I do remember only highlights of Bute-Mendy being showed on Showtime. Bute-Magee however, made it.. why wouldn't the Dirrell brothers make it?

 

Mendy wasn't on Showtime.

I'd love to see Bute-Dirrell, but I don't want to see Bute-Hopkins.

According to Dan Rafael and an article on the Scene, Showtime wants Bute to fight Hopkins, which would be a no-win situation for him and potentially ruin his career. Anybody else from middleweight to light heavyweight would be a better choice.

Why is Showtime insisting on Hopkins? His last fight was the main event of the very lowest-revenue HBO PPV of all time. And what happened in that fight was very disappointing to the fans!

 

Who knows, maybe they know Hopkins is planning to retire or they want to avoid Hopkins-Dawson 2 at all costs.

 

I dont know how it could be in your opinion that he's still one or two fights away from being comfortable with facing an elite fighter. honestly the only way you can be thinking that is by basing it on the comebacks of other fighters, because maybe i'm missing something, but andre dirrell looked sublime against cunningham in the short round and some change that he was in the ring.

 

i dont understand this.

I will be pissed off if its dirrel.

Bute Froch would be great.

 

What if the American fighter doesn't agree to catchweight ? What would Showtime do then ?

 

pascal?:happy

 

two promoters in montreal and not yet financialy secure, facing each other would be a buisniss suicide for one of them. this fight will happen by the end of 2013 or begining of 2014 i believe.

 

robert stieglitz if for some reason kessller is still not in shape.

 

sorry forgot about the American part...oups.

 

Correct.. if its not Dirrell then Pascal in a all Canada Mega Fight..

Bhop Ruins Bute.. Keep him away from from Bhop

 

for bhop's sake...i asume