Put your own bias aside and look at a potential Ward-Bute fight...

I'll jump-start this one with this:

Andre S.O.G. Ward ‏

I'm ready!! RT @iHeadShave_com: @andreward Happy birthday champ. How about a Bute fight? #boxing


Stéphan Larouche ‏ (Bute's trainer - it's Ward's birthday...)

@InterBoxBute would like to wish "HappyBute" @andreward

[super corny, right?]

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How I see Ward winning it:

Bute's jab & right hook are somewhat predictable. Bute's footwork is very consistent i.e. loves to fight on the backfoot timing opponents coming in. I can very, very well see Ward getting Bute out of his comfort zone by first setting up a battle of the jabs on the outside, then slowly transitioning to landing effective lead rights when circling to Bute's right -- could end up working on cutting Bute's right eye. Ward's jab would have to be right on the money everytime Ward wants to get inside, as a missed jab could open the field to a Bute counter left... and who knows where he might land them. Ward's handspeed and punch dodging/ducking abilities could be way too much for Bute who's used to semi-static opponents who come forward. Bute looks a tad awkward putting pressure on opponents, it's almost like he's been taught to primarily let them come to him.

Ward 8-4, 9-3 type UD with little to no damage taken.


How I see Bute winning it:

Depending on how Bute trains for this fight, he could go in trying to lure Ward into inside battles - and by that, I mean training to be an expert at anticipating Ward's jab & lead right by assessing Ward's positioning and movement. This way, he'd be able to yes, take Ward's first shot, but only to score a power punch of his own based on anticipation. I think both Larouche & Bute know it would tremendously hard to outland Ward at any range, hence the focus on waiting / luring / powering through with hard lefts. Not sure if Bute could find Ward with the uppercut, but assuming he does (whether body or head), there is a slight chance it staggers/wobbles Ward in which case Bute would HAVE to go all out for the kill.

Bute TKO9 after several well timed uppercuts have connected.


Disclaimer: I'll copy-paste "Fail. Outta ma thread, you biased ****." for all you extremists with one-liner, sweeping, all out subjective predictions.

:smoke

 

Thanks for the heads-up. Looking forward to your post! Hope the dance teacher qualifies as eye candy... :good

...but why though? How is the fight being signed / aborted a factor in what you think would happen? :?

 

Fail. Outta ma thread, you biased ****. :smoke

Plus, Vancouver Canucks suck juicy donkey balls. They're a bunch of slimy ***s.

Fail. Outta ma thread, you biased ****. :smoke

Thanks Jeff. Thing is though, Ward loves to in-fight so much, I think he'd be tempted to bully Bute here and there. If he indeed is more powerful than Bute physically (re: shoulder & arm strength), he'd want to break him down a la Green... would he not?!

 

How does he neutralize Bute's power lefts all night? (as in, just want you to elaborate)

 

You're English Canadian as opposed to French Canadian, and you reek of anti-Bute bias in every Bute thread you post in.

You have no countryman to look up to.

Your bias shows in how you describe Johnson. You deserve zero attention.

Bieksa is a complete hypocrite, Luongo is past it, Burrows never was, Sedin's are all they got. There you go.

I did mention Ward moving outwards vs Bute's right side in my first post, and did point out the effectiveness of Ward's jab. Where you seem to differ is the rough & tough approach, which I think would only happen late in the fight should Ward be successful clowning Bute from the outside and which Jeff thinks won't happen. Interesting. 'Smothering Bute's work completely' could be hard to accomplish, but I agree it's possible.

As for fighting southpaw, Bute's got his own ways. I KNOW Magee is not a stellar fighter, but Bute's accuracy wasn't bad at all on that night given Magee's stance.