Bute has to much to change to be able to beat Froch. Maybe he'll somehow make it to the end of 12th but even I don't see it.
Barely scraping by Grachev is definitely a good sign, especially the way he would strategically retreat to the ropes and get pummeled....definitely a tactic that will buy him favour vs Froch
Regardless of the result, Froch laid the blueprint and Bute did not show anything tonight to show he can overcome it. Froch will win by a highlight reel KO in any rematch. I'm pissed off that Froch took a soft fight to not spoil a potential rematch, he should have gone for Kessler after all.
I have to disagree. Although I was not impress by Bute's performance, his defense showed that it could hang on better against Froch. His hands did the job tonight and it is the first time Bute had that kind of defense. He use to only rely on his head mouvement. What did not impress me was the fact that Bute looked scared the whole fight, except for the 12th. It thought it was more a 15-13, any side.