If you were managing Lucian Bute's career

:rofl at the Groves comments here.

Groves would knock him out.

 

Do what he did before being destroyed, fight in Canada with good but not the best fighters earn more money than try in 2 years time against someone at top level than retire because he will lose at top level.

 

i would manage bute in the same way i would manage khan, and that's to steer clear out of the way of semi-decent punchers who could crack their brittle chins...

 

Question: who would like to see a fight against Stieglitz? Stieglitz who was KOed IN Germany by Berrio and Andrade who didn't stay 12 rounds in the same ring with Bute. But King Arthur is available! And with the WBO title on line, though the fourth one as importance. Definetely Abraham.

 

bute needs joe calslappy manager and he'll be alright.

 

I would either go for a Pavlik fight or go up to 175 to face Pascal to cash out, avoid froch at all costs!

 

He might do better pursuing a fight with Kessler instead of Froch. Kessler is a better boxer than Froch but ain't one to just run right thru guys like Froch did to him.

 

Get a trainer first !

 

harry joe yorgey

 

fight the much smaller Golovkin, if he gets a win at SMW

 

I would feed him with bums for an year. Top 10 contenders one or two and then Ward fight and then retirement

 

Ward. At least if Ward wins he can claim to actually have cleaned out the division.

 

I had the same impression like about Bute Froch fight but watched it again and for the first 3 rounds or so Froch boxed him in fact. Then while boxing he hurt him badly and jumped all over him. It was not a Hagler-Hearns fight he was patient at the beginning

 

Unless you want Bute to turn into Canadian bacon you best keep him away from Froch!

 

Needs to fight a watered down version similar to Froch first to figure out his style. A different trainer or at least one that can help him work on his legs to move laterally, defend, and counter for 12 rounds is most important I think. Bute with the better legs can also outmanuever Froch and perhaps outbox him. Bute needs the eye of the tiger he looked lost and beat in there with Froch. Bute stylistically should of had the advantage, but he even looked shot to me at times. Aside from some nice bodyshots that would of folded lesser fighters, Froch wasn't going to be denied. Froch forced him to fight in the trenches and Bute found out real quick Froch has his own ko power. Basically Bute needs to keep Froch at a distance to win, any time spent on the ropes or in the trenches Froch will chew him up and spit him back out. I noticed Bute fights nervous too sometimes similar like Khan and that leads to exhaustion alot faster later in the fight. Needs to relax, but stay alert. There's still hope for Bute, but alot, alot of work to be done.