*** Bute vs Pascal News & Build Up Thread ***

It was quite clear that Bute looked tired, when he did the mitts. But the fact he kept his hands so low, kinda worries me. Pascal will at some point catch Bute, if he keeps his hands so low. Beastside, did you read any tactics from it? Did it gave you an idea, what they were working on or what they plans are for may 25th?

 

He should have kept a 12 month diet and would have been in shape all year long. That way he don t have to suffer in this hard training camps to take it from scratch every time, this way you ruin yourself and then comes a day when you are no longer capable to recover.

He is very determinated in trainings but also very loose, light, unprofessional with his diet regim in the rest of the year. The biggest error for it is from his team, he should not have the freedom to eat anything when he is off training for a fight. Look at Wladimir K, the man is in shape all year long and could jump in the ring with anybody anytime with no problem. Bute when not preparing for a fight looks like a sedentary common man, more like a carpenter than a top fighter. He can not recover all the inactivity and bad regime in 2 month of hard work, the body would not adapt so quickly and the result is ****. Big mistake !

 

Don't want to pour cold water over anyone, but I think we've already seen the best of Bute. I don't think Bute can change or improve anymore. He's had a good career and he's certainly done very well money-wise/ popularity wise given his talent. He was very well promoted and he was lucky.

Pascal will win this thing. I am pretty sure about this. :good

 

A youtube video would've been better. Maybe someone will post one , these days.

 

I noticed that some of his shots was up close, Bute is normally not known for being a inside fighter, but maybe he is eager to fix that?

 

And...delivered . Thanks , Beast !:good

 

In one of the videos posted in this thread, Bute's trainer said that Bute, whilst more motivated than usual, is also more emotional.

Bute has also talked about how he lost his confidence in himself after the Froch fight.

I didn't see any evidence that Bute had regained his confidence in the Grachev fight. On the contrary, I saw him more emotional than ever, duking it out in the last round against Grachev, to prove his heart.

I also see Bute's team trying to boost his confidence in the videos posted here - they clap him constantly and they praise him again and again for every single minor task he performs.

Bute seems to seriously lack confidence, I'm afraid. A world class fighter needs to be very confident but not over-confident (like Bute was before the Froch fight). Bad news, I'm afraid, for Bute.

A world class fighter also needs to be as unemotional as possible, if he is to perform well and stick to the gameplan, especially given that Bute is not a pressure fighter or a brawler but a tactician and a boxer who needs to keep a very cool head at all times, and especially since Pascal is the kind of fighter who gets an emotional raise out of even the most composed of fighters. Pascal is very able to force his opponent to throw his game-plan out of the window and start doing what Pascal wants: brawling with him.

Bute becomes a much worse fighter when he becomes emotional because he starts brawling. Brawling with Pascal is a really bad idea. What is more, when Bute is emotional, he also panics more easily. What does Bute do when he panics? He expends more nervous energy, his defence gets worse, he clinches ineffectively and gets roughed up on the inside... he forgets to stick and move.

All these things being said, I cannot see how Bute can beat Pascal. I don't think he is improving at all either. I agree that we've seen the best of him.

I hate myself for coming here yet again with such a negative view. I apologise for it. I'm letting Bute down because I am not supporting him. :deal

I am hoping that I'm misreading things and exaggerating their importance.

Perhaps I should stop posting about this fight altogether... :conf