:good post I agree, Bute defo has to fight smart & look to exploit Pascal's stamina problem. I'm also not expecting Bute's chin to be as "bad" here @LHW to be honest.
I don't stand Pascal at all but When I see Romanian people (each fight in Montreal has its Romanian crowd) I can see they are more emotional than us in Quebec. We are a bit latin but also we are nordic people.
Gamblers normally considers 1.45 a decently safe bet, stretching it a bit maybe even 1.50, well the second option depends on how you feel about the team/player you bet on. From 1.60 up it becomes a little to uncertain.
The thing I worry most is Pascal overhand right. That might be very effective against a southpaw. Can't remember how it worked against Dawson, but Bute needs to be on alert for that even from long range cuz Pascal tends to jump in on you with that. That thing can rock Bute and trow all the plans out the window.
I think the crowd and being in Froch's backyard might of got to Bute in that fight he looked light a deer caught in headlights. Bute a very good body puncher and pretty good with his counters if it goes past 4 rounds I think Bute will take a points win or he might get run over again well see I think Bute will win.
I think it was Froch awkward style, and his power more than the crowd. To make an analogy, It must have felt like swimming against a strong current. He stepped to abruptly to such a high level fighter and awkward above it all. That's tough for a guy who adapts a little harder and get's going by reading his opponents rhythm. I'm also hoping it was the 9 lbs he had to lose in 1 day, and the night of sleep he lost on doing it.
And to explain my analogy, I've crossed the Danube in swimming lots of times. But one day with a friend we got in an area close to the bridge with Bulgaria were there were strong currents. And I thought I'll never make it to the other shore. Was to late to try to turn back because when I looked back the distance was bigger then I we kept going forward. Our muscles were freaking burning when we got to the other side. It felt at least 4 times harder.
The big overhand right will land and it will rock Bute. Question is, can he survive and for how long and how...
You made me feel bad, Beastside, about buying disappointment insurance. After taking Pascal at 1.83 a few weeks ago, I now took Bute at 2.68 to hedge... so there is no more bad juju...right?
Yes, yes... We get it. We know Bute also passed through bad moments at certain points of his career. Now take a break from the forum life and go back to the real world. Outside = Nice. Trust me. I swear, there are different types of idiots/trolls/haters around here, but you're some special kind of nuthugger when it comes to threads related to Bute. You're some sort of " :smh " , but with the opposite intentions, always trying to discredit and, the most important, trying to push your opinion down everyone's throats. As years passed, I learned a proverb: "The fool isn't fool enough if he's not also proud." It already seems that you're doing your job only because you like provoking people and getting as much attention as you can. Grow up, hater.