I'm sure he does a training session the morning of the weigh-in, to lose the extra few remaining pounds...2-3?? He trains light every day, and eats very little, in the last few days...then, he eats and drinks almost nothing, whilst still training light, in the last 2 days. It's not like the goalie, who loses mostly water, under the thick pads/clothes, because the goalie doesn't go in goal already dehydrated. Bute loses 7-8 pounds, as Maxime says, day after day, when training hard for endurance, but he puts almost all of it back later on that day...it's mostly fluid anyway.
Graham Houston's take on this fight Bute veut se servir de sa vitesse Zuniga: «Je suis un boxeur différent»
Houston is right about many things. One amongst them: even if Bute wins each round easily, we won't be sure he wins until the end. That brings more excitement to the fight.
I wrote an email to him explaining the "controversy" about a week after the fight. He answered and seemed to understand. I'm disappointed he didn't get it after all...in this article he states some false things, like for example, that there was still time on the clock after the 8 count, etc. He doesn't know the IBF rules either. Disappointing.
I first thought he meant "a few seconds remaining when he got down". If he meant a few seconds remaining when Bute was up, you're right, he's wrong. Totally. And anyone who says that there is a controversy about te ref stopping the count because the opponent is in the middle of the ring is biased. That was pretty clear.
Le clan Zuniga exige un arbitre de l'extérieur Du côté d'Interbox, on souhaite aussi que l'arbitre choisi ne soit pas un Québécois, «pour la crédibilité de Lucian Bute et de la boxe québécoise», dit Stéphan Larouche, l'entraîneur de Bute. «En raison du dernier combat, la situation est exceptionnelle et exige des mesures exceptionnelles.» Bute: «Ça peut être un arbitre colombien, je n'ai aucun problème avec ça. Je veux montrer à tout le monde que je suis le champion et que je mérite de le rester.»
It won't be Wright. Most likely, it will be an American (IBF) referee. Plenty of options there. e.g. Lindsey Page Jr., Earl Morton, Eddie Cotton...
Stephane Larouche Article!!! "Subitement, son système nerveux la abandonné et nous avons rencontré des médecins qui nous ont expliqué ce qui sest passé. Cest impossible de devenir fatigué à ce point en quelques secondes ou de passer dun très bon boxeur à un athlète qui perd tous ses moyens. Une telle fin de combat peut affecter le mental dun boxeur, mais Lucian est conscient quil na pas vécu une telle expérience en raison de la boxe et de sa préparation. Depuis, le début de sa carrière, il a toujours effectué la même préparation et na jamais manqué dénergie dans un combat donc il ne faut pas changer une recette gagnante." :think
U guys better not make any excuses and cry n stuff when Green puts Bute in his place. IT will happen if they fight.
The ref will be: Lindsey Page Jr., is the word on the street! http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=401683&cat=referee
As long as he gives his best to stay away from contreversy and the fight ends in a clear and decisive way. Because, we don't need another notch in Montreal's rep. Boxing is good for Montreal and Montreal is good for boxing! Let's keep it clean...