Lucian Bute vs. Edison Miranda

Posting your mugs makes it easier for P2K to avoid you.

 

Hey, in an interview on rds.ca Jean Bédard says they would like to do the Bute-Pavlik fight in Dallas and that there might be 40 000 people in the Cowboys' Stadium. Realistic?

 

Probably not unless they stack the under card.

 

in the unlikely chance it goes to the cards do you think it will be a fair ruling?

 

Of course not. lol

 

The cards usually are fair in Montreal. There has been some controversial decisions over the years but there also were a few occasions were the opponent got the edge on the score cards after a close fight. The first example that comes to mind is Demers-Miranda.

 

This picture makes me . What's Goosen looking at?

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Bute look like a boxing machine on this video. technically he looks awsome!

this fight will end by ko in 3

 

Miranda said during the media workout that he will KO Bute inside 6 rounds.

 

I would be shock

 

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Miranda looks good shape and Goosen says he's happy with the training

 

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They looked like Mutt and Jeff inside the ring – trainer Stéphan Larouche, 5-foot-7 and a solid 151 pounds, holding his hands in the air, first the right and then left, serving as a target for the power-punching Lucian Bute, taller by seven inches and at least 17 pounds heavier.

Bute, the International Boxing Federation super-middleweight champion, punches with devastating force, crispness and speed for someone weighing a modest 168 pounds. Thud, thud, thud, over and over again through the course of the three-minute round, working diligently as he prepares to defend his title Saturday night at the Bell Centre against Edison Miranda.

It hurts just watching and, even wearing the protective mitts, Larouche admits there’ll be pain in his elbow and hands after the sparring session – something only ice can relieve. Larouche knew what the repercussions would be when he decided to train pugilists and every night, when the ice bag’s applied to his limbs, he understands he has among the best in his stable in Bute.

“He is among the most powerful I’ve worked with,” Larouche said Tuesday, following a 45-minute public training session at Centre Claude Robillard. “He has good co-ordination – power, speed and strength together. Lucian is good in every department; not excellent, but good in everything.

“When you get hit straight … when he hits you flush, with perfect weight and co-ordination … a human getting hit like that isn’t strong enough to withstand the punch. But it’s hard to place the perfect punch all the time.”

Many have experienced that power as Bute has carved an unblemished 25-0 record, including 20 knockouts – 21 if you count the time Bute inadvertently caught Larouche on the chin with a short left hook, grabbing him by the shoulders to prevent him from falling to the canvas. Days later, Bute would use the same punch against Librado Andrade, stopping him in the fourth round of their rematch last November.

“You don’t feel it when you go down,” Larouche said. “But with a body punch, you feel the pain.”

The two returned to Montreal last Saturday, following a nine-week training camp at the Thump Boxing Gym in Miami. The trainer and boxer went to south Florida before the Andrade rematch, sparring 90 rounds with former world champ Glenn Johnson. Why change a winning formula, Larouche figured?

This time, however, the sparring partners were Randy Griffin, a two-time title challenger who has worked occasionally with Bute since 2004, and former IBF champ Alejandro Berrio – the same man Bute knocked out in 2007 to capture the championship.

“We were looking for guys who are heavy-handed; someone with a good right hand and left hook, who would walk way in with his jab,” Larouche explained. “You need someone with ability who can deliver in sparring.”

This time, according to Larouche, Bute put in 124 rounds, training twice daily. Bute’s a training machine, according to everyone associated with him – focused, motivated and physically strong. His training sessions are often unique and include him banging a tractor tire with a sledgehammer.

Popular and in demand while in Montreal, Bute can train in near anonymity in Miami, concentrating on nothing but his next opponent. He has always liked the sun, heat and ocean and, even with Florida’s inconsistent weather this winter, the environment was conducive for his needs.

The 30-year-old Romanian native is becoming a renaissance man as he enters the peak of a career that began in November 2003 following his immigration to Montreal. With a degree in physical education from the University of Galati, Bute’s now working on his master’s. Reasonably fluent in French, he has undertaken mastering English. He reads Romanian books, watches action movies and has become a fashion maven. But he’s most at peace inside the ring.

Andre Kulesza, the strength and conditioning coach for promoter InterBox, marvels when he looks at Bute’s chiseled physique and considers the champ’s mental resilience.

“Physically and mentally, his skills are exceptional,” Kulesza explained. “That translates into a proper and very disciplined training regime, along with a strategical approach to every fight. His co-ordination is exceptional.”

Bute’s body fat, Kulesza estimates, is between 6 and 7 per cent –normal for a highly-trained elite athlete. But it’s his cardiovascular recovery that Kulesza marvels over. Bute’s heart-rate will drop to between 120 and 130, from 210, within a minute after boxing 12 rounds. That makes his thinking more sound and rational.

“That keeps his mind ready to think in a cool way,” explained Kulesza, who has worked with eight world champs. “When your heart rate’s high … it becomes harder to think.

“His dedication and focus is exemplary. He became more focused and dedicated when he became champ. He’s got desire and motivation. He’s unique.”

 

Don't give away my secrets! My identity needs to remain a mystery. Nice to see you all in person. :good

 

He Ko'ed Larouche
:rofl

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1 He trained hard for a world title fight with Stieglitz ...so he cumulates 2 trainings and he didn't got the chance to get fat by gaining some pounds and abuse his body
2 He is highly motivated because he had came short in title matches many times before and this may be his last chance (because of thet he trained even harder - Goosen was happy he gave him a "triple A+" and he looked in tremendous shape)
3 He got a new very good trainer (Joe Goosen) and he sayd that the major changes in Miranda are "dedication" and that he was "accepting new things" and i may add myself discipline

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