Assume Bute KO's Johnson by the end of the 6th. How much credit does he get from you?

Johnson out via vicious body punches in the first half of the fight. I'm personally going with a Bute KO/TKO 10-11 (1st time- said TKO10 to be exact), and would be interested in knowing how the Ward and Froch fans would -yes that's a big would- change their view of Bute as an opponent for Ward/Froch, if at all.

Today's interview:

« Il a affronté les meilleurs au monde. Je l’ai pris au sérieux, comme chaque combat d’ailleurs. »

-He's fought the best in the world. I took him seriously (e.g. in camp), just as I do for every other fight.

« Notre stratégie a évidemment été élaborée en fonction de ça », a ajouté le boxeur québécois d’origine roumaine. « Stéphan est le meilleur à ce chapitre en Amérique du Nord. Il remarque tout. »

-Our strategy was obviously based on some things (we) noticed in all the sparring I did with Johnson. Stéphan is the best in that regard, in North America that is. He notices everything.

« Johnson n’est pas compliqué, nous savons qu’il va essayer de courir après Lucian lors des premiers rounds », a précisé Larouche. « Il ne faut cependant pas tenir les choses pour acquises par la suite. Johnson a cette formidable qualité de convaincre tout le monde qu’il y a encore de l’espoir jusqu’à la toute fin. »

Larouche: Johnson isn't a complicated guy, we know he's gonna try to chase Lucian during the first couple of rounds. We shouldn't take anything for granted as far as the rest (of the fight) goes. Johnson has this great ability to have people think there's hope until the very end.

« Plusieurs boxeurs sont venus ici et ont beaucoup parlé », a conclu Bute. « De mon côté, j’aime mieux parler dans le ring. Nous verrons qui a raison! »

-Many fighters came here and talked a lot. I myself prefer to do the talking in the ring. We'll see who's right!

« Mais je sais qu’il s’agit d’une étape importante. Une victoire sur Johnson va m’amener dans l'élite. Le lendemain, tous ceux qui gravitent dans le milieu de la boxe ne parleront que de moi. »

-I know this is an important milestone in my career. A (spectacular?) win over Johnson will make me elite. The next day, everyone in the boxing world will talk about me. (and here he actually says "will talk about nobody other than me")

Credit: RDS.ca & myself.

 

Fixed.

How many power punches did Johnson land on Froch? How many overhand rights do you think will land on Bute's jaw or temple Sat night?

Thanks very much that's exactly what I wanted to hear from you. Seriously that was the aim here.


"Not good for Bute, but good tough win in an S6 semi for Froch" anyone? :think