Adonis Stevenson vs Librado Andrade for the #1 IBF spot, 14 April 2012 - Yvon Michel

If Andrade wins that's a bad thing. No one wants to see him back with Bute.

 

SOB Ward needs to quit hiding from Bute and fight him, but he will not! It was bad enough that Ward refused to allow Bute to fight in his tournament, but he refuses to fight Bute at all! Ward wants no part of Bute, watch and see................

 

Stevenson beats Andrade, probably stops him, and sets up a big big fight in Montreal.

 

The Andrade of today would probably lose to Stevenson, who hits too hard even for Librado. He would not have time to set up his usual strategy: tiring his opponents and then KO them. I believe if Andrade is able to last, he would KO Stevenson (who has been KO'D by Darnell Boone) but I don't see it this time. Librado is too inactive, not motivated enough and all the shot he has been taken had their effect.

 

I think you are probably right, but it would be good for once to see the look on Stevenson's face when he starts hitting Andrade and he doesn't go down. In the end Stevenson would probably finish Andrade but it will not be in 4 rounds becaus Stevenson does not have the body punch which looked like the only way to KO Andrade. Stevenson will punch Andrade in the face all night long and in the end the ref (or doctor) will probably stop it.

 

Andrade should be an underdog here, but if he wins this is how it's gonna be - and it isn't that far-fetched.

Stevenson will always carry the stigma of being vulnerable to anyone with any heaviness in their hands at any moment - with Andrade certainly clocking in well above the minimum heavy-handedness to qualify.

The Boone KO was legit. That will always be relevant.

 

Am I the only one who thinks that Stevenson is probably more dangerous to Bute than Froch is at this moment?

 

I like this fight a lot, but #1 spot for the IBF doesn't mean mandatory. George-Rodriguez is for the IBF #2 spot, so the winner of this fight would need to face the winner of that fight for the mandatory.

It's annoying as hell though that the IBF hasn't updated the rankings on their website for almost a year.

Anyway, if Andrade's chin is really cracked, Stevenson takes him out early. If not, well, Stevenson's been subdued by constant pressure before.

 

And Boone works 8 hours a day at Home Depot, took the fight on short notice, had an 8 round fight only a month before and is naturally a weight class lower. Sparring or not, if you're hot ****, you should beat someone who's brought in to be an opponent. And that's with all due respect to Boone, who's one of the best journeymen out there.

 

Stevenson hits hard.

He also hits hard.

Did I mention he hits hard.


Other than that, well he hits wide and hard.