Andrade said he thinks Kessler is far superior to Bute

So did the schooling pal. Coming into the 12th Bute was winning in a lopsided fashion.

 

There was little clinching in the first three rounds and not so much from the 7th to 11th round. The clinching has been exagerated by people when their points on the end of the fight have been countered one by one. They then said the ref was corrupted because he should have stopped the fight, and then they said he was corrupted because he let Bute clinch all night. Andrade's best shots were when Bute was clinching!! Big uppercuts. Andrade wore a very high waist protector, he pushed all night, didn't listen to the ref all night, headbutted a couple of times, used his elbows but that's allright for you? Ha!

 

I really think his body work is the key !

 

He has knocked people out with that left body hook. Very sneaky punch against some1 rushing in.

 

I think Bute will hurt Andrade badly to the body. He doesn't have a granite solar plexus. Then Andrade won't have the same energy at the end of the fight.

 

Nice call

 

From the opening bell.

My first post after the first round in the R by R thread:

 

Bute would stop Kessler. No sure if Kessler will get past Froch.

 

Lol... Andrade completely changed his mind at the post-fight conference (cuz of his KO loss and probably Ward's win against Kessler). Now says Bute is better than Kessler.

 

He might have been superior when he fought Andrade but I was watching Ward/Kessler and Perdomo/Kessler purely from the point of view of concentrating on Kessler's movements and he doesn't look like the athlete he was when stacked up against the Kessler of the Andrade fight. Lost a little in the feet and arms, just slower and not as sharp. Andrade would probably get closer more often if he fought Kessler now.

Bute's in his best years, so their fortunes have sort of reversed but it has to be acknowledged Bute has not stepped into the top level yet.

 

Bute is so much faster with more power.

 

Yeah but you've got to actually wait until he steps it up before getting too excited about this. He might LOOK better but opposition determines to a large extent how you can look. Bute is at the exact stage Kessler was when he schooled Andrade, but at the top level against more talented foes he came up short so far.

 

He keeps getting better. His speed is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Can't say ward is as great as his fans think until i see him beat a top guy in a fair fight