Bute and belt fights

It's easier for the fighter with less accomplishment to claim they are being ducked. That's the nature of the beast.

Most fan bases that get engaged in back and forth exchange of insults and discussions are usually escalations of the most extreme opinions from both sides. It keeps building and building until both sides look stupid. Unless you get the rare cases where one fan base outnumbers the other 10 to 1. Then usually it gets out of control and totally skewed. That's when I find myself rooting for fighters I would have otherwise rooted against.

DeGale vs. Bute is a worthy fight for both of them and the division itself. Bute is a former titlist. Not sure what there is to complain about. Some folks will never learn that the best possible fights seldom ever happen.

 

Fun thing is that almost all the guys that say "[Boxer's name] doesn't deserve to fight me" chose a far less opponent next or even one of the victims of the guy that isn't "deserving".

It's pure hypocrisy and everyone sees it but the fans use it do defend the obvious duck.

Froch made Ward's problem go away, and the fight was dead at that point, but everyone knows that the way Froch fought Bute is a way Ward can't because he isn't a granite chinned mauler.
Triangles in boxing often don't work because every boxer has his strengths and weaknesses and it seems like (pre Froch) Bute had a couple strengths that would definitely trouble Ward. That doesn't mean he would win of course, but it probably means the fight could be a lot closer as many now say it is.

 

While this is true, this is also nothing new.

Like, been-happening-since-1900 nothing new.

 

Never thought much of Bute but here is his chance at redemption

 

Belt fights, while the best fought the best, so it means he did not face best but stayed in Canada to get hyped up.
He was never top 3 in his division Kessler Ward Froch over him always!

 

Bute wouldn't have had a chance against Ward or Kessler at any point anyway. It makes no sense to say that Kessler avoided him when he went on to fight a much more dangerous opponent in Froch again who absolutely destroyed Bute. I think Bute played his career well and got maximum fame and money out of his talent. He was even a P4P fighter before the Froch fight.

 

ward missed out on a career high payday by doing this. pretty much a shameless duck, or unrivaled stupidity.

 

The way it all was and went with Bute is interesting and this thread is interesting.

It did appear as if other boxers were reluctant to face Bute.
Bute was a decent champ when you think 9 defences, beat other SMW champs in Berrio, Bika and Magee.

After the S6 and before Bute lost to Froch, I struggled to see how on accomplishment, (at that time) people could make an arguement for Froch being rated higher as their resumes at that time were of a similar level with Froch having a couple of losses. Also at that time Froch hadnt beaten a SMW champ, which was something Bute had done.

I would have favoured Bute to have beaten Ward (then), as I dont think Ward would have been able to walk through Bute like Froch and would have been concerned about Butes power.
After the S6, Bute was the biggest fight for Ward and was an undefeated world champ with many defences.

Since the loss, Bute hasnt seemed the same. A loss affects some fighters in a big way

 

I think the reason lots of Ward fans became Froch "fans" is because he took care of Bute for Ward.

 

That was one of the biggest ducks I have ever seen! Ward was a scared coward!

 

If Kessler was so much better, why didn't he take the fight?
If Ward was so much better, why didn't he take that easy money...