Can you imagine the hype that would surround a rematch? Every boxing fans and boxing writers in America would talk about it. :happy Any venue would be sold out. :deal No more mister nice guy from both camps. :fire It would be a great night of boxing. :bbb As long as the referee is not Marlon B. Wright. :rofl Bring on Bute-Andrade 2!!!! arty
While I agree Bute was out on his feet and should have been KOed in the 12th round, everyone needs to remember that this was not CLOSE to a competitive fight prior to that. It'd be hard pressed for anyone to find more than 1 round before the 12th that Andrade won.... with any good camp and proper stamina control, Bute should win on points easily in a non competitive fight UNLESS the demons from the 12th round disaster get to his head and he is affected mentally. I take nothing away from Andrade and fully believe he should have won KO12, but that doesn't take away from the fact that he won one of the first 11 rounds in a fight that he was outclassed in...
If it happens, i'd have no problem ith it. It'd be the right move for Bute to make. I reckon he'd win with little to no problems in a rematch. Andrade should take another route to a world title. Then they could look at a rematch down the road. But if it happens next for both men, so be it.
Funny thing is... the outcome of the first fight is almost irrelevant. If the ref had stopped the fight with a few seconds left. People would be asking for a rematch too. Since Bute was easily winning on points. A rematch was in the cards no matter what!
Bute-Andrade II MGM Grand, Las Vegas HBO Boxing After Dark! May 2nd 2008 (Cinco de Mayo weekend) Sounds good?
Word is that Mads Larsen will fight Bute in Feb or March next year. Sauerland will try anything in their power to set it up.
How about Bute vs Andrade 24/7? Grant:''This time when he goes down he stays down'' Larouche:''You boys are going to school again'' Lampley:''Can it get any better?''