Both men put up a great fight while it lasted though Froch was dominating. After that fight should Bute really exercise a rematch clause? Do you think he should go after a Kessler rematch instead? Could Bute adjust or do you think Froch has his number? Do you think Ward was right for saying Bute needed to step up before the fight? Give ur thoughts. Also, saying Bute is a "hypejob" only discredits Froch's impressive win and performance. Think Bute panics when durable guys swarm him and I still think he could beat Ward as styles make fights. Took courage to go to Froch's hometown and I know Froch was feeling great after the stoppage. Cost me vcash:twisted: but after that performance I'm just happy for the sport. Froch was a man determined and Bute was just in survival mode after the 2nd.
Will watch those fights and act like I knew exactly what was going on Emmanuel Steward-style. Beauty of boxing is that any result could happen. A rematch could be another one-sided affair like Foreman-Frazier or Liston-Patterson or the loser adapt to win big or at least decisively in the rematch ala Patterson-Ingo 2.
Damn, a drought? Or too many threads on this topic already. C"mon guys.......thougth the questions I asked were legit lol
Bute should definitely sign for the rematch.....BUT, he should take another fight first. Maybe George or another lower rated top 15 IBF type guy. And in fact, fight him in his backyard too. I can't help but rewatch the look in his eyes as he swallowed his heart when he being given instructions. I always thought the huge crowds in Canada had prepared him for the big stage, but he literally looked like a prospect fighting a Champion last night. Deer in the headlights from the opening bell. Tentaive to commit and so easily taken out of his game. Im all for a rematch. And like many fighters before him, he can come back from this KO loss and be better than ever. Case in point. Wlad Klitshcko Lennox Lewis
Great post chi! Didn't think crowd would play a part in it apart from them cheering for Froch even for glancing blows possibly affecting scoring. He did look very unsure of himself in that territory but props for him for even going to Froch's backyard. Hopefully this is an experience for him for the better.
It got drowned in all the other threads, T. That's how it works on crashy-uber-boon nights on the general forum. One thread goes to twenty pages within an hour and another three on the same thing hit the second page in the same time.
Yeah. I noticed Bute was stunned every rd and from the 3rd and on I knew he wasn't going to make it but especially from him staying on the ropes. Once he was caught in the victim stage he just couldn't get out of it and soon the ko came. Could not adjust which like you said Mayweather and Ward would have.
Froch showed what he can do, an now bute got to ask himself, i think without anyfights, but only straight to a rematch, is it in me to win, can i counter this guy, can i get my bodyshots off, can i place my feet to get the power i have off, an move out of harms way. Bute has great boxing skills, i still believe p4p, this not a fighter he can not beat, this is not like tzyu an zab, were you just knew it would be the same result 10 out of 10, i say this is like a sanders/wlad, were the wrong game plan an the other guys winning. as a fan of bute, i would love to see him try one more time, an the money is there now, he has got one more fight with showtime, at the very least showtime would like to show off froch for a rematch with ward, he will have big homtown show up, ward fighting later this year, so why not.... If he loses, well there nothing wrong with that, there was nothing wrong with his lost this past saturday, he did not quite, he pushed himself, it was just not his night, he took a beating, but i don't believe froch power is like let say wlads, were retirment for health reasons should almost be the only choice after a fight with wlad an a UN reqirement
if there is talk of a froch-kessler rematch i wouldn't mind seeing the two ko victims allan green and bute get it on.
Were Bute and Froch weighed just prior the fight? It looks that Bute had some good 10 pounds of weigth over Froch. Fight night weight for Bute would also reveal if he gained an unusual amount of weight after the weight in, which is a surefire sign of being drained, and would partially explain why his chin didn't hold up.
Forget a froch v bute rematch straight away Let bute build back up:good Froch v Kessler rematch is the fight the world wants next:good Kessler who is a true warrior has stated he wants the fight and is prepared to come to England for the rematch:good