Bute/Froch predictions?

Bute late tko. Too fast/powerful and sharp. I can see Froch, behind on points getting reckless and walking on to something nasty.

 

Bute points and maybe stoppage. Could Bute gas though late in the fight? Only then would I give Froch a chance.

 

For Bute to win in Nottingham it has to be by stoppage as Froch will be looking for another 'hometown' decision :deal Bute by late TKO Rd 10:bbb

 

Be interesting to see if Carl can penetrate and get close to Bute without fighting recklessly. Bute seems to have fighters on a string in there and if Froch can shatter the perception of Bute as a supreme 'fencer' then the fight suddenly becomes very competitive. That's the key of the fight for me ; how well Bute can subdue Froch's 'stock' style. The style he uses when he tries not to push it and and fight smart. If Bute forces Froch to over reach to land punches then I see Bute stopping him catching him coming in with the left.

Incredibly interesting fight this is.

 

Honestly I have no idea. All I know is Froch by KO anytime at 7/1 is great value

 

Carl is too open and has been fortunate that the sort of fighters to take advantage of it haven't been massive punchers. Bute is and, like Ward, he's pinpoint and excellent at spotting openings. I just don't see how Froch can overcome those attributes to win on points, so he needs to hope he can wear Bute down.

But I don't think this is a fight where Carl has much of a chance, really. Stylistically the odds are against him and, unlike many others, I don't think Froch is that iron-chinned. Like I said before, the guys who were fast and slick enough to catch him were not big punchers. But Ward and Dirrell both stung Froch (and I think Ward could have stopped Carl if he'd stepped on the gas in the middle rounds) at times.

If he pulls this off, it will be in a Taylor-esque battle of attrition, but something about Bute makes me think he's relaxed enough now that he won't tire like he did four years ago.

 

i remember 80% of this forum saying most of whats on this thread about bute being said about AA,how he would demolish froch,AA too powerfull,
AA the better boxer,AA better chin, ect ect ect.

I really think everyone is overestimating bute,he looks very average,not slick,not a lot of movement,a bigger version of AA really,and lets be honest,before froch beat AA,most on here thought he was the next elite fighter.
froch,late stoppage for me,im even gonna have a bet on me new app

 

What the **** is with all the full stops?

You can just use a full stops, spaces and commas, you know? Much less effort and less like having my eyes raped.

 

Wouldn't surprise me if Bute was cutting corners in the lead up to that fight and that's why folded late on. Probably thought Andrade would be a piece of cake and he was still pretty inexperienced back then.

As you said, when you look through Froch's record and analyse the fights it doesn't look great. He looked like he was trying to punch a wasp in the Dirrell fight and Pascal was made to order for him really - a stationary target. Taylor fight was great but he was getting beaten and Abraham was just a punch bag who was fighting in the wrong division.

 

That's not what they said, dude - most thought Carl would engage in a battle and get stopped by the harder, crisper puncher. Carl's tactics were a complete shift from what he'd been doing since Pascal when he thought he could out-tough every one he faced.

I also think you need to look at Bute again - not a lot of movement, a bigger version of Arthur, not slick? He's all of those things.

 

nah i don't see slick at all df,but i have only seen his last 3 or 4 fights.

maybe moves better than AA,but saying that i bloody do,so i agree with that,i just don't see this unstoppable force.

and i remember the thread on AA /froch, i thought it was AA bias,i could be wrong,memory of a goldfish and all that D

 

Bute by close decision (UD).

 

I agree that Bute isn't that special.

But anyone who didn't notice that Abraham was a hopelessly amateurish palooka from the Andre Direll fight needs their eyes tested.

 

Abraham's being under-estimated now a bit. And remember, Dirrell needed to fake a seizure to avoid being stopped by Arthur...

 

I'm hoping home advantage, big fight experience and his inane will to succeed sees Froch to victory tonight. Bute could find his timing, precision and focus are not as sharp operating outwith his comfort-zone of Canada. Bute may make mistakes he normally wouldn't and Froch could feed off these as the fight progresses and the pressure mounts, turning it into more of a battle of wills and a war of attrition.

That is what I would love to see is Froch taking Bute into deep water and drowning him in a sea of red, white and blue giving British fight fans one of the greatest victories of the modern era.

However, Bute has looked impressive of late, he seems to be peaking and is confident enough to come to the U.K and put it all on the line in the name of glory. You are only as good as your last fight and whilst there was a time when I felt Froch's destruction of Tatevosyan suggested he was stronger than Bute, that line of thought has been slowly eroded as Carl has been through some wars whilst a fresher Bute handled The Road Warrior recently with consumate ease. Triangle Theory is flawed I know, but if Bute retains his focus and gets his shots off, gets into his groove then Carl could be walking onto bombs as he presses the fight in front of his hometown fans. He looks bigger than Froch at the weight and faster which suggests to me he is capable of stopping The Cobra. I think this is Bute's time and as much as I want The Cobra to prevail I have a bad feeling this could even be an easy nights work for the Romanian.

I'm changing my prediction from Bute UD to Bute KO. :-(