No it's not. Are you a JC fan by any chance? Every time Froch gets mentioned the JC faithful come out in there droves quoting nonsense about how shite he is.
he insulted his dad, he's a bum, he's slow, i hope no one gives this loud mouth a shot at a title, errr...he smashed up Joe's car probably, i don't fear for Joe's health if they ever fight, not one bit, did i mention he's a bum, Manfredo KO 'The Adder' in 1 etc, etc, etc.
Thats probably the reason why your not a wealthy man , yes Bute is still quite raw but , frochs defence is absoloutly diabolicle.
regardless of who wins, I would pay good money to see that fight. I hope Bute, but I kinda think that Froch might do it... Or am I just starting to believe his own hype? Hmm.. To me, it's a pick 'em fight. Both would lose to mundine, tho.
Froch looked good against static and limited Sergey...Bute is not static - he has good footwork. He is not limited either. For starters, Froch would not be able to plough straight through him...Froch can punch, but Bute hits back, and from nice angles too! Bute does not have chin problems...the punch that grounded Tatevosyan would probably not have grounded Bute...we'll never know, though. Also, Bute would not have been cornered like that; in fact, he is more likely to do the cornering or...hit Froch hard on the counter with a bodyshot...Bute 112-106 UD.
...and for all that, he won at least 6 rounds against Bika convincingly. I agree, it wasn't particularly entertaining...but he did beat Bika, no doubt about that...and in the last 2 rounds or so...he looked pretty good too...whilst it is true that Bute is a percentage fighter who doesn't pull rabbits out of the bag anymore, he does win them. He would beat Froch and Inkin, and I think, in 6 months or so, he would beat Mundine...Who knows how his career would develop after that...I am looking forward to see him against Mr. Punch in September...then we'll be able to say whether Froch would have a chance or not...
As I see it - Froch only has a punchers chance. I have always been impressed with Bute's array of combos. None of the fighters have a great defence though - I just feel Bute is the better boxer. Sad to say I missed the Bute-Bika fight:S