Bute v. Zuniga - THOUGHTS???

Bute by decision. I see it kind of playing out like Bute/Andrade...except Zuniga will give up by the 8th round. Expect it to be a little on the boring side after about 6 rounds.

 

Anything but a wide decision win for Bute would really suprise me...

 

Still, Zuniga can take a punch and hang with far bigger boys, even world-class...

 

Bute T/KO rounds 9-12.He is just a few classes better and bigger than Zuniga,both physically and technically.It will be a one-sided fight except maybe the first 3 rounds.

 

Pavlik at 160 is arguably the same type of puncher as Bute at 168 and don't tell me Inkin,Echols or Inkin punch harder than Bute.

 

Echols in his prime had as much power as Bute IMO.

But just wait and see - Oganov, altough just a C-class fighter, is a natural LHW and Zuniga handled him pretty well...we'll see...

 

Nobody expects Bute to be cautious coming off the Andrade almost catastrophe?

I think a TKO is certainly possibe (although I think a corner stoppage is more likely than a ref stoppage/Bute induced TKO) but I think Bute will be much more careful down the stretch, perhaps saving himself in the later rounds so he's not dead.

 

And your point is?.........Echols when he fought Zuniga was PAST HIS PRIME,he arguably lost every round and after about 3 rounds just fought to survive against a I think not so impressive Zuniga.
And Oganov is........well it is what it is like Calzaghe would say.

 

...and maybe you should start to respect opinions... :smooch

 

Yes I do,but in the beggining of the figth,than after he sees how easy it is to land combos and counterpunch Zuniga he will gain courage and probably finish or Fulgencio will get stopped as you said anyway.