Bute vs Kessler

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Around the time of the S6 tournament. Who wins and how?
     
  2. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    It ain't up for debate Kessler stops him
    Hiding bute in Montreal of the years feeding him b class fightes never helped his mentality
    His career is very Joe ward esq
    Just not quite as good
     
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  3. pernellaaron

    pernellaaron Active Member Full Member

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    Kessler up seems the obvious choice
     
  4. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Kessler. Bute was a skilful boxer puncher type but Kessler would be too strong for him down the stretch, I think it starts of competitive but Bute probably folds in the last 3rd.

    Elegant fighter tho, tall southpaw, could mix it up well to the body too, really enjoyable fighter to watch actually but reached a certain point & plateaued basically ..

    A Froch on probably his best night ever may have ruined him to an extent too imo.. Bute was still a fairly notable SMW talent, he had a decent career but sadly people overlook him now after the Froch fight. I still think stylistically he'd match up well to many SMWs of the past & give a decent account of himself. I remember many saw him as Calzaghes heir apparent but it didn't quite work out..
     
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  5. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kessler but Bute was a gun before he fought Froch.
     
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  6. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Bute seemed the real deal before the Froch fight..... the Cobra well and truly ruined him. He was never remotely the same again.

    As for how the fight goes, Kessler wins.
     
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  7. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Kessler is light years better than bute he beats him up and stops him.
     
  8. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    so the question is whos better lacy or bute
    joe ruined jeff
    carl finished bute
    ummmm
     
  9. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kessler ruins Bute.
     
  10. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lacy had major shoulder injuries on top of the beating he took from Joe which really limited him going forward. Bute was the more skilled and versatile guy yet Lacy before his shoulder injury was pretty deadly with the left hook. My money would be on the more versatile Bute against Lacy. Kessler was another level above both in my opinion.
     
  11. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    so we agree
    buted>laceyd
     
  12. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bute at times gets painfully underrated and the Bute from the 2nd Andrade fight gives most SMW's hell , but no version of Bute has anything for Kessler. Bute at his best was a much better fighter than the guy who gets rag-doll'd in every hypothetical he is in, but this one is just, Kessler pieces up any version of Bute.
     
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  13. theXshape

    theXshape Active Member Full Member

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    As a reminder, Bute's team was in negotiation with Kessler's team in 2011, he even showed up for the Bute vs Magee fight in Montreal. After that fight negotiations fell through, so I don't think Kessler was that confident (not saying he was scared either, but if millions are not enough to fight someone everyone seems to think you would beat easily, you have to wonder).

    People love to **** on Bute but the fact is he always tried to get big fights. Hell, even a drunk Pavlik pulled out of a fight with Bute weeks or even days before the fight in November 2011 because 1.5 millions was apparently not enough money for him anymore. After the Super 6 he wanted Ward and Ward said no. He went to the UK to fight Froch to prove a point (which went horribly wrong for him) and even after having his confidence shattered to pieces he still tried to get the best fights he could. Degale and Jack fights were both fights he probably would've won pre-Froch too.
     
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  14. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bute was a glass jaw hype.
     
  15. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I was a big fan of both fighters

    I think Bute had his reputation really nose dive after Froch beat him around the ring and he looked completely gun shy vs Pascal

    I favor Kessler as a more proven commodity but I think Bute could give him issues
     
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