Froch-Bute press conference in Montreal, Bute "300% confident"

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Presser starts right ****in now.

I'm at work and can't view it live (www.rds.ca)... I'll pop in & out this afternoon to see what you guys saw / had to say.

:bbb

 

Bat will still say Kessler got lowballed. :bart


Sauerland, the White Don King. Shitty binding contracts, pre-planned robberies. :good

 

Aaaalright. Here's a point form recap of what they said when asked questions after the press conference, vids on rds.ca......


Jean Bedard:

-We have a one-way rematch clause. Bute loses, we do the rematch in Canada. Froch loses... that's it.
-Doesn't remember any of the details pertaining to judge selection.
-Froch was adamant not to come to Montreal.
-Froch is Bute's mandatory, so they're hitting two birds with one stone.
-Ward didn't want the fight in April or May, and Showtime pushed for Bute to wait around until Ward said 'yes let's do it'.


Stephan Larouche:

-Camp is scheduled for 26 March -- 9 May, will be in London in hotel & gym of their choosing starting May 12th.
-Will prepare Bute mentally for a complete 180 degree vs what he's used to for a fight atmosphere.


Carl Froch:

-"I lost a close points decision to an American, in America. I don't see any problem beating Bute, no problem at all."
-Bute's fight against Johnson was a sparring session, hard to gauge.
-I'm Bute's first world caliber opponent, the man has no experience at world level.
-One big advantage for me is that I will feel the vibrations from the crowd when going to work.
-Biggest challenge is to get in good shape. Rest is no problem.
-I prefer to fight southpaws, I will have had a fantastic preparation by fight time.
-Latest world level run of opponent will not affect me, I actually throw more punches than I receive.


Lucian Bute:

-Froch was the best available opponent, he's part of the elite at SMW.
-I told my management team, 'I wanna travel for this, it's time'.
-I know how to manage pressure, in all of my fights so far I could not afford to lose.
-I will demonstrate, on May 26th, that I am strong mentally/psychologically.
-It will be one heck of a show.
-I'm always back in the gym 2 weeks after a fight.
-I'm mentally well, I have great confidence for this fight, my left hand is at 100%.
-I can't ask for more, I'm very happy about the deal.
-Froch is good, he's strong, but he's slow, very slow and he makes some mistakes.
-Eric Lucas is a mentor for me when it comes to experience, he's part of my team and he's a friend of mine.
-I was surprised Froch was so kind to me in his comments over in the UK and here today, because he's smack talked me for years now. He will stop talking on May 26th.
-I thought Froch was bigger than me, but he's actually my size.