How would you feel about Bute if he doesn't do his utmost to fight Kessler in 2009?

Bute needs to fight big names this year, too much nut huggers without doing something great

 

Yes, it will be a good start. Fight good names and go up the ranks

 

Bute should be working to get this fight done THIS YEAR...no need to wait..If he's not ready he should'nt have that belt..very simple by years end he should be in the ring with Kessler...No more cannon fodder for Bute he's a champion so it's time to act like one

 

Yes he is. He is ranked #7 by the WBC.

 

Bute is a champion yes. But he's still a work in progress also. Just becuse he has a title dosen't mean he should fight everyone out there. He's only got 20 odd fights to his name and got a clever management team behind him that was able to secure him a title shot. Would everyone be clamouring for him to fight Kessler if he didn't hold the IBF? I think not. In fact, if Bute wasn't the IBF champ and Kessler called him out, some people on here woud probably criticise MK for his choice of opponent.

Bute hasn't become a master boxer by virtue of holding an alphabet strap. He's still more or less a prospect and to put him in with Kessler now could seriously damage his confidence and future career. Joppy is a terrible choice of opponent. But Andrade and Tsypko/Stieglitz(sp?) would round off a decent year for Bute's first year as champ. 2009 could be the year were he fights Mikkel and maybe others like Inkin/Froch/Green/Lacy etc etc.

 

Bute is the IBF Champ and Kesller is not even ranked by the IBF so why will you people expect Bute to go all out to fight Kesller? Especially now that he has just come from a loss?

 

If your good enough to win the world title, you should in theory be ready to face the best in the division...im not saying it is wrong of him to have a few easy defences before facing someone like Kessler, it just goes to show that being World champion doesnt make you as good a fighter as it did in the past, its sad more than anything.

I think itll be easier if we all ignore Bute's world champion claim as he clearly isnt ready for it...

 

Whatever colour the belt is, he is world champion, he'll be introduced as world champion and paid like a world champion. I know alphabet orgs complicate things but when a 'world' champion himself says he isnt ready to be the best in the World, which is essentially what the title 'World champion' means, then i think his claim at world champ, for the time being atleast, should be ignored.

Im not saying he isnt IBF champ, he did win the IBF title and im not calling him a liar. The man has talent, but as he says he isnt ready for the best fighters in World, his championship success should be overlooked, because like he said, he isnt ready for it.

Im agreeing with him, whats your problem?

 

Mate, lets just make things easier. Lets call him a solid contender, that what beating Berrio really means.

We have a champ, Bute is an up and coming contender - who isnt ready for his shot yet...