Don't give him much of a chance here. No fan of Bute, but he's just performing on a higher level, and I don't know how much Kelly has left.
I've got to see how Kelly looks in his next fight to see if he's gotten sharper since his comeback fight before I wager a guess on it. If there's no improvement, I don't give him a very good chance of beating Bute, but I won't know if that's the case until that fight happens.
Even in the Pavlik that beat Taylor would probably lose....ZBut in Pavlks last fight he looked like ****...He didnt evenlook world class, Lopez wasnt eventhat good and gave him all he wanted..... Helll probably be sharper in thisfight but i think he has seen better days.. At best he is competetive for afew rounds but ends up taking a beating... im thinking Bute resepects Pavliks power and boxes smart atfirst but eventually fines Pavlik to slow and ot much of an easy target... Pavliks got heart and stays in there for a while but that just prolongs the whupping..... Bute Ko 9
Kelly will be beaten by the best SMW, but he'd beat and KTFO Froch, Ward, and Kessler. I'd rather see him vs Abraham, Andrade, or Brinkley next.....A step up from Gomez, but not a suicide mission like this fight vs Bute.
Once B-Hop showed that Pavlik was easy to dissect and dismantle, his days were over. Hell, even Taylor figured out how to nullify Pavlik's power in the second fight. Unless Bute is fool enough to stand in front of Pavlik and allow himself to get backed-up into the corner where Pavlik can apply his power, Bute should have a cakewalk. And I say that as a Pavlik fan. I just recognize his limitations.
IDK, Kelly has always had the gifts, but Bute just does everything so much better. IMO, Bute is the reason BHOP is not at SMW.