Kessler-Bute: This is where the fight is at right now...

im not really a fan nor do i dislike either....even though i think kessler has the far better resume, bute is the undefeated guy , hes the one with a belt...and all that really dont mean much to most, but in their world is bargaining power........i think they should agree to the fight, a date, the money...and flip a coin to where they fight..have a rematch clause and the rematch is in the other guys backyard......

 

You seem to forget that Kessler said publicly he was willing to travel to Montreal. He came here ringside, Showtime promoting a Kessler-Bute fight (in Montreal) during the fight. He also said to his fans that the Bouadla fight would be his last in Denmark. Obviously, Kessler was not thinking like you and things seemed to be pretty settled. Then, Sauerland started his gimmicks.

Although I agree that Bute has to travel (he's supposed to travel for Pavlik AND the super 6 winner), Sauerland was not clean in the Bute-Kessler situation. That works well if he can control all the cards but it won't work with any of the top SMW or LHW division fighters promoters. If he doesn't travel, Kessler will not be able to face the best opposition. Ward, Froch, Bute, Dirrell, Dawson, Cloud, Hopkins: none of them will go to Europe to fight on a Sauerland card. Sauerland is the key word here.

 

Stieglitz & Pavlik are both decent fights (not as good as facing each other or Dirrell) perhaps with one more fight for Kessler and a belt the fight can be made early next year.

 

simply well put:good

 

You assume Bute doesn't want to travel and you base your comments on that. He's always mentioned he's ready to go anywhere and nothing at all says that he wouldn't go to Denmark if Sauerland at least had the decency to make a counter offer to invite him there....THEY DIDN'T ! End of story ! Everyone is simply saying that circumstances point to the fact that Kessler's team didn't want to match him with Bute in the fall.

I also gave you a few very legit examples of times Bute was gonna travel. It was not speculation, 2 of those deals were all but done and the Atlantic City deal with Pavlik and HBO in 2010 was signed and sealed.

You also constantly refuse to acknowledge that most fighters and promoters simply want to go where they can earn the most money. It just so happens that not too many boxers can generate gates like Bute, therefore they all wanna get their paycheck from his drawing power. Is that Bute's fault if money is the #1 concern of rival promoters ?

In the Kessler case, I have no doubt he can draw and generate at least as much if not more....but he must make an offer if he's serious about fighting. He didn't make an offer.....

You, then saying he doesn't make an offer because Bute doesn't want to travel makes it a left field comment with no reasoning and ONLY an opinion based on your personal belief.....that Bute has no balls to travel :roll:

Just admit that you have a thing against him...

 

I remember at the press conference after Bute - Miranda, Stéphan Larouche was watching the Pavlik vs Martinez fight and he was a bit worried and said that things don't look good for Pavlik.

 

Dude, this is Big BS. Have you seen Marko Huck vs Denis Lebedev? Or any other Sauerland events fights at all? They had no choice, as Froch outboxed the ****er all night long and Abraham did not land a clear punch all night. This is why Froch decided to play it safe. He knew what he was up against.

 

atsch:-(

 

It's a nice fairy tale but it doesn't fit with the reality. Reality is Sauerland chose to go the Stieglitz way BEFORE Interbox made them an offer. Sauerland is the one not wanting the fight now. Anywhere, he doesn't want it. All you thinking is void by that simple fact. Sauerland bullshitted everyone and you must be the only one in the world still believing him.

 

If you do a little research, you'll find posts about Froch not wanting to go to Germany to fight Abraham so he basically disagrees with you, and without the contract with Showtime, he would never have gone there. I remember Andrade-Bute 1 and since, Bute has never got a Canadian referee. I also remember Pascal-Hopkins 2, a close fight won by the stranger. I foremost remember Beyer-Lucas and some blatant robberies. That's my personal opinion but Kessler won't be able to fight big names under Sauerland in Denmark or Germany. He will have to travel or will face B class fighters. Take the names I gave you and try to convince me they'll go to Denmark: Ward, Hopkins, Dawson, Cloud, Froch. Good luck man.

By the way, you want Bute to say he wants to fight Kessler in Denmark. Well, he said many times he would face anyone anywhere. I guess you can check it on your list.