Lucian Bute: "Carl Froch was better!"

Emeritus · May 30, 2012

Really like Bute I hope he gets the rematch and can do himself proud!

Badlok · May 30, 2012

That's why i like Bute! pure class

DesignWarp · May 30, 2012

Lucian Bute said: ↑

Following the low accusations from Larouche, perhaps you are interested to hear what Bute had to say earlier today.

Here it is:

http://sport.hotnews.ro/stiri-alte_...mea-cea-mai-mare-este-pierdut-asa-maniera.htm

Translation:

"Every sportsman has to admit their defeats. A real champion has to know how to lose too. I have a lot to learn from this defeat. It's not the end of the world; I'd like to think that it's not the end of my career. I need peace and quiet, to relax; psychologically it was hard. I need time to recover.

On Saturday night, Carl Froch was better than me. I haven't had the strength to watch tape of the fight again, to analyse what happened. I don't want to do it right now. I want to stay away from boxing for now; talking too much about the fight doesn't help me, right now. I've suffered enough during the fight.

In any area of life, there should be fair-play. Boxing is a sport that teaches you how to act and that you should be as fair as possible. Some people hype up the fight as much as possible, to raise the level of interest in the fight. But outside the ring, we're people; it's just a sports competition. The better fighter has to win in the ring.

A real athlete has to have class, to be able to congratulate his opponent, when he loses. I was favourite to win the fight; most people thought I was going to win fairly easily. I believed that too, but you've seen what happened. It was a very clear victory by Froch! Out of five rounds, I only boxed in one. I was totally dominated. After the first round, I was confident. I told my trainer that Carl was slow and cannot hurt me. But things changed in the second round.

I simply froze. I can't understand how I could have decided to go against the ropes. I've lost control as everyone could see. Then, after every round, I was telling myself I could get back into the fight; I hoped I could! He caught me even though he was slow. I could see what he was doing, but still couldn't react or do something.

I studied Carl Froch a lot; I knew what shots he would throw and how he would fight. Unfortunately, I couldn't implement my gameplan. I've caught him once, as he himself has admitted, and I hoped I could get back into it and that it would be alright. I can't explain what happened.

What really hurts is not that I lost but how badly I lost. It wasn't a points loss and I cannot accept I got beaten so badly. It's not about losing the belt; the way I won it from a champion, I can win it again. My career isn't over yet; I have had to get over hurdles in my career in the past and I managed it.

When I return to Montreal, I'll analyse the fight with my trainer. We will see what happened during the fight. Maybe we won't be able to find an explanation. Maybe Carl just had a very good night and I've had my feet tied together (tied up).

I've heard some people claim that the fight was thrown. What arrangement could there have been between Carl and me? Would I have allowed myself to be hit so many times? If there had been an arrangement, I could have gone down in the first round. I prepared myself to win, not to lose. I am hurt by these nasty insinuations, that's why I won't watch TV. I am sorry that the people who criticise me of such things would do so without knowing me at all; they've never even spoken once with Lucian Bute - the man.

"Everything happens for a reason, God's will was done. I had to lose one day. Almost all great champions have lost at least once during their careers. I was dreaming of retiring undefeated at 35, but that's life. I lost and it's not the end of the world. I have potential and I believe I can come back. Not for one second have I considered retiring. I'm still young; I am still able.

There's a rematch clause in the contract, and I am awaiting that rematch. Maybe I will lose again, I don't know, but I want to fight Carl Froch again! I was a rematch for my own peace of mind, even if there isn't a title on the line.

You see me trying to smile and to put a brave face on it but what happened on Saturday night still hurts. I'm very sad and deep inside, I know I am troubled. I haven't been able to sleep very well, but that doesn't matter. I have had many sleepless nights in my life.

I had all the time in the world to move in the ring because Carl was slow, but I cannot understand why I didn't get out of the way of his punches. If I had wanted to I could have got on my bike all fight. Yeah, I would have lost on points, but I wouldn't have been beaten like that. The media makes a lot of noise but after two days they lose interest. It was only my decision to continue fighting; I have asked to be allowed to continue, I was hoping to find a solution. When the fifth round started, my mind was clear, although in the fourth I had been hit hard and my knees were buckling.

If I had won in five rounds, people would have said: Froch was finished, he was old, he had been damaged by the S6, he was washed up, he fought the top fighters whereas I, I have taken two years off."
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Imperial1 · May 30, 2012

"Almost all great champions have lost at least once during their careers."

This right here is for all you new to the game of boxing fans !

I agree. Maybe this loss is the wake up call he needs.
Just like with Khan new trainer and new focus :good

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Another thing to consider is in this statement Bute was under the impression that he was going to win fairly easy ..The hype had got to him ..I don't care what his team said on Camera ..If he's going into this thinking this was going to be a cake walk he didn't

have all that of an honest team ..I think this is why I got so much respect for Froch's coach Robert McKrackin ..

Listen to him between rds ..He doesn't sugar coat a dam thing ..For Bute he had sugar coating with sprinkles on top in his corner imo ..I hope he can bounce back ..Boxing loves its comeback stories !

gobblock · May 30, 2012

This lengthy, honest statement makes me dislike Bute a little less. He was a hypejob who should've gotten his first L from Librado Andrade, but he's real.

gobblock · May 30, 2012

Regarding Froch being slow, he was hitting Bute with absolutely comical left-right-left-right hay-maker combos. I don't see how any pro gets hit with garbage like that.

tliang1000 · May 30, 2012

He shoulda got on that bike

ko_bros · May 30, 2012

Pure class act. He will come back!

TMH · May 30, 2012

God. Pure class. I'm speculating if Froch could catch him with the same type of barrage with much more wear, and once Bute had established a comfortable boxing rhythm, at his pace and distance without falling into harms way for so long. :think Froch does have a lot of endurance typically late in fights and is known for rallies.
I honestly thought Bute could counter-punch and plain back-peddle his way out of hell early in a fight. He was hurt bad from something earlier, and I instantly thought there was no coming back from that clubbing right his head angled into with 20 seconds to go in the fourth.

DOM5153 · May 30, 2012

janeschicken said: ↑

The irony here is that, in the process of going into the other guy's back yard when he didn't have to, and being gracious in defeat, he's earned himself WAY more fans than he had before, when he stayed at home, protected, and fighting lower-quality opposition.

I too, wish there more guys like him out there. All class.
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To be fair, having missed out on the super six he had very little choice with his opponents, yes it was never elite but guys like Andrade and Miranda are nothing to sniff at whilst waiting for the elite to become available.

Lucian Bute · May 30, 2012

Bute: (ctd.)

"People have tried to blame all sorts of things for my defeat. They've blamed my trainer [Larouche], they've blamed the strategy, they've blamed all sorts of other things and made all sorts of excuses. No! I alone was to blame for what happened in the ring."

Bute (today) on the Fanatik Show

SomeGuy101 · May 30, 2012

Bute is a gentleman.

dazl1212 · May 30, 2012

Imperial1 said: ↑

"Almost all great champions have lost at least once during their careers."

This right here is for all you new to the game of boxing fans !

Another thing to consider is in this statement Bute was under the impression that he was going to win fairly easy ..The hype had got to him ..I don't care what his team said on Camera ..If he's going into this thinking this was going to be a cake walk he didn't

have all that of an honest team ..I think this is why I got so much respect for Froch's coach Robert McKrackin ..

Listen to him between rds ..He doesn't sugar coat a dam thing ..For Bute he had sugar coating with sprinkles on top in his corner imo ..I hope he can bounce back ..Boxing loves its comeback stories !
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I believe he did right up until the moment he got hit with a decent shot, problem then was it was too late. I think Khan did something similar in his loss to Prescott. He seems like the kind of gut who needs a trainer who is going to light a fire up his ass every round of every fight.

Dr. Larry · May 30, 2012

Bute is awesome as ****, but it seriously sounds lik Froch traumatized him... But nevermind, this is keeping it real

ashishwarrior · May 30, 2012

real classy guy, hope his state of mind strengthens and he bounces back

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