~ Lucian BUTE v. Mads LARSEN ~ THOUGHTS and PREDICTIONS ~

Why isn't it in Germany? Sounds weird - not even sure that Larsen has a fanbase in Denmark anymore.

 

Who is Larsen and what has he done to earn a title shot? He is not even top 10, it doesn't look good for Bute.

 

It has been discussed many times before - both when Larsen was considered the best, and when Kessler gained the belt from Siaca.

It has never amounted to anything because:

1) Palle didn't want to lessen either fighters chance at a WC belt.
2) When Kessler gained the belt, alot of bad blood happened in the stable, and Larsen left for Sauerland.

 

Larsen was supposed to face Siaca for the WBA strap,but got injured...again! He has a rep for getting injured before big fights, at least in DK. He was furious with Team Palle when Kessler took the Siaca fight, and later split with them. The rest....is history!

 

Bute doesn't know he is a belt holder. He still thinks he is a prospect .

Nah both Miranda and Larsen would be very good tests for him.

 

Not another washed-up hasbeen instead of a live opponent. Away from Montreal ( it might be a good thing to fight without local support) Bute will find what it is to defend his belt on hostile ground, but he will not get much opposition in this one, even if Larsen is a southpaw.
Plus, it's not gonna set the table in the U.S.A. where the boxing money is...atsch

Maybe we are rushing things for him, but damn, if becomming a title holder too soon means you have to avoid all dangers, I guess we will have to practice our patience for another 6 to 12 months before we get something meaningfull to show for, no disrespect for Andrade.


Miranda would have done it for me, but Interbox feels he's not worthy.

 

Mads Larsen should definately not be written of if this fight happens - he's experienced and still capable.

Does he still have a fan base in DK?

I would be there....:happy :happy

 

Larsen got injury just prior to his scheduled fight with Siaca. Larsen felt that Palle should have postponed the fight with Siaca. However, Larsen have a long list of "injuries" prior to top fights, so I guess that Palle didn't want this chance to slip away so he gave the fight to Kessler in nick of time.

Since Kessler won convincingly, maybe Larsen knew that he wouldn't get a second chance or whatever... He whined alot and told media that Palle had turned his back on him.

Palle in turn - didn't respond very well to this - and felt no kind of empathy for Larsen. After a while Larsen was released of his contract, and went into "hiding" for years - till he suddenly turned up at Sauerland to everyones surprise.

 

Originally Larsen was to fight Siaca for the WBA title. But Larsen got injured and Kessler stepped in.

Larsen couldnt forgive Palle for making this deal and wanted to leave. But he had some insane options in his contract which didnt allow him to leave unless having a 2 years break.

When Larsen finished his break from fighting he joined Sauerland and Larsen has ever since the break with Palle wanted to KTFO Kessler.



Decebal - Larsen was once a pretty good talent and I believe that Sean is right in his judgement of him. He could be a very, very dangerous nobody for Bute....

 

He was very skilled, and was my favorite danish fighter for many years, and probably still is pretty skilled - haven't seen him since his comeback though.

Think most people thought he acted poorly - instead of congratulating Kessler - he created bad blood. At least danish media mostly put him in a bad light, and thus did most of the danish boxing populace.

However, before Kessler not many really fancied boxing in Denmark, so I don't think he would have alot of fans there. Then again, he is danish, and most people don't know ****, they just hear that a dane gets a title fight and get excited - much like they did with Kessler