Lucian Bute vs Andre Ward - how do you think boxers will approach the fight?

Laffie..maxime...catasyou.... take it away.

 

I think Ward will try to get inside bigtime on Bute. Bute will try to catch him with an uppercut coming in, and tie him up and walk him back once they get close. Ward might try to throw Bute off with a jab and movement to confuse him. Ward will focus on avoiding Bute's left hand because he isn't really a 2 fisted threat. Bute will try to make it hard for Ward to come in by using his jab, speed, and length.

 

This is the best fight that can be made at SMW. Because of styles, it would be the most entertaining imo.

 

Ward Would be showing Bute Different Looks switching back from conventional to southpaw... using the jab to keep Bute off balance.. Trying to get Bute to over commit with his jab.. Ward would Stay away from the left uupercut Body shot he unleashes at the end of his 3 punch combo's.. Ward will probably not keep his distance to nutrailize the power of Bute body shot.. Ward's inside game will find some holes in Bute's style.. Bute's foot speed will be taken away because Ward will invite him in to fight and throw his punches.. most will be slipped and blocked.. Ward in all of his major fights has keyed in on blocking and staying away from the opponents power punch.. That Left uppercut to the body will be blocked by Ward's Elbows and countered by something.. possibly and uppercut.. Once Bute is Nutralized its Andre's Way all day.. Body work, marred by inside fighting to wear down Bute, then Ward goes for the K'O.. the K'O is probably unlikely.. UD by Ward...

Bute would try to be first with the jab, Also he would look to have ward fighting off the back foot, and have him fighting backing up.. If he is able to do that... I can see him landing his 3 punch combo double Jab, or overhand right then uppercut to the body.. not in that order. sometimes he gets a uppercut in if he has been landing his combo.. Once he starts landing he doesn't stop, Punches in bunches from Bute... and if Ward gets caught with 2 or 3.. its not a good look and he probably can be knocked down and K'Oed...


Classic Match up of Offensive Figher (Bute) VS Defensive Fighter (Ward)

Ward.. the Defensive wizard with many tricks up his sleeve.. Uses Defence first, take the will of his opponents then uses Offense to finnish the show.. (That Offence part hasen't fully matured.. cause he hasen't K'Oed anyone worth note..

Bute.. the Offenisve Machine nasty Combinations.. good Jab.. Killer uppercut to the body.. Have seen him finish off a few fighters.. Andrade.. Miranda.. mostly B level guys.. Has that one hick up Vs Andrade the first fight... Bute 's offence is his Defence..

If Ward can exploit Bute and turn him inside out with Defence and ring I.Q like he has done against his greatest opponents, He can win a UD or a late round TKO..

If Bute is going to Beat Ward he has to get to him early cause the longer the fight goes on Ward is going to figure out Bute and his offensive gameplan..

Of couse Im going with Ward Exposing Bute..

 

Dear Lord...
will people quit saying "exposed".
You can lose a fight and not be exposed.

Also, the ONLY way Ward wins this fight is by giving one his typical boring, bordering on illegal fights.
What Ward would do is - duck into his punches to only land one shot during an exchange but by ducking into his shot as he throws it he lessens the chance of getting hit back (in an honest world we would all label this the cowardly fighting that it is).

He'll squat lower to burst up into clinches with the hopes of messing his opponents face up with his head.

He'll spend alot of time ducking and weaving below his opponents waist level (a fair ref would give warnings for this).

Or he'll pin his opponent between himself and the ropes, land shitty/sloppy shots (while the whole time his opponent is more concerned with where Ward his positioning his head) all the time the announcers cheer him on "look at this masterful display of boxing!!"

I was a Hatton fan, and even I hated how he fought KT. Most Ward fans hated that 'style' as well.... that is of course until Ward does the exact same thing.

 

I also think Ward will try to stay as close as possible and take Bute apart in close. Kinda like how Mayweather approached all the southpaws he faced.

 

Ward beats Bute without much problem: too versatile and quick. Bute will look for the big KO shot but it won't come, and he won't be able to outpoint Ward, unless it's fought in Canada.

 

Ocelot, don't let yourself distracted from Bute's last 2 fights. He's not the big KO shot kind of guy. Since the start of his career, the only one punch that's truly devastating is his hook to the body.

Bute will do anything but look for the KO shot. It won't be a walk in the park for Ward or an easy UD.

The two main flaws Bute has are the fact he can get hit a little too easily and he doesn't use the jab often enough to keep his opponent honest in there.

What he's truly underrated by most that have only seen a few of his fights, is the fact that he's extremely good at finding his range in the ring and that aspect also allows him to eventually impose his above average timing. He's got less speed than Ward but his timing may nullify that advantage.

Bute will not let Ward fight on the inside and lay against the ropes like Green did the last fight. He will not remain a stationary target like Kessler did the previous fight.

Ward's gonna have to outbox him in a real chess match in my opinion.

 

Ward UD.

 

Its just a complment to Ward's style.. in his fights with the limited top level fighters Miranda, Kessler, Green.. All of these fights people have said the opponents looked off their game, lost, limited to looking to land a home run punch.. and so on.. in my words this means you have been exposed.. whatever you want to call it, it all sums up to a Lopsided loss by Ward Opponents...

Ward Cracks Bute's code just like the rest...

Last 3 Ward fight he Wins 33 rounds to 3....
If thats isn't dominating your opponent whom where propped up as World Class or Legit Contenders I don't know what is..

 

Stephane Larouche, which Bute's trainer is also starting to build a solid reputation in coming up with an accurate analysis and game plan for every fight.

The last two Bute fights, not only did he predict the exact way the fights would end, but he also made Bute practice those exact shots ( sideways left to Andrade's chin & uppercut to Miranda coming in) in those exact circumstances, over and over again in training.

The man can truly dissect an opponent and he's definitely an important intangible coming into such a fight.

 

I hear you on Bute's trainer but all I have to say is Virgil Hunter....

 

Ward could beat Bute in his home town with a home town referee

Otherwise I think he gets problem, because of his excessive clinching and loses the fight