Lucian bute vs mikkel kessler

It's been said that he lost to much weight close to fight time.He's 178 lbs now so that won't be a problem.

But I don't agree his chin is in any way a problem.You may question his stamina though.

 

this is the fight i'm looking for since last year , Bute chance to beat Kessler are probably the highest in the division but ill wait till there next fight to be sure!

Bute trainers said he will explane after the 28nov. what really happens whit Bute Stamina at the end of there first fight!

 

It will be interesting to see Bute - Andrade 2 ....Im sure Andrade is smelling blood now and will give Bute absolutely no breaks and I think this fight will be even tougher than the first fight. It will also be interesting to see what Bute will do going into the last 3-4 rounds :think
If Bute can overcome Andrade this time then its possible his too much weight loss b4 fight excuse is legit.

 

I don't want to make any excuse here but the way Bute's energy fell down was very strange. He did many 12 rounders before and always was the stronger guy at the end. I thought his stamina was one of his best assets. I still don't understand. Andrade is a very strong guy and Bute's clinching strategy made him lost a lot of energy, of course. Who is the real Lucian Bute, in terms of stamina? The one before Andrade or the one we saw against Andrade? Against Kessler, Bute is better to have a good stamina, if not he doesn't stand a chance.

 

I don't see a great deal Andrade ca ndo different.He might try t ostart faster which would be a mistake IMO,he would end up getting countered worse in the beggining like that.
Bute should try pacing himself better,actually learn to fight on the inside and keep his damn hands up especially the lead one.

 

Well Andrade has a mental edge....he feels he won that last fight and thinks he can do it again..I think that can make him perform better. The problem with boxing against Andrade is that if you try to take a break then he will hit you. Kessler tried to take some breaks when he fought Andrade and got punished You either hit Andrade or you get hit.

 

Well Bute knows he won so I don't see a mental edge.Andrade has a strong mentality always,it suits his style anyway.
Agreed,with Andrade you don't get any breaks.

 

I do not necessarily agree with all you say but i do respect your view and I can see that you are an objective knowlegable boxing fan :good

I am sure this fight will be good and alot better than Froch-Dirrell and Abraham - Taylor

May the best man win :happy

 

I thought Abraham-Taylor was pretty good.

I expect this to be better though.

 

Of course it will be better it's on HBO :yep

 

Actually I'm pretty curious what Kellerman has to say bout Lucian:yep

 

Bute looks like a wicked body puncher. one year ago today people were saying mikkel kessler would destroy bute; now, i don't know. it's a close one to call because bute has developed beautifully and aside from 12th round andrade fiasco he's looked fantastic.

 

Bute is my favorite boxers since a couple of years and i always said he wasn't ready for Kessler. But with the inactivity of Kessler because of bad managements and the experience that Bute accumulate the gap between them as shrink considerably!

 

This is a too close to call.... but we will have our answer!
Things to consider:
-kessler will fight some of the best boxers in the world in the next 18 months
-bute does not have enough opposition left because of the super six to equal kessler's future opponents (forget changing weight class)