These fighters are too limited for Bute, he needs a real test. I can't wait to see him against Ward or Dirrell. Bute is a great fighter.
Despite miranda looking disciplined and controlled he was destroyed by the best at 168, and Knew that miranda wouldn't not go the distance but DAMN!! Bute is #1 at '68. He will fukk up the winner of S6 or hopkins.
I'm not thinking Bute over Hopkins. No way. Hopkins is difficult to hit clean, can hold 175-180 easily and at that weight his lead right hands (vicious against southpaws) will have a lot on them as well. I would comfortably pick Hopkins to win that. I don't think Bute can pull what Calzaghe did and persevere to swarm (which isn't his game anyways). I would love to see Bute against any of the super 6 and Pavlik. Those are much better fights for him.
I disagree. Hops doesn't have the speed to deliver those leads rights to bute, and bute is a better counter puncher than calzaghe was. Hops showed his age in his last 2 fights, and isn't going to be able to keep bute from delivering a victorious performance against the old man.
Not during the fight, that's for sure. He looked like a paralysed and daft version of Mohamed Ali.:nut
Bute just delivered another ko in under 4 rounds on HBO. He's now a bonified HBO fighter.... believe me... there is actually now a tons of guys that would love to face Bute and get a big payday. :good
scorpy - your sig is HOT! And I think Bute has a good chance to stop Hopkins. Cal was a harder hitter than anyone on here will ever give him credit for and hurt Hopkins to the body. Bute loves to upper cut to the body. Plus his age. Thing is he needs someone to train with that is as dirty as Hopkins. Dont think it will happen. Hopkins is racist and just likes to call out white fighters. Dawson... Not sure what Bute weighed this fight night. Depends. If he gained 12-15 pounds then 175 is doable. And both are lefties.