It wasn't one hit but the accumulation of more that done the damage, the pain wasn't fading away despite the medicine he was taking for it.
" I'm very disappointed of this injury, never in my life I've been in such a shape. " Said Bute for ESPN
"I am very disappointed by this injury. I have never been in better shape," Bute said. "My preparation was ahead of schedule until late last week. The fans that paid high ticket prices to see me in action against Pascal deserve to see both boxers at their best. Unfortunately, I would be far from my best in my present state. For my own good, I have to take the advice of my doctor and (will) undergo this operation. I feel very sad for the fans." Said Stephan Larouche, Bute's trainer, "This situation is heartbreaking. Lucian's preparation surpassed our objectives and now this injury will prevent him from offering his fans a great performance on May 25th. We are all very disappointed with this turn of events but the decision to go straight to surgery was the only one to be made as he could no longer use his left hand adequately in training. In the past, we made the error of not listening to the signs of distress coming from the body of an athlete. We do not want to make these same mistakes again." http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/i...an-bute-forces-cancellation-fight-jean-pascal
is anybody really surprised at this? i'm not. i've been waiting for the call off of this fight and the Froch Kessler fight. one down, one to go. it will happen, just wait and see. all last year and what we've had of this year, it's just been fighters pulling out through injury. all the time. it must be something in the water.
Jean Bedard - Bute's promoter: We made the decision to postpone the fight in the best interests of the fans and of our boxer, Lucian. We will do everything in our power so that Lucian rehabilitates from this injury as fast as possible so he can lace up the gloves against Jean Pascal." Pascal: "I was so excited when I met with the media last week. I thought that I was in the best shape of my life and very optimistic about my fight with Bute. We now need to start over," said Pascal. "But I am a professional. I know that these things happen, and I think that sooner or later, we will both be in the ring to settle our differences. And I would like to add that I would still fight on May 25. I am ready to face anyone." "Obviously, when we first heard the news a few hours ago, we were all in shock. This is part of boxing and we are aware that we have to live and deal with these contingencies," said Michel. "Our perception is that this only a postponement. We ask Quebec to show understanding and patience. We wish a speedy recovery to Lucian."
Euh, Pascal had an injury and cancelled his fight against Cloud. He also had a fight against Dawson and cancelled it to fight Bute. So, how can he be always ****ed up?
No way. He has to wear a cast for 6 weeks and then rehab and then restart training. He's not fighting earlier than august.