Bute TKO. Bad style for the slow Pavlik, accurate and lands in good percentage and puts good power behind his shots these days. Pavlik won't be able to do much against a quick skilled boxer, as seen already in his 12 round shutout loss vs. an aging Bernard Hopkins.
Anyone can type a prediction but I haven't seen many arguments and many people just don't seem to know what they're talking about. I wonder if most people who have commented in this thread have even seen the two fighters' last couple of fights.
Bute's trainer already mentionned in an interview last year that he would love for Bute to fight Pavlik ! He is sure Pavlik is a perfect match for Bute to outbox him all night and gain really good exposure at the same time !
if he hadn't gassed in his last fight and got caught, this would be a landslide for Bute. nevermind the fact that he won pretty much every round but the 12th.