>>::: Rating - Jean Pascall vs Lucian Bute :::<<Fight Postponed-Bute Injured (source)

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My ratings

Technical Ability &#8211; 6 &#8211; 7.5, Bute has the Advantage here, as he&#8217;s more of a boxer and counter puncher compared to Jean, He is one the more technically correct fighters at 168-175 in the game currently - he has an excellent uppercut which is precise and accurate, he also possesses excellent speed and good power in most of his punches, most of it is due to his good technique. Pascal on the other hand is more of a one dimensional fighter, he has good technique in his power punches but his technique in the rest of his game can be questioned and I believe is one of his downfalls as a fighter.

Defence - 7-6, Bute has the advantage here, he has a good defence when he is not pressurised, however when the pressure is on his defence seems to fall apart a little bit, he uses good angles and counterpunches and decent foot movement to stay in good range. Pascal has a very basic defence, however he is able to slip the first punch from the outside as the fight wears on he tends to over reach with a lazy jab that leaves himself open and expect Bute to make good use of the counter right hook, although working with Roger Mayweather he may improve in this area.

Offence &#8211; 7.5 - 8, Advantage Bute, both fighters are pretty much even in this category, both rely on a good offence to win them fights, however its Bute who has more variety in his offence, Pascal on the other hand is more one dimensional, he throws good power hooks but struggles to fight on the inside, he often turns to rough tactics, but Bute has a very good uppercut to the body.

Footwork - 6 &#8211; 7.5, Bute has the advantage due to the technical side of his footwork He has good general movement, he finds good angles to counter his opponents, although in his recent fight vs. froch it seemed to have abandoned him. Pascal has decent footwork when it comes to closing an opponent down; he has good offensive footwork that allows him to get of power punches. Bute seems to be in more balance than Bute where-as Pascal often seems to be off balance.

Accuracy - 6 &#8211; 7.5, Bute, is accurate when in control, Great at countering. He has good crisp punches that find the target especially accurate with his favourite punch the uppercut, although he could do a lot for himself if he manages to land accurate right hook counters vs. Jean, Pascal has average accuracy. He has accurate wide hooks to the head and body but his jab accuracy is low.

Power &#8211; 7.5 &#8211; 7.5, Even, neither fighters power is devastating but is enough to hurt a world class opponent and take them out, Bute has impressive KO&#8217;s but opposition quality can be questioned, he is a good puncher but more importantly throws clean punches, he has good power over short distances as well Pascal has more of a strength relentless approach, which makes him a fighter that is hard to push back.


Speed - 6 - 8, Bute has very good speed for a guy his size. He can throw quick jabs and power punches he can also mix it up with solid uppercuts to the body on the inside, his ability to throw fast power punches make him a very dangerous opponent. Pascal although not a speed fighter, he isn't slow either for his style, he can throw quick hooks when required to do so, he can catch you when you are off guard, but again in top level he has average speed.

Versatility - 4 - 7, Bute, He is able to fight forwards with crisp punches, can also hold his ground to counter, he is able to pot shot. He is able to Box on the move and also can look to finish opponents his is a good fighter on the outside and inside, but needs to stay away from midrange vs. Pascal. Pascal is a very good mid-range fighter; he doesn&#8217;t have the best of jabs but tries to box at times, bit like Shane Mosley&#8217;s power boxing style (not saying they are on the same level)

Stamina - 4 &#8211; 6.5, Bute can go for 12, but has never really been pushed to go 12-, Big talking point is Pascal, this in my opinion is his main weak point, he starts of excellent &#8211; one of the fastest starters in the sport, but he tires, He is excellent in the first 4 round, then it&#8217;s all downhill, lot of it is down to technique, he winds up on most of his punches, which tires him out more quickly, also due to him tiring everything in his game goes downhill, his accuracy power and defence all suffer.

Heart - 5.5-6 Both men have questionable hearts, it&#8217;s not that Bute wins in this category more that Pascal loses, he gets easily deterred in his fight vs. Hopkins (2) he had him hurt last round, just didn&#8217;t seem like he wanted it, when everything is going right he is willing to give it his all, willing to go to war, but he doesn&#8217;t push himself to the limit when everything starts going wrong, he did beat Diaconu with a injured shoulder however he was in control of that fight, Bute has never really quit, but never really has shown that much heart, he didn&#8217;t look like he was going to quit vs. Froch though.

Chin - 8- 4, Pascal has an excellent chin never down amateur or pro, although Bhop really dropped him at least once in the second fight, he wasn&#8217;t really hurt, he has been hit clean by Froch many times who is a good puncher, but that didn&#8217;t really bother him, only time he gets hurt will be when he is either off balance and when he tires &#8211; which he will. Bute on the other hand doesn&#8217;t have a good chin, he has never really taken a good punch, he has never been able to go to war, people point to guys like khan for a bad chin, but with AK, he is able to go to war, only certain punches get to him. With Bute he didn&#8217;t react very well at all to Froch&#8217;s punches, which wasn&#8217;t all that powerful in the first place, they were punches thrown in a flurry.

Physical Attributes &#8211; 8 &#8211; 7, Pascal with the slight edge, Bute is able to use his jab excellently and can control the distance using his long reach and powerful counters however he is small fighting at 175 for the first time also isn&#8217;t the most physical guy in the sport either. Pascal on the other hand is a very strong fighter, he is able to push around fighters and is athletically gifted, he is able to bully his way in to positions, unlike Bute.
Some attributes are missing though such as Cut/Swelling resistance, ring IQ and Corner etc...

Overall - Pascal: 6.5 vs. Bute: 7


Prediction: Bute will box on the back foot, try to circle Pascal and outbox him, coming in for the occasional body punch, he will try to win the fight with pure boxing, however after couple of rounds Pascal will take over, he will use his power punches to get to Bute, he will drop Lucian in the around the 4th. But the inevitable will occur and from the half-way point Pascal will tire, Bute will take over again, until the last round where Pascal will make a final push to win. Scores will be close, but it will be around 115-112, but if Pascal fights the right fight and Bute decides to stay in the pocket too long, it could be an early night, Bute&#8217;s chin won&#8217;t hold up to many of Pascal&#8217;s punches

 

Tale of the tape

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: 27-2-1 (16), 31-1 (24)

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: 30, 33

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: 5'10.5&#8221;, 6'1.5''

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: 72&#8221;, 72&#8221;

Last Opponent - UD Kuziemski, UD Grachev

Common Opponents:

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- L - UD, L - TKO 5

 

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Bute Highlights

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Pascal Highlights

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no problem, what do you think of the ratings and what would you give them, also whats your prediction

 

could be, i didnt watch their last fights, which could be a problem when predicting. Bute can win if he sticks to the right gameplan, but bute as you say might be done

 

i have watched that fight, but completely forgot about it, i will edit my ratings, you are right. I increased it by .5, but not by much as i feel he wwas in control of that fight and also feel like he is ortiz type of fighter, he has heart when he is in control e.g. ortiz vs berto, but in a seemingly less tough situation he will give up if he feels like he has no control, in my opinion that was evident in the hopkins fight, hopkins is all about control, when he had it and pascal didnt - pascal didnt chase after that control even when he hurt Bhop

 

Thanks, would you change any of the ratings

Exactly how I feel, so far pascal leads the polls