~~~The Lightning Lucian Bute Battleship~~~

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Decebal, Oct 15, 2007.


  1. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I don't want Bute to become a superstar. I want him to keep his feet on the ground and fight the best, not the biggest NAMES or for the biggest purses. This is what is important, I think. This is what is good for boxing. And THIS is what he should aim for, not fame and fortune. If he does the right thing, these will follow to; but he shouldn't aim for them, because in doing so he might diminish what is most important - in boxing: his legacy, and in life - his character. Bute should beware of anything that might lead to moral corrosion. His character is his biggest asset as a fighter.
     
  2. Azriel

    Azriel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Decebal, are you going to le centre bell this Friday? if yes, where are your seats, i'll drop by to say hellos.
     
  3. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I disagree. I think it's the best thing possible for Soto to test himself against a "supernatural" like Guzman! This is what all very good fighters should want - to test themselves against the best. And of course we should respect Soto more if he loses whilst fighting well against Guzman, than if he had been winning against a lesser opponent in a lesser/stay-busy fight! It does more for his legacy, after all.
     
  4. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Haha...mate, alas! I am not...I live in Britain...:|...maybe one day I will be able to come and see Bute fight. :yep
     
  5. Azriel

    Azriel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Oh that's just too bad. Is there a live feed in Britain of this bout?
     
  6. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Bute has a good club behind him and good promoters. He will make a lot of money. Let's not worry about Bute! If he keeps fighting well and improving and not ducking, Bute will become very rich. Let us worry instead about guys like Mijares and Guzman who don't have to backing to be given the comp at the highest level to the extent that they deserve and would wish for.

    Anyway, I disagree with you...according to your plan, if you wanted to maximise your earnings, after you become a great boxer, you should continue fighting even when you're past your best, taking on the biggest offer, even if it's some raw kid with an ambitious promoter who wants to bag a big beast and stuff him on the resume! This is ignoble in my opinion and betrays a lack of self-respect. You are selling yourself for money.

    Money should not come above glory, especially since if you chase glory, money usually follows more than willingly.
     
  7. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I don't know...last time Bute fought (Bika), I only saw the fight 2 weeks later!!!:-(
     
  8. Azriel

    Azriel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'll tape it then. I'll try to post it on youtube afterwards.
     
  9. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    :happy :happy :happy
     
  10. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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    Interesting article in the newspaper this morning.

    Purses for the fight:
    Berrio: ~300K (Heard from Eric Lucas during a radio interview)
    Bute: 200K (Newspaper)

     
  11. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Great interview, Maxime, mate! Thank you!:good
     
  12. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    How is Bute's English? I imagine he's proficient in Romanian and French, but whether he can speak English well enough to get through a Lampley interview without a translator may have a direct bearing on his popularity.
     
  13. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    :lol: I am not sure how good his English is...but some of the American boxers don't speak great English either...:p
     
  14. Azriel

    Azriel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good question. I find he's okay in English. He should be okay with Lampley.
     
  15. boxfan99

    boxfan99 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wow, those purses are very very low compared to other title purses at SMW.:shock: