What Lucian Bute's just done is remarkably rare!

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  1. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It is a good step for him and for international boxing in general. I imagine they are quite confident that he can either KO Froch or dominate him. Either way, it would be an impressive win in hostile territory against a very good fighter.

    I do however disagree with the whole being avoided thing. I doubt he was avoided anymore than he was ducking guys in the past. IMO neither one is entirely accurate.
     
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  2. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is this true? Or is it creative connecting of the dots?
     
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  3. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    waiting for him to retire
     
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  4. lewishamboy

    lewishamboy Styles Impetuous Full Member

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    Which makes it more admirable on Khans part. Bute would never be taking this fight if Froch hadn't just been clearly beaten by Ward...
     
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  5. aliviu_emilian

    aliviu_emilian Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Where was the super six tournament when Bute was champion ?
     
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  6. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why wasn't Bute in the super 6? I have not heard an acceptable reason...
     
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  7. mark.cooper

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    He hasn't be invited.
     
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  8. Chempasillo

    Chempasillo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    thats what roy shouldve done vs dariusz!!
     
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  9. oli

    oli Boxing Junkie banned

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    Froch will probably get his arse handed to him
     
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  10. laffie

    laffie Montreal Full Member

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    Fighting Mundine in Australia was something special. I don't remember if it went to pursebids or if they had an agreement though.
     
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  11. BatTheMan

    BatTheMan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think some well informed poster wrote that it was pursebid. Frankly I cant remember.
     
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  12. Ro.sTEFan

    Ro.sTEFan Member Full Member

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    Stupid much? :patsch
    What was he supposed to do, go at a S6 fight and enter the ring to fight them? Can you be objective for a change?
     
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  13. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Based on what? Bute agreed to fight Froch in 2007 for the IBF eliminator but Froch went the WBC route.

    Again... based on what? Not like Bute could drag Froch out of the Super Six while it was ongoing. :rofl
     
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  14. bataglia

    bataglia Member Full Member

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    What about Marquez-John? No, John didn't come off a loss but the difference between fighting in home territory and this must have been even bigger. I don't know how popular John was in Indonesia (frankly, I don't know about his popularity know either) but it must have been bigger in the US. JMM wasn't a very big name at the time, but still...

    And look what it did for him. Losing, in my eyes, an extremely controversial decision with dubious point deductions and suddenly your bargaining power is gone.
     
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  15. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    Awesome rhetoric!

    I'm out of word!
     
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