Which THREE FIGHTS for LUCIAN BUTE after Berrio to prepare for CALZAGHE + KESSLER?***

As PrideofWales was saying, the Berrio fight is a foregone conclusion. Unless Berrio dies or something, it will happen. (Bute v. Bika was an eliminatory for the mandatory against Berrio to be fought until end September...)

 

Yeah, yeah...he's been calling out the champs! Unfortunately, his calling out wasn't in any way credible...! If he wants to have a go at the champs, he should fight Inkin before he's Calzaghe's age!!! But he wants it both ways and that is impossible. He wants the street cred by calling out the champs knowing it won't happen, but he doesn't want to take a chance against Inkin to put himself on the cards! :verysad

 

:good

 

Bute on the Bika fight:

"It was a very, very difficult fight; he was a tough opponent. Bika is very experienced and it showed that he had fought for the world title twice. But I believed that I would win throughout and never gave up for one second."

Bute on the Berrio fight:

"Berrio is a very good boxer and he hits very hard; 25 out of his 26 victories were by KO...but I am not afraid of that. I am ready for a world title fight. I don't want to miss this opportunity.


...Well, Bute has to work on his defence for Berrio...but he should be allright. He might TKO Berrio after a couple of strong bodyshots if the latter had punched himself out against Bute's massive gloves...

 

OK, here's the deal Blocky...I am taking a chance on you...for as long as you keep your wits about you and don't go back to acting like a drunken seaman on shoreleave you regain your place in civilised society. :deal



Back to your post though...Reid is good, but he is way too low down the rankings to be a worthwile opponent for Bute now...he might be OK for sparring though. Reid lost to Ottke and Lacy...sure, it was in world title fights, but after Bika, fans will expect a more dangerous opponent than Reid (Reid is a step backwards from Bika in my opinion).

I wouldn't climb into the ring with Bute if I were Lacy...at least not for the next 2-3 fights or so. I think Bute could take Lacy, especially since his style is somewhat similar to that of Calzaghe...

Bute should not be afraid of a challenge like Inkin soon. He has to prove he can beat dangerous opponents like Inkin, iron chinned, coeur de lion, 100 proof livered guys like Andrade and "stars" like Lacy and Mundine...otherwise...what is the point of all this hype? He has to improve for these fighters, sure...but that is the whole point, right? If he doesn't improve, then he should quit. I believe he can improve sufficiently fast enough...

Froch will not go close to Bute...not if the latter TKOs or UD's Berrio convincingly. He wouldn't be ready. Ideally, Bute would fight the winner of Froch v. Inkin...but is that on the cards? Both seem to avoid each other.

That is why I would go, after Berrio (if Lucian beats him):

1.Inkin/Froch (if Inkin doesn't fancy it)
(If both Inkin and Froch find an excuse, I would go for Beyer or Braehmer.)

2.Andrade

3. Mundine/Lacy (if Mundine doesn't fancy it)

then I would go for Calzaghe, if he was still around.
only after Calzaghe would I start thinking about Kessler.

 

sounds good!:good

 

There was talk of Kessler v. Bute in a year's time or so...that gives 3 fights tops for Bute if he beats Berrio...before Kessler...but more realistically, just two...I would make it Inkin and Andrade and if I had time for another fight...Mundine or Lacy.

 

fair enough...But it has to be AT LEAST Andrade/Lacy in his first two fights after Berrio. Then, it HAS to be Mundine or Andrade/Lacy...otherwise fans like me would be disappointed...:yep Bute has to rise up to the challenge...better do his best and take a chance of losing, then live it down and become a clown...:rasta

 

:happy Bute has to maintain momentum by picking harder and harder fights which he can rise up to and win. If he gets overambitious, it's game over, if he's overcautious and dodges, his form will flatten out and he'll never make it to the top...Do you agree?

Lucas and Larouche seem to have confidence in him to lead him down this middle path unscathed...let's hope they go straight down the middle!:happy