Who should be Bute's next opponent?

Kessler
Cloud
BHop
Dawson
Pascal
Glenn Johnson
Adrian Deacaneau

Hell with some effort some of these can be made some at catch weights 170 and hell why not 175? yes instead of lukewarm oppo that does nothing for the questions regarding Butte.

 

Possible opponants:

Mikkel Kessler- Has expressed an intrest in fighting the winner of the super six, but perhaps Bute is at the head of the que aswell. Fighting each other with the winner vs the Super Six winner would make sense.

Andre Dirrell- Not sure when he'll be back in the ring, but the chances are they'll both want to avoid each other for now. Bute would see Dirrell as a stylistic nightmare, and a loss would be damaging to more profitable options for him. And Dirrell would probably try to ease back in to boxing when he recovers and have a couple of gimme fights.

Kelly Pavlik- If Pavlik's off the booze, it's possible. Big money fight for both. Pavlik would probably have more objections than Bute, but he can make a name for himself at 168 with a victory.

Sergio Martinez- Bute may be too big for Martinez but with Martinez 35 and the clock ticking, he may want to move up to 168 to have meaningful fights with a shallow middleweight divison.

Jean Pascal- A mega money fight in Canada, if Hopkins beats Pascal, there's a good chance this might happen.

Bernard Hopkins- People might have learnt their lesson and steer clear of making a name for themselves at this guys expense (Pavlik? Pascal?). I'd steer clear if I was Bute.

Stielglitz/ Sartison Winner- Possible unification bout, could carry some weight.

Chad Dawson- Unlikely as Dawson will probably face the Hopkins/ Pascal winner in his next fight.

Travious Cloud- If Bute decides to move upto LHW, he would probably be looking for a title

Cleverley/ Brahmer winner- See above.

Zsolts Eredi- Undefeated records on the line? Unlikely because Eredi ducks anyone with the remotest chance of beating him.

Losing Semi-Finalist- Of the four the most willing to face him would be Froch. Him and Johnson are buddies, Abraham would need a few wins to rebulid his confidence and Bute would avoid Ward until after he fought the finalist.


My prediction either another bum or the Stielglitz/ Sartison Winner

 

I think his next two fights (before a potential fight with the S6 winner) will be against two of [Kessler, Dirrell, Pavlik, Johnson or winner of Stieg/Sarts]. Kessler in June, Dirrell in Sep/Oct and S6 winner in say Jan or Feb, maybe March next year.

 

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