Why does Bute beats Froch. I'm gonna tell you why do I consider that this is a likely scenario if the fight happens. Feel free to argue. First of all we gonna name the guys who beat or gave Froch very tough fights: 1 Jermain Taylor 2 Andre Dirrell 3 Mikkel Kessler Second We are gonna enumerate the similarities in skills that Bute has with those guys: 1 Hand speed 2 Good Footwork 3 Technique 4 Counterpuncing 5 Angles Third we are gonna add other skills he has beside the similaritys witch normally should increase the succes rate against Froch: 1 Timing & Accuracy (what Kessler lacked in the Froch fight that he won but very close, to close) You could argue here that Kessler's lack of timing and accuracy was created by Froch sluggish and akward style but this also could result from eye problems he had, also from the fact he might not be in his prime anymore. 2 Puncing power. Yes Kessler has it and he wobled Froch, Taylor has it and he put down Froch, even Dirrell has some more being generated by the great hands speed than raw power itself but he still has it and he also wobled Froch. I think Bute's above all of them in punching power and more then that it is mixed up with good accuracy and great speed of execution. Thinking that he has the some angles that you can't see the punch comming from it is something to look out for. 3 Bodyshots. Bute is if not the best then he surly is one of top3 current world best bodypunchers.He is undoubtedly the best SMW in this area. He hurt and stopped many opponents.Froch was upset and drained of energy from bodyshts landed by Kessler in that fight. Bute also has more than one Knock-Out punches: 1 Uppercut to the chin(Miranda/Brinkley/Magee) or to the body (Zuniga/Andrade/Bringley/Magee) 2 Left Hook (Andrade/Berrio) 3 Overhand left (Mendy) Against Bute you won't be able to protect against one punch only and think that your safe, against him you can protect only one side of your body and think that your safe, because he can hit hard to the head and to the body, he had guys KD with precise punches to the chin,ribb chage, solar plexus and temple. Bute also has good reflexes, head and body movement that is used for defense but also for offense fainiting to create an opening or to draw the opponent into responding so he could anticipate and counter. When Froch is match or surpassed in skills he turns the fight into a messy brawl, that will hide his shortcomings and most of the times end in clinches wide swings or because of the exagerated dashing fighters will get often tagled up (see Froch-Dirrell, Froch-Pascal, Froch-Kessler)
i'll make another one,more simple.bute has talent and skills wich froch lacks.froch has heart and chin wich bute is unproven.both have power so can go either way,with bute slightly favorite.
If you can not be bothered to read that then let me summarise it for you. Although Froch is a proven champion and warrior who only fights the best; Bute is, in theory, better. Great thread. Oh, there's only 'factor' you haven't compared: Chin. Froch has one; Bute hides his wet toilet paper Chin behind his paper title.
i wouldn't call fighting in super6 "fighting the best".in fact,remove ward who froch haven't fight and kessler whom he lost and you'll have just a bunch of clownes (dirrell,green),old timers (johnson),shot (taylor) or unproven (AA) competition.froch only fought pascal outside super6 so give it a rest bozo !
I am a froch fan and no he has limitations.. What i can't help thinking is that all the above is ok but bute has only tested his skills against b level. It's all right saying he has this in his arsenal when he fights within this kind of standard. He hasn't fought at world level and therefore isn't tested. His chin looks to be a weakness as does his heart.. It is so easy to look good against a certain level of opposition when you have butes qualities..
How come Bute's chin is untested? Fought the biggest punchers around, Berrio, Bika, Andrade, Zuniga, Miranda tested that chin, and the only time he was troubled was when he was completely exhausted vs. Andrade, barely standing before getting hurt. I say Bute's chin is good, not very good nor suspect, heart I would not question not only getting up from the KD but giving Librado the rematch and finishing in style. Froch's chin also falls into the good category. He takes them well but he was also the only one Taylor ever knocked down at 168, was a bit buzzed vs Kessler Johnson too. Excellent recovery and big heart though, so in that regard give Carl a slight edge, just like I give Bute the edge in speed, overall skills and one punch power. There is one major advantage here however, and that it Bute's quick slick style which is terrible for Froch and therefore I give the Romanian a 60/40 edge in a fight both have a legit chance to win.
Can i ask who else could have been in super 6 (except bute) that would have changed you opinion of the standard "best". If you really think this then maybe you should be claiming that the entire super middle weight division is weak.. Oh and for the record, froch fought taylor outside the super 6 too - bozo and either way the level of opposition is a step up from what bute has been serving up for his entire career.
Bika is no big puncher and the others you mention are not what i call the biggest punchers around.. so yes i stand by what i say, bute's chin amongst other things is still untested
if you call it super6 doesn't mean you have the best 6 fighters there bozo.in fact taylor had 3 fights at smw(i count here pavlik II too) before super6 with 1 win,and AA had exactly 0 fights at smw before the tournament.add here dirrell who was invited cause he's american,not even in top10 at that time and green who is a complete joke,he fights in butes undercard on nov5 and you have your SUPER6.a joke made for fools like you,who buy products reading just the label,not checking the content.
I never once said the super 6 was the "best"? What i will say and did say is froch and the others have fought consistently better opposition than bute.. whatever, the reason that is fact - bozo, you really should read what people say, except that it suits your agenda to discredit the super 6 and therefore froch and the other fighters who have done more than bute at SM. So quit trying to put words into other peoples opinions in order to make your own opinions less contentious ,therefore a joke, made for fools like you and anybody who believes them.. You know the kind of folk who buy into products without reading the label and then accuse others of doing the same?
Ok, my opinion makes me a clown.. When all i was saying is he is still for whatever reason relatively unproven and none of those fighters are what I would call A class or that powerful. Anyhow you nob ed, you seem to be a bit of a ***** and therefore will be the first to be added to my ignore list. :hi:
Big puncher does not mean the biggest pucher. Just to make it clear. Miranda KD Pavlik and broke AA jaw. That makes him good puncher. Also Knocking out 32 out of 37 makes him a good puncher. Alejandro Berrio has Ko'ed the current WBO SMW champ Robert Stieglitz, and has also Ko'ed 29 out of 32. That makes him a good puncher. Bika and destroyed undefeted Mendy in 1 round.He has numerous 1 2 and 3 round Ko's.He clealry has power.
Nor is a good puncher necessarily a big one? Hence why i agree the guys you list are good punchers but with limited skills in order to take advantage of their good punching power. Miranda was a powerful middleweight not so sure he should be classed as so at SM. Bika has average power for me, tough and lacks the skills to take out the best. Don't get me wrong here, i like butes skill set and think he is a big puncher. I also wouldn't be surprised if he was to go on and be the best. What i will say is i have witnessed this kind of potential before and equally wouldn't be surprised if bute failed against the likes of, Ward, Froch, kesseler and Dirrell. These guys except dirrell are all capable of utilising their skill set to the full and are used to the big occasion.. Bute has to prove he can transfer his form over to the big stage and I think his career to date is testament to this.