Bute showed a good chin in his fights. I am sure he has the heart to get back up if he gets clipped by Berio.:rasta
I agree with your analysis Decebal. However, Berrio is better than a C- level fighter. He's a brawler who can box with a weak chin. Yes, Berrio holds a paper title, but he is a legitimate top 10 SMW, IMO, and I'd go so far as to say he's underranked by most.
According to the ESB Official Rankings, Berrio is the tenth best SMW...In my opinion, he should make Top 12, and certainly not lower...I have Bika inside the Top 10, though... ...Yes, he is limited and he gets outboxed...but in boxing, the marks for style don't count if you get KOed...and this guy has the best punch in the division bar none.
They both have some firepower, so the fight is unlikely to go the distance. Personally, I think Bute's superior boxing skills will win, but an upset won't surprise me. Only takes one mistake for a guy like Berrio to ruin your plans.
Bute is not the finished article by any means, but he is experienced enough to know better - if he makes that fatal mistake, he only has himself to blame!
The important thing is that Bute will not take this lightly. He will be professional. He will be careful and not go crazy unnecessarily.
This story about the bigger gloves is confirmed by Stéphane Larouche...interesting:hey Maybe Lucian will put some major hurt on Berrio sooner than we think..:yep
You mean that the gloves used in the Bika fight, for example, were bigger than the gloves he will use this time around? (His white gloves in the Bika fight were MASSIVE!)
From what This content is protected is saying, it was meant to protect his hands, which explains the lack of kos in the past 4 fights. He will be wearing normal gloves on friday:happy
Nemo, thanks very much for that!:good Could I ask you if you have time in future, to paste the link to any Bute related interviews/articles you might come across, in whatever language, into the Lucian Bute Battleship thread? Cheers, mate! http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22744&page=2 - A Bute Addict
Good post. Bute is better then chinny Berrio. If Bute can't KO Berrio he has practically NO punching power.