Would Lucian Bute have a higher chance of beating Joe Calzaghe or Mikkel Kessler?

When Calzaghe is on, he's very strong mentally, the Bika fight is not an example of this but there are plenty of others. Calzaghe has heart, anyone who tells you otherwise is foolish, do you really see him quitting ever?

I don't. He's won some painful matches where he was underprepared and broke his hands and had to grind out a win, if that isn't mental toughness, what is?

That being said as well, I scored Calzaghe-Bika an easy 118-110 for Joe, where as I scored Bika-Bute 116-111 for Bute and could have even gone as far as 115-112 if I wanted to stretch it.

Bute is not more mentally tough than Calzaghe, he's not proven that at all yet. I think bute is mentally tough, but he has plenty to show at only 20 fights.

Secondly, Bute does not hit harder than Calzaghe, the power is nearly the same, with one guy much quicker and we know who that is.

Bute has little chance against Joe, would need Joe to bust both hands just to really have a good chance, and even then Calzaghe can exploit his defencive holes and use experience to grind out a win... and Bute has ZERO chance vs. Kessler.

Stay away from Kessler Lucian, it will end your career.:deal

 

Or a set of fights on DVD or something, things that everyone, no matter how knowledgable a fan needs to have and study to learn little the little intracracies of the fight game.

I shutter at the thought of a nice guy like Lucian recieving such a massive beating though... and I am not being a ****, I have nothing against Bute, this is just what will happen.:|

 

I strongly disagree on that amstrerdam, altough I feel kessler is too much right now for Bute, he would not tko or KO him, bute fight too inteligent for that, hes strong and proly hitting harder then JC, right now I think he would not win against either but after JC vs MK, ill have to make a choice but Bute is very underrated, hes a local guy here and have all the potential to become the next big thing

 

The problem is DoumB is that Kessler will establish that jab right in Bute's face from the very first minute of the fight and will follow up with a right hand that will land equally as easy because Bute's defence is open for jabs and rights.

When you have a leaky defence, are overly hesistant when hit at times and are open for another top class fighter's best weapon, possibly the best 1-2 in all of boxing, how are you going to last?

Especially when the guy is a punishing hitter that breaks you down.

Brutal destruction, BRUTAL.

 

You wouldn't want him to lose everything round, be damaged and bloody and have to throw in the towel would you?

You feel he'd win because he's your favourite and you're being optimistic, I am realistic as to whom Kessler beats and Bute is tailor made for him to tee off on, Kessler has EXCELLENT timing and masterful combinations....

Bute lacks Calzaghe's agility, defence and awkwardness to give Kessler hell, he's a "poor mans" Calzaghe, but more orthodox, which makes it even easier for Kessler to deal with.

 

If he goes into win, he gets stopped even easier, gives Kessler more openings.

The reason Andrade didn't get stopped is because Andrade has one of the best chins that I have personally ever seen, it was absolute insanity what he was able to take and keep going....

Yet some of these guys on this site claim that Taylor has a good chin!

Taylor would have been put out by round 3 against Kessler, yet Andrade and other guys with inhuman punch resistance can take that type of punishment and be okay.

Andrade gets my "chin of the year" so far, absolutely INSANE. I could not believe what I was watching...

 

I'd pick Mundine over the Bute that fought Bika, let that be known, if Bute improves then I'd pick Bute.

Mundine's laser right would seemingly cut Bute up also at the moment.