How would Lucian Bute do in the Super Six tournament?
November 29th, 2009
By Scott Gilfoid: After watching International Boxing Federation (IBF) dispatch the defenseless Librado Andrade tonight with a left hand to the midsection tonight in Quebec, I couldn’t help wondering how Bute, 29, would do against the much tougher competition in the Super Six tournament. First of all, I have no idea why Bute decided not to take part in the Super Six tourney, because if he really wanted to prove that he’s the best fighter in the super middleweight division he should have taken part and tried his luck against the talented Andre Dirrell, Andre Ward, Jermain Taylor, as well as the Europeans Arthur Abraham, Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch.
If Bute tried the hit and run tactics against either of those guys, they’d literally carve him up and make him pay each time he came in trying to land his straight lefts and right hooks. Bute really didn’t look fast at all against Andrade. He just was good at coming in and landing and then scurrying away before the slow-footed Andrade had time to catch up to him. When Andrade did get close enough to throw anything, Bute often foiled his offense by grabbing a hold of him to prevent him from punching.
I’d like to see Bute step it up against Dirrell or Ward in the future. Bute has had things pretty easy the last couple of years fighting the likes of William Joppy, Sakio Bika, Fulgencio Zuniga and Andrade twice. It’s time that Bute take the training wheels off and start taking on the real meat of the super middleweight division by fighting some quality fighters like Ward, Taylor or Dirrell. Heck, I’d be happy if Bute at least fought Froch, Abraham or Kessler. I doubt that those guys would beat him but I’d love to see Bute take on some better fighters than Andrade and Zuniga.
If Bute had fought in the Super Six tournament, I think Kessler would have given him a lot of problems. Kessler may be getting kind of old and he may fight like a robot much of the time, but I think he’s make Bute pay when he came in range trying to land his hooks and left hands. Bute wouldn’t be able to come at Kessler without paying a big price.
Carl Froch would be like a better version of Andrade, with longer arms, better chin and bigger power. Froch may have huge problems with Bute’s hit and run style but he’d get his pound of flesh by hammering Bute as often as he could. I see Bute winning that fight by a decision but it would be a bloody affair and a real war.
Sadly, Bute would probably stop Jermain Taylor if they were to fight right now. Taylor needs some time off to rest his head after his knockout loss to Arthur Abraham in the Super Six tournament. I suppose Taylor might make it to the 9th or 10th, but that’s about it.
Andre Dirrell would be far too fast for Bute, and would land his faster more accurate shots when Bute would come shuffling in. It would be ridiculously easy for Dirrell because of his faster hand speed. Also, Dirrell would be dodging Bute’s slower shots all night long and it would pitch a defensive shutout.
Andre Ward would blast Bute apart with his hard shots, and lightning fast counters. Instead of Bute being the one coming forward, it would be Ward going after Bute all night long, forcing him to run for his life. I see this fight as a stoppage win for Ward.
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Well first of all I would like to respond to Surfers statement, that Lucian Bute is able the adapt to different styles very quickly. This is simply not true. Bute would never be able to cope with fast guys like ward and calzaghe. I believe that he is a bad version of kessler because he is very centered but doesnt move as fast as kessler (at least not when you compare him with kessler 3 years ago)
I promiss you all Bute will lose if he ever meets ward. This is an objectively opinion. I have nothing against bute. he is not that great a fighter and he just cant adapt. instead he is institutionalized in a boxing tecniq that is very predictable.
the tree americains of the supersix will loose over lucian bute,the first reason why bute is the best supermiddlewieght at 168,his ability and intelligence to adjust to different style of fighter,he has able to change strategy during a fight,how many fighters at 168 are able to adjust during a fight,watch kessler over ward,he don’t be able to adjust to ward counter punch,the difference beetween kessler and bute,bute is able to adjust and adapt rapidly and a fight.
the format of the super six should be like K1 – beat a guy and move on so that rather than a super 6, there’s a super 12, then we’ll see who remains standing at the end rather than all this non sense rambling about who’s the best.
of course, only one fight a night, not like K1 where you have to fight 3 times a night
why didn’t he participate in the tournament?
Because he wasn’t invited. Gosh, you’re so off sometimes.
wow. could mr. scott be any more biased?! so bute’s a chump and the americans are all semi-gods taht can’t be beaten. right…
teo by the way the Ward v Kessler fight didn’t end in a stoppage, it was actually a technical decision due to all of Wards headbutts! Can’t be bothered to respond to Gilfoid anymore, we all know what he is!
When you consider that Andranes best attribute is his chin, it tells you how limited he is.
Bute done the job last night but he has still to get in the ring with any good fighters in their prime.
Bute would knock froch out, bute vs abraham or ward would be very interesting though
taylor got hammered by abraham and dirrell is a fanny…biased rubbish
“cant read my cant read my”, he cant read aaa my hairy minge”
This site should be PPV its so entertaining
i think ive worked out the next one…
how would a post-war Ali do in the super six tournament?
froch ha ha i had u mum last night in the a.s.s
I’m pretty confident that Bute isn’t scared of any of those guys. I wouldn’t say he’s the best SMW, but he can hold his own and has the tools to compete with all of them.
Oh and by the way, forget about Bute against one of the super six. Bute and his gang said yesterday they now want Pavlik. HBO probably wants it as well to prove Showtime was wrong with its pick. Bute vs. Pavlik….wow!!!! what a fight it would be!!!
The fact is that Andrade said after the fight yesterday that he could’nt see Bute’s hits coming as he could see Kessler’s. The other fact is that Bute is the only fighter in the world who got Andrade down on his knees two times in the same round; not even Kessler got that. The last fact is that I only see Abraham in the super Six who could put Bute into trouble. Not a single one of the other five could see Bute’s punches more than Andrade.
Fancy being a champ but then not entering the super 6. Bute is the champ of nothing, hes a coward and should not be mentioned as a top supermiddle anymore
Froch beat Dirrel didn’t he? Yes
If you had bothered to do any background research on the Super Six tournament, you would know why Bute isn’t in the game. His people were approached on participating, and immediately priced themselves out of it. Given that there is no way Bute can claim to be worth bigger money than anyone currently in the Super Six, with the possible exceptions of Dirrell and Ward, it is obvious he isn’t in simply because he didn’t want to be in – i.e. he priced himself out deliberately.
my god you love the wave the flag scott
Eastern Europeans have produce 71 champion from 1995 when they started to participate in professional boxing after one century of being banned because of Politics,they have win over 80% of medals in last year’s world championships and over 70% of the last Olympics,the guys are the alpha males of boxing,facts prove it!
Is Jermaine Taylor definitley participating in the next round of the super 6?
I almost agree. I don’t think bute has the chin to fight froch and get through 12 rounds though. Ward I think would beat bute. Dirrell? I hope we never see that fight made, two guys running away from each other with a handful of cautious jabs.
Kessler and Abraham I see eating bute up easily. In short, how would he have got on in the tournament? Badly. But he might havebeen in a few good fights. Which is more than I can see dirrell doing. He’s going to go out having bored fans to tears based on the froch fight. Quick as he may be.
You say Bute didn’t look good because of his hit, run and hold tactics, er hello, excuse me. Isn’t that exactly what Dirrell did when he fought Froch
P.S. come on scott i mean not steve
sorry
Come on Steve, Bute is one of the best and you know that. He is better than Carl Froch or Mikel Kessler! And Dirrel is a very talented fighter but i think he is a bit coward. At least in his last fight with Froch. I admit i was impresed by the Ward stopage of Kessler. I think Lucian Bute, Arthur Abraham and Andre Ward are the most impresive fighters right now in this division and we would like to see them fight eachother in the future.
nice one steve top post ha ha..
attention seeking, Scott?
I didn’t see the Bute fight, but this over hype of Dirrell and Ward is hilarious. Ward fought a good fight against Kessler, but thats it. Dirrell got beaten (I’ve watched it three times and totally agree with the verdict). He hasn’t fought anyone apart from Froch, neither has Ward apart from Kessler, and you talk about them like they are a force in boxing – they are at long way away from that.
Dirrell gets tested over 12 and he fails – he looked more like a sprinter than a boxer.
Ward wins a fight against Kessler – fair enough, but it was in his own back yard, and he never looked like knocking Kessler out. I badly want to see a rematch, but I can’t see this happening as I reckon Froch will beat Kessler.
Ward may well prove to be the real deal at the end of this super six, but he’s gonna have to go 12 rounds at least a couple of times – he hasn’t got the power to knock Abraham, Kessler or Froch out, and neither has Dirrell.
Huge respect to Jermain Taylor, but he should pull out of this tournament. He’s already been KTFO badly by Froch and Abraham.
How about Bute joining the super six? This would give it four undefeated fighters, and make it a proper unification.
I will read your article after my post.
Am i psychic……………… i feel he would be too much for the limited Froch………..who got a hometown decision against Dirrell……..he would beat Kessler too, just not as well as Billy Goat Ward ……….. he would beat Abrahams too………. all the Americans would win though because they are super talented, super fast and like Ali moulded with lil Floyd and with a touch of Hagler. The final will be Ward Dirrell and America will all rejoice …………….
BORING ARTICLE.
Bute did not enter the tournament because (like Pavlik) he knew he would have been blown away.
Dirrell is a mediocre fighter , Wake up Scottie! He will not win no match in the Super 6 , u gonna see that…remember this.
For you nobody is impressive except the junkie dirrell and ward…you are funny man
Bute prove it tonight, he is very , very good. Nobody KO Andrade before ,which is a hell of a fighter , not even Kessler in top shape .
I think this guy can beat anybody,anytime on this division , he is having all the tools smart , fast , technique , tactics and POWER(we saw it tonight).
Live on HBO PPV from now on …good future for him
A random boxing news with an even more random boxing writer criticize Bute by comparing him with junior fighters. How serious is that
yaaaaawwwwwwnn. stop writing mate you speak from your arse