Bute may have to come out of Canada if he wants Dirrell
January 30th, 2012
By Scott Gilfoid: If IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) wants to earn a shot against WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward then he’s going to have to come out of the safety of Canada to take on Andre Dirrell, the fighter that SHOWTIME wants him to fight.
What Bute is going to quickly find out that the top fighters like Dirrell want nothing to do with coming to Canada to fight Bute over there because of a lot of visiting fighters losing fights that they appeared to win.
Bute needs a big win over an ‘A’ level fighter and Ward has already told him that Dirrell is a key fighter that he needs to face and beat if he wants a chance at his two titles. Bute can’t keep fighting the low quality super middleweights he’s been fighting his entire career.
He’s got to step up and finally prove himself as a world class fighter and not a cherry picker that fights only in Canada where he’s impossible to beat no matter what happens. Look at Bute’s first fight with Librado Andrade to see what I’m talking about.
Carl Froch is no longer available for Bute, as he wants to squeeze in a payday bout in Nottingham, England in May and he’s not so sure about whether he’ll take on Bute after that because he’ll then have the tasty option of taking on the winner of the Mikkel Kessler vs. Robert Stieglitz. That’s clearly a better fight because Froch can probably get that fight in a neutral venue and if now, he won’t have to worry too much about the judges in Denmark.
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dirrell is a bad man he can and will beat bute by ko yes yes yall
Scott, u make no sense, really. Its like saying that Brasil football team needs to play in Greenland with their home team in order to have a match with Germany.
And this fool bute is no King kong, he is a paper champion that is protected
ARe you kidding not goin to happen that’s like when they took King Kong out of that Island theyll remove their god!
More nonsense from Gilfoid. Why would a World Champion travel to face a non-draw like your Mandingo fantasy Dirrell? Bute can pack arenas in Montreal and Quebec. Joe Louis Arena was not even half full for the Abraham-Dirrell fight and Armenians made up a significant portion of the crowd. I was there.
Yeah. Bute WILL have to “go out of Canada” straight into Dirrells backyard, with Dirrells uncle as ref and his brothers and sisters as judges. If he wants to fight Dirrell.
I would be an exciting fight if happened anywhere. Direll might not be highly ranked right now, but he is top five in the division.
Dirrell should respect the IBF champion and fight on Bute’s terms. If Dirrell thinks of himself so highly then he should go to Montreal and prove he is deserving of a belt. Also if Dirrell is so scared of a hometwon decision then it would be hypocritical of him to want to stage a fight in Detroit. Frankly Dirrell should be thankful Bute is even interested in fighting him in the first place.
On the other hand I think Dirr is not between first 15 top fighters in IBF ranking … shouldn’t he get into top 15 before chalenging the champion ?
Still I don’t get it ? Why should Bute travel for a Dirrell fight and not vice versa ?
And if it has to be in US, than why could it be in NY City, where Jean Bedard already inspected the arena ? – max 6000 spectators. Plus NY is cloase to Canada.
In a Bute-Dirr fight Bute brings on the belt … so shouldn’t the fight take place under Bute’s terms ?!
In case of a Dirr fight (Dirr has a unique fighting style) maybe Bute need a tune-up fight … in a way similar to what Dirr said that he too needs a tune up fight before Bute fight !
So, maybe Bute will take another B level fighter and respond to mandarory IBF obligations !
Bute packs stadiums in Canada only person he will leave to face is ward. Ward should just fight him now but can’t blame him for maybe taking a Martinez match or who ever pays him the most. Right now he is on some I earned my spot bute has to do the same
Don George sorry…
source from Montreal telling me that Bute next bout might be Andrade vs Bute III in montreal april 14th.. Mandatory defense of his IBF belt.. Don Gorge is the other potential name.. Andrade and Gorge are suppose to fight for ibf #1 contender spot… Bute won’t fight Dirrell.. Dirrell got to climb in the IBF ranking before having a chance with Bute.
Knocked out by Abraham and beaten clearly by froch dirrell in my opinion needs another job
I can guarantee you that if ever he choose to fight Dirrell, the fight will be in Canada… But I don’t think it will.. Dirrell need to earn the shot and need to beat boxers like Froch and Abraham before fighting Bute! Something that Dirrell obviously had trouble with…
maybe he doesn’t want dirrell cuz hes a no name, maybe if dirrell want bute he will have to go to canada cause that is where the ibf champ fight , the same way wlad and vitali fight in germany the same way bute fights in canada.
this guy i think is the promoter of A.D. and he may have a cut from the cheese. you’ll never know…
i think everybody know that bute wants ward, and he said he will fight him anywhere even in oakland.
Scott can you name any more examples of robberies than the Andrade fight that happened way back in 2008, more robberies happen in the states, fact.
Scotty, sa moara ma-ta mare mâine.
the most stupit article. BUTE DOESN’T want dirrel He wants Ward and he is ready to fight Ward in USA ….stupid scott
sorry am i missing something isnt bute a world champion he will not be pushed in to fighting anywhere else dirrells a nobody and he certainly not worth traveling for