Hearn: Bute-Froch is still NOT a done deal yet; but hopeful it can be made

By Boxing News - 02/29/2012 - Comments

Image: Hearn: Bute-Froch is still NOT a done deal yet; but hopeful it can be madeBy Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch, is saying that the a fight between Froch and IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute still hasn’t been made but he’s hopeful. Bute’s promoter Jean Bedard of InterBox, seems optimistic about it, saying on his twitter today, saying to Bute “Get your luggage ready,” meaning a trip to the UK for a fight against the 34-year-old Froch.

Hearn said this on his twitter “Despite speculation, Carl Froch vs. Bute is Not a done deal yet. I am hopeful of getting it made though so stay tuned.”

Let me be the first to say that while I respect Froch if chooses to fight the 32-year-old Bute, I think it’s really bad idea on so many levels. It’s a risky gamble for Froch that has very little chance to succeed. In a head to head fight, I would give Froch a decent chance of beating Bute. But that’s not how the Canadian based Bute fights. He doesn’t come out slugging in a primitive fashion. He will slug if he’s got a patsy in front of him, but against guys with power, Bute likes to hit and retreat all night long. That’s what he does best, and it’s frustrating as heck to watch, and it’s got to be even worse for the guy trying to fight him.

Froch isn’t exactly quick on his feet or fast of hand, so I see him having so many problems against Bute that it’s not even funny. It’s just not a good fight for a slow guy like Froch. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the guys that can beat Bute are blazing fast fighters like the Dirrell bothers – Andre and Anthony – and WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward.

It takes quick guys with good hand speed, quick feet, good punching power and good accuracy to beat the Bute types. Froch’s too slow to get the job done. I know Hearn must want to put the fight together between Bute and Froch pretty badly, but if I’m Froch, I’d tell Hearn he can go fight Bute if he’s so hot for that fight. I’d look for a nice safe tune-up and then go after the winner of the Mikkel Kessler vs. Robert Stieglitz fight. That’s the better option. Save Bute for the Dirrell brothers and Ward; they’ll know how to catch up to him and stop him.



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