Bute vs. Hopkins

By Jim Dower: James “Lights out” Toney (72-6-3, 44 KO’s) thinks that International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) would beat 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s), according to an interview by Percy Crawford of FightHype. Hopkins is apparently interested in fighting Bute, and turning him into a “Canadian Kelly Pavlik.” [...]

By Sean McDaniel: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) mentioned being interested in fighting light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) last Saturday night following Bute’s impressive 3rd round TKO win over Edison Miranda at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. This is a fight that some boxing fans might not be [...]