Quite possibly yeah. Bute really doesn't seem like the toughest dude. People are getting overhyped about Boot, based on him KOing Andrade, who is very average at world level. I see nothing special about Boot to be honest. Some people (such as Xplosive) were saying he's better than Calzaghe. WTF ::
The way he fights Magee it looks like he´s pretty clueless against southpaw punches. He should fight Dirrell, that would probably kill X, if Dirrell knocks him out with the straight left.
By the way Neil and other Americans, if you don't know much about Magee, he's basically a decent European level fighter, not world class.
bute landed a sharp shot to the body, but he still is looking pretty ordinary against the gimpy looking brit with a hegman dome
but that uppercut to the body is a thing of beauty. Unfortunately didn´t put him down, I had round six.
"he can have his hometown, i dont care. i will kick his ass anywhere." - kessler on fighting in frenchie-ville
Thats a goddamn lie! I never said he was better than Calz! He's a better PUNCHER than Calz, but thats about it.
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Magee, as I stated elsewhere, is a talented but somewhat vulnerable fighter. Truth of the matter is that Froch knocked the guy out, just as clinical, years ago, albeit Froch fought as he saw fit in that and gave Magee plenty of openings.
Bute was pretty unimpressive in that fight, but at least he koed magee. I still think that he's a very overated fighter that lack the intangible to reach the top. hopefully he and interbox grows some ball and we'll find out soon.
I have an open mind with Boot, but I kind of agree with you. He has ability, he seems like a good fighter, but there's just something about him that doesn't sit right with me. I just have a feeling he'll somehow fall short against an elite fighter.