Saturday, January 18, this fight will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The contest is being fought at light-heavyweight (175). The spectators will be in part Africans but the majority will be Quebecois who favour Bute whom they can identify with.
The records of these two boxers is even and comparable, regardless, records do not fight: men do.
The skill set of these fighters is, in my view, even and comparable. They are both fast of hand and foot, but Bute has the longer stride -a slight footwork advantage if he uses it. Bute is three inches taller than Pascal. Bute stands southpaw; Pascal stands orthodox. At 168 pounds we may say Bute has the greater punching power but it is difficult to judge which fighter punches harder than the other at 175. Both have power. Their reach is equal. Their age is almost equal (early thirties).
Bute has not taken much punishment in his boxing career as he was only knocked around once by Froch. The same should be said of Pascal. We may view both as men as fit and durable.
Bute had one big setback in his career against Froch who soundly beat him, but in his subsequent bout he seemed to have regained his freshness and confidence by the final round. Pascal lost to Froch and in his two fights with Hopkins he was not able to convince the judges he had won. Whatever may be said about Pascal's two bouts with Hopkins, he did not dominate and control Hopkins or he would of been convincing. In subsequent bouts Pascal regained his confidence with wins against undistinguished fighters. Both should be equally motivated as a win may set up a contest with Adonis Stevenson in which either could earn a million dollars.
This fight seems to balance on the wills of the combatants and their respective career experiences. Pascal has spoken out frequently and been quoted as having called Bute "robotic". Bute has kept very quite. A vocal man may be deemed unsure of himself or overconfident.
Barring any injury, I think Bute will box Pascal at a distance, try his power shots to keep Pascal away, and eek out a close decision. Bute by SD12.
Caste prediction record:9-2.
The records of these two boxers is even and comparable, regardless, records do not fight: men do.
The skill set of these fighters is, in my view, even and comparable. They are both fast of hand and foot, but Bute has the longer stride -a slight footwork advantage if he uses it. Bute is three inches taller than Pascal. Bute stands southpaw; Pascal stands orthodox. At 168 pounds we may say Bute has the greater punching power but it is difficult to judge which fighter punches harder than the other at 175. Both have power. Their reach is equal. Their age is almost equal (early thirties).
Bute has not taken much punishment in his boxing career as he was only knocked around once by Froch. The same should be said of Pascal. We may view both as men as fit and durable.
Bute had one big setback in his career against Froch who soundly beat him, but in his subsequent bout he seemed to have regained his freshness and confidence by the final round. Pascal lost to Froch and in his two fights with Hopkins he was not able to convince the judges he had won. Whatever may be said about Pascal's two bouts with Hopkins, he did not dominate and control Hopkins or he would of been convincing. In subsequent bouts Pascal regained his confidence with wins against undistinguished fighters. Both should be equally motivated as a win may set up a contest with Adonis Stevenson in which either could earn a million dollars.
This fight seems to balance on the wills of the combatants and their respective career experiences. Pascal has spoken out frequently and been quoted as having called Bute "robotic". Bute has kept very quite. A vocal man may be deemed unsure of himself or overconfident.
Barring any injury, I think Bute will box Pascal at a distance, try his power shots to keep Pascal away, and eek out a close decision. Bute by SD12.
Caste prediction record:9-2.
