Carl Froch batters Lucian Bute, takes his super middleweight belt. NOTTINGHAM, England - - Folks around these parts will be talking about what happened at the Capital FM Arena on Saturday night for centuries. The arena, which seats about 9,0. British boxing history: Carl Froch, in his Nottingham homecoming, after fighting on the road for the past three years and in five of his previous six bouts, destroyed Montreal's Lucian Bute in the fifth round to claim a super middleweight title for the third time, stripping Bute of his undefeated record and aura of invincibility. Bute, who had enjoyed the comforts of home throughout his career and for all of his nine title defenses - - all of them successful - - elected to leave Quebec and challenge himself by traveling to Froch's hometown, leaving money on the table to do it. But Bute found out that going on the road is no easy task, especially when you're facing a man possessed, as Froch appeared to be. Froch, the betting underdog, fought perhaps the best fight of his career. After a first round that probably could have gone either way, he shredded Bute. Froch had a huge third round, had Bute nearly out on his feet at the end of the fourth round - - which could have been scored 1. TKO at 1 minute, 5 seconds. There was some confusion in the final seconds because it appeared as though referee Earl Brown had stopped the fight. But really he had called for an eight count because the ropes had held Bute's limp body up after he had taken a series of savage head shots from Froch. Thinking the fight was over, Froch (2. KOs) launched into a celebration, and the crowd went berserk. Froch's promoter, Eddie Hearn, stormed the ring to celebrate with his fighter before realizing the fight wasn't officially over and scurrying away without Brown seeing him, because the referee was facing Bute (3. KOs) and counting. But Bute's trainer, Stephan Larouche, also entered the ring to stop the fight. Finally, Brown called off the fight, just as it should have been. Despite the messy ending, one thing was quite clear: Froch had, as he said afterward, . But on Saturday, Froch was the better man - - by a lot, despite Bute owning the age, height and speed advantages. I felt like a million dollars. They're rewriting the script. The bookies got it wrong, too. Maybe it was Bute's mostly second- tier opposition that made him look so good. Maybe Bute has been a bit overrated the past few years, when none of those nine title defenses came against a truly elite opponent (mainly because most of them were tied up in the Super Six that he wasn't invited to). After the fight, Bute stood and politely applauded Froch when he was announced as the winner, possibly still trying to regain his senses. But now there is an interesting quandary for him: Should he invoke his contractual rematch right to fight Froch again in Quebec? After the way he was destroyed, it might not be a good idea. But there is, of course, money to be made and an ego to placate, so we could see it. A Froch- Ward rematch makes no sense, and Froch all but said he has no interest in it. But what about the notion of going to Quebec to face Bute again? Naturally, Froch would do it. But he had some advice for his vanquished foe: . Lucian Bute - Jean-Paul Mendy. W lipcu 2011 roku Rumun Lucian Bute po raz kolejny broni. Lucian Bute news, information and updates, Page 1. For the second time in less than a month, Badou Jack was denied what should have been a fair and clean victory over Lucian Bute. Program TV; Vremea; RSS Intra in cont. Intra in cont Ai uitat parola? Articole bute; Poze bute; Video bute; Bute. Boxerul roman Lucian Bute si-a pus in joc sambata seara, pentru a opta oara. Meciul lui Bute cu Di Luisa poate fi urm. Gazeta Digitala Opinii Special MySport Timp liber Program TV Pariori Jocuri Imobiliare Anunturi. Facebook Connect Log in. Lucian Bute va lupta duminic Www.BoxingShow.TV was on hand to watch Jean Pascal return to the ring after more than 18 months following his lost to Bernard Hopkins. Watch the Weigh in Lucian Bute vs Denis Grachev and Allan Green vs Renan St-Juste. Carl Froch buzzed Lucian Bute early in Saturday's fight and then didn't stop throwing until he had hammered out a fifth-round TKO and recaptured a 168-pound title. It would be the same thing again. Meciul lui Lucian Bute de la Pro Tv a fost pentru romani cel mai important eveniment sportiv din ultimii ani, inregistrand o cota de piata mai mare decate. Acum la PROTV; 07:00 Stirile Pro TV; 10:00 I Like.
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