Former super middleweight champion Lucian Bute is in top form for the upcoming clash with Jean Pascal, a former light heavyweight beltholder. The match is scheduled for this Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Bute is moving to 175 to face his longtime domestic rival, with HBO televising the contest. Photos by Robert Levesque/Photo Zone Sport.

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[QUOTE=Box-Office;14135254]Bute jumped to HBO at the last minute to avoid super six, he wouldve gotten creamed by Arthur Abraham so imagine Ward who beat Froch with a broken hand. Being a belt holder he was in line for Super Six…

Ward only expressed interest in fighting Bute when he was about a month or so away from fighting Froch. Prior to that he dismissed the possibility of such a fight, stating that Bute had to "prove himself." Pure duck move,…

[QUOTE=Ulver;14133470]The truth, the Son of Dog Andre Ward ducked Bute big-time. Showtime signed Bute to meet the winner of their Super Six tourney, which was Ward. But Ward wanted nothing to do with Bute, who was on a roll at…

I would pick Bute all day in this fight IF he hadn't shown us just how bad his punch resistance is

[QUOTE=Gypsy John Fury;14134470]Reminds me a bit of Calzaghe in these pics.[/QUOTE] Lucian was never good with defence... :)