{"id":1521,"date":"2010-03-10T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T05:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2010-03-10T00:01:27","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T05:01:27","slug":"lucian-bute-prepares-for-edison-miranda-while-awaiting-the-super-six-victor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=1521","title":{"rendered":"Lucian Bute: Prepares for Edison Miranda while Awaiting the Super Six Victor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Gina L. Caliboso<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a whole month of highly anticipated bouts this month.\u00a0 As I look to March, there are two bouts that I wouldn\u2019t mind being ringside for – the Super Six Middleweight bout between Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur \u201cKing Arthur\u201d Abraham\u00a0 on March 27th, just an hour and a half away from me.\u00a0 And of course, there is the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey bout on March 13th in Arlington, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve already written on Clottey\u2019s chances and I just made a return to my Filipino Boxer Report.\u00a0 So what am I doing now?\u00a0 Before I even had a chance to blink and think of making my way ringside to bouts next month, I am happy to discover that on April 17th,\u00a0 my man Lucian \u201cLe Tombeur\u201d Bute, 25-0, 20 KO\u2019s, has been scheduled to take on Edison \u201cPanther\u201d Miranda, 33-4, 29 KO\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Bute\u2019s solid fighting ability and undefeated record speak for themselves.\u00a0 The Romanian\/French Canadian southpaw\u2019s undefeated record is hardly padded and filled with bouts that he earned wholeheartedly.\u00a0 But it\u2019s always good to look back at his stellar performance in 2009.\u00a0 He handily defeated Fulgencio Zuniga in March 2009 with a 4th round TKO. Nearly 8 months later, Bute would follow up with a KO of Librado Andrade in the 4th round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bute\u2019s 2008 fight performance was successful in two ways.\u00a0 First, he did successfully defend his title twice.\u00a0 Second, he learned a little something to contribute to his overall success.\u00a0 He fought and defeated former title holder, William Joppy with a 10th round TKO.\u00a0 He followed up his win over Joppy with a fight against Librado Andrade.\u00a0 This fight against Andrade taught Bute a lesson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He had been winning the fight all the way up to the 12th round, but nearly lost the battle against Andrade in the end. He held on to win with a 12 round unanimous decision.\u00a0 Bute successfully defeated Andrade and retained his belt, but he promised himself he wouldn\u2019t allow that to happen again, especially in the closing rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The result?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two quick victories in 2009 in the fourth round \u2013 both against Zuniga and Andrade.\u00a0 Lesson learned all in Bute\u2019s favor!<\/p>\n

How long has Bute held the IBF Super Middleweight belt?\u00a0 Since 2007, Bute started his sole ownership of the IBF Super Middleweight title when he first defeated Sakio Bika, in June 2007 with a 12 round unanimous decision in a title eliminator bout.\u00a0 Later in October 2007, Bute fought against Alejandro Berrio with a TKO in the 11th round and became the IBF Super Middleweight titleholder.\u00a0 I\u2019d like to mention his losses as humbling lessons of maturity, but he doesn\u2019t have any.
\nCurrently ranked #2 among super middleweights, he was not available to participate in the Super Six Middleweight Tournament.\u00a0 But he has definitely earned his way to fight the current #1 super middleweight, Arthur \u201cKing Arthur\u201d Abraham, 31-0, 25 KO\u2019s.\u00a0 It\u2019s only stage 2 of the tournament and Abraham is going to be in it to the end.<\/p>\n

Colombia\u2019s Edison Miranda makes for a good match-up for Bute and will definitely provide a challenge.\u00a0 Currently ranked #17 among super middleweights, Miranda can provide an entertaining resistance to Bute\u2019s fighting style.\u00a0 Even though Miranda has 4 losses, the losses show inconsistent flashes of resilience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Going back in 2006, he lost to Abraham over 12 rounds in a unanimous decision for the IBF Middleweight title. In his 4 losses, he lost two fights by unanimous decision while the other two fights were by early TKO\u2019s.\u00a0 It could be that Abraham also has Miranda\u2019s number.\u00a0\u00a0 Miranda had pushed Abraham to 12 rounds in their first meeting, but Abraham beat him with a 4th round TKO back in 2008.\u00a0 In 2007, Miranda lost in a WBC Middleweight title eliminator bout to Kelly \u201cThe Ghost\u201d Pavlik, with a 7th round TKO.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally, in 2009, he pushed Andre Ward, to 12 rounds although he eventually lost by unanimous decision.\u00a0 After his loss to Ward, Miranda quickly followed up with a 1st round KO against Francisco Sierra for the interim WBO \u2013 NABO Super Middleweight title.<\/p>\n

However, you look at Miranda\u2019s fight record and speculate that when he loses, he loses big.\u00a0 When I say big, I just mean that he doesn\u2019t just take a beating.\u00a0 Again, a loss against Abraham in 2008 versus Abraham now?\u00a0 His loss to Pavlik in 2007?\u00a0 Pavlik in 2007 versus Pavlik now?\u00a0 Miranda faced two tough fighters early on and at different stages in their fight careers.\u00a0 Looking back to 2007, Miranda also defeated Allan Green in 10 rounds with a unanimous decision.\u00a0\u00a0 Allan Green replaces Jermain Taylor in the Super Six Middleweight Tournament.<\/p>\n

Miranda hasn\u2019t fought bad fighters.\u00a0 He has fought against good fighters in their prime and gave them a challenge.\u00a0 Now, a few years later with such losses under his belt, they can only serve him in experience, maturity and provide a solid presence in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n

Barring a repeat episode of his first fight against Andrade where Bute nearly lost his belt and held on in the last few rounds, I predict Bute will defeat Miranda.\u00a0 But really, Miranda has his work cut out for him and needs to make himself a contender again.\u00a0 Let\u2019s just head into March and April \u2013 it\u2019s going to be an awesome two months of boxing!<\/p>\n

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