Last noche's Showtime special
IBF super middleweight title mismatch from hockey country Montreal, Canada, saw the
local favorite, as well as betting favorite Lucian Bute, entertaining the
hometown fans with a successful defense of his IBF bauble.
Simply put, Bute had the size,
power and ability - not to mention height and reach advantage over Brian
Magee from Belfast, Ireland.
From the opening bell it would
be Bute the more relaxed in technique of the two southpaws - grabs numero
uno in a slow paced candle one - takes notes over stanza two that go to
Magee, before picking up the pace while taking command.
The transplanted Romanian
calling Montreal home, rocks Magee with power left uppercut in four before
scoring knockdowns in rounds six and seven courtesy of left hands to the
solar plexus.
Maybe Magee grabs numero nine
with Bute easing off the gas pedal - and then it's once again Bute during
number ten that drops the curtain with power left uppercut to the Magee
chin. Imported American not so yankee doodle dandy, Pete Podgorski quickly
pulls the plug when seeing Magee on the canvas.
Time of stoppage 2:04 mark of
ten.
Post Scripts: Lucian Bute
(28-0, 23 KOs) ~ age 31 @ 6'2” - had himself a gimme and worked it to the max
- carried the right hand low while looking to counter off the Magee left
hand. Pretty much worked off his own choreography with some help from corner
chief Emanuel Steward.
Brian Magee (34-4-1, 24 KOs) ~
age 35 @ 5'11” - a brief peek at the résumé reveals rest of the story -
when stepping up a rung on three past occasions it was ko11 loss to Carl
Froch, decision losses to Tsypko & Robin Reid. Still, gave his best in
surviving as long as he did.
Closing thoughts: The
pre-fight wait with Magee pacing inside the ring and Bute nowhere in sight,
while the lights went from midnight dark to neon bright brilliance, continued
for some some 15 minutes before house favorite finally surfaced, was as bush
as it gets.
Referee Dept: Pete Podgorski -
the name rang a bell from the back roads of my memory - couldn't put my
finger on it - then the opening bell and there he is quickly reminding the
entire joint he was clueless. The giveaway, at first glance of a clinch
he's shouting “punch your way out” … like a broken record, it's repeated
round after round. I mean, gimme a break, the hack is wearing pretty blue
germ free gloves - I'm shoutin' at the "magic-lantern" break them, fool.
Guess here is the Podgorski assignment was court ordered.
Re: Bute: Wants anyone still
alive among the original Super/Six tourney participants - think Andre Ward
would be excellent selection - both would be tested.
GEL -
