Brian Magee: After the Bute fight

[Crease]

This thread is closely related to another thread on here, but it doesdeserve it's own.

The questions is:
What is your opinion of Brian Magee's performance in his world title shot?
Did your estimation of him increase?
Did your estimation of him go down?

Magee's people said that the fight has brought more spotlight on Magee and it will open the dorr up to further world title shots in future.

What do you think?

By value, I mean Magee getting the big money fights and fighting for more world titles.

[Crease]

Personally, I don't see that his loss to Bute has done anything positive for his career.

It just reinforces the fact that Brian cannot cope with the elite fighters of the division.

He should NOT have taken the fight, he did not have the tools to win it.

The best that can be said is that he was hurt permanently.

And thank god for that, I keep hearing that he's a very nice man away from the ring.

[Newport Daz]

I actually think his value has gone up. He's gone to Bute's back yard and was more competitive than a lot of people expected. He now has recognition on the other side of the pond. From what i've read, the Yanks seemed quite impressed. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get another shot at one of the "regular" titles.

[Crease]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him get another shot at one of the "regular" titles.

Do you think he will be in contention for the vacant WBA title?

[Horse]

The best that can be said is that he was hurt permanently.

And thank god for that, I keep hearing that he's a very nice man away from the ring.

Did you mean that it is good to say that he wasn't hurt permanently?

[Newport Daz]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him get another shot at one of the "regular" titles.

Do you think he will be in contention for the vacant WBA title?

I hope so. The Bute fight showed everything that was good about him and the fact he can be beaten. He's the sort of guy TV likes these days and we all know the networks call the shots. I definatly anticipate another shot at something decent off the back of the Bute fight.

[lefty]

I wouldn't be surprised to see him get another shot at one of the "regular" titles.

Do you think he will be in contention for the vacant WBA title?

stieglitz is gonna be fighting sartison hoping to win that belt isnt he?

[Asterix]

The best that can be said is that he was hurt permanently.

And thank god for that, I keep hearing that he's a very nice man away from the ring.

Did you mean that it is good to say that he wasn't hurt permanently?

It's pretty obvious he did.

[Neri]

From the US based boxing shows I listen to it seems they were impressed with Magee's effort and the fact he got up from some punishing bodyshots and still continued to give it a go. I can definitely see him getting another opportunity and decent payday against a name.

[Horse]

It's pretty obvious he did.

Do you write this sort of response when other posters point out the mistakes of others?

[jameswilson]

It's pretty obvious he did.

Do you write this sort of response when other posters point out the mistakes of others?

It's pretty obvious he does.

[Horse]

It's pretty obvious he did.

Do you write this sort of response when other posters point out the mistakes of others?

It's pretty obvious he does.

[Asterix]

It's pretty obvious he did.

Do you write this sort of response when other posters point out the mistakes of others?

Does it matter?

[Horse]

It's pretty obvious he did.

Do you write this sort of response when other posters point out the mistakes of others?

Does it matter?

To an extent.

[dookus]

Do you write this sort of response when other posters point out the mistakes of others?

Does it matter?

To an extent.

To approximately what extent?

[palooka]

Brian has always put up a real fight; Bute is the best he's fought (from his mouth, Boxing News post fight interview); Like Magee says; it is no disgrace to lose to the best in the world. Lucien also praised Magee. He is a very capable boxer in a talent laden division.

[Horse]

To approximately what extent?

A small one.

[Crease]

stieglitz is gonna be fighting sartison hoping to win that belt isnt he?

No. That fight is for Stieglitz's WBO Title, Sartison dropped the WBA title to take that fight on.

[Crease]

I can definitely see him getting another opportunity and decent payday against a name.

I hope you're rightNeri. I have a lot of time for Brian and I would like to see him win a world title before he calls it a day.

And let's face it, pound-for-pound there have been fighters worse than Brian to have won world titles in the past 10 years.

[hurlock]

brian magee is brian magee, he's of quality pedigree & is equiped to share the ring with any fighter in the world. he just falls outside elite.
the question is how good is bute?? was magee damaged goods etc.

i really like butes coolness he has the three C's in abundance

[palooka]

I'm not going to be the one who asks what the 3 C's are but if someone else wants to I'll read it. :)

[hurlock]

I'm not going to be the one who asks what the 3 C's are but if someone else wants to I'll read it. :)

cool,calm & collected DD he has that poise & confidence & is so relaxed he will allways be at his best.

[Crease]

cool,calm & collected DD he has that poise & confidence & is so relaxed he will allways be at his best.

Let's wait and see what he is liking when facing the likes of Froch or Ward.
Until then, we should try to refrain from giving him too much credit here.

[whiskey]

I think Magee would benefit with some better coaching and advice.

I wish he'd had mixed it up a bit, instead of going for the same shots he had a bit of success with early doors.

He is game enough no doubt and very determined. I'd peg him around the Sartison / Stieglitz level (European) and can still win a version of the belt.

I expect the Groves vs Degale winner to fight him next personally, as a yard stick.