Badou Jack: ‘I’m Still a Few Years Away From Being At My Absolute Best’

When Derek Edwards stopped him in just 61 seconds two years ago, many of the fickle boxing “experts” cast aside the notion that Badou Jack was going to ever going to live up to his potential. After all, Edwards was a lousy 1-3-1 in his previous five bouts before squaring off against Jack and scoring one of the biggest upsets of 2014. Fast forward to today and the Swede has not only bounced back from the defeat, he captured the WBC super middleweight championship and is on the cusp of really making a name for himself in the Sweet Science. Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) edged Anthony Dirrell last April via majority decision to capture the first world title of his career and then defended it against George Groves in September, knocking the Brit down in the first and winning a split decision. Next up is another tough test: former IBF super middleweight king Lucian Bute. “Lucian is a great fighter,” Jack told Sherdog.com in a recent interview. “He’s taken on a lot of tough opponents and he knows what it takes to be a champion. I look forward to fighting him and proving that I am the best in the world at super middleweight.” Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) will be the most experienced foe that the Las Vegas transplant will have faced up …

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