With as often as the term "hypejob" is thrown around boxing, Ward was risking his name, reputation, and future earning power. Taking two losses would have knocked him off premium television for years. At 25, his earning power would be next to nothing. The reward, however, was a guaranteed title shot.
Andre Dirrell? Made him an offer to come to Montreal. Dirrell passed and didn't make Bute an offer to fight him anywhere else, but he did say he'd only fight him in Dirrell's backyard. Who's ducking whom?
This is why Interbox continues putting him in with fringe contenders and old men. Guys like you will still pony up cash for tickets and PPV's.
now i now are an imbecile.Super 6 didn't had "the highest ranked supermiddleweight" moron.Ward,Dirrell,Abraham and Taylor were not even in to5.You clearly have no clue,you are just an idiot who watch Showtime and if those morons claim they have a tournament with "the best" smw fighters you take that for granted and don't bother to check if it's true
It was Anthony Dirrell and that fight should take place in Montreal. Bute does have a strap and the ability sell tickets. Dirrell has neither.
Already risked all you were saying by fighting Darnell Boone and he still was welcomed in the tourney; so please, don't watch things from today's persective. Back then he didn't had the WBC and the WBA belts. And his earning power is still below Kessler's or Bute's. So you are not bringin valid arguments to this discussion
OK, newbie/alt, go back and look at the Ring rankings at the time the tournament started. Kessler was clearly the #1 ranked 168 pounder in the world, and AA was given an undeserved high ranking. I never mentioned Tayloy, Ward, or Dirrell for good reason: they weren't ranked. You might want to learn how to fact check, spell, and use grammar before going on an offensive.
see,you are clueless.in fact,taking 2 beating in super 6 would have been a good thing,you would have made it to the semifinals,that shitty was that tournament.check Abraham,semifinalist with 1W and 2L:roflhilarious...and yet idiots like you shown their face here claiming Bute has to earn his shot cause he wasn't invited in a shitty tournament with blown up mw posing as best smw in the world where you coud made it to the semifinals by taking 2 beatings:deal