I think that SHO were the first who proposed a fight between Bute & Dirrell !! They weren't agree with the Froch fight ! They wanted Bute to fight with an american fighter as Ward,Hopkins or Dirrell ! But because Ward declined the fight & Hopkins accepted the rematch against Dawson , Dirrell remained the only SHO fighter alternative for a fight against Bute !! Now Dirrell don't want to go in Canada , but I think he will accept because there are good money ! :hey ------- sorry, I thought that you refer about Andre Dirrell !! agree, it could be an Interbox strategy to make SHO to put Anthony Dirrell on an "acceptable list" .
Didnt Bute agree to fight Ward in Oakland? Didnt Pavlik pull out against Bute? and wasnt that meant to be in America? I have heard that Kessler didnt want to know. I dont think Bute should go up in weight, as that can often affect fighters when they drop back down in weight and Bute is the longest running SMW champ and should be able to defend his title. Its not Butes fault if Showtime dont want him to fight Froch and want an American opponent (im guessing to try and build interest for Ward), but other than for Ward, Bute shouldnt have to be the one to travel for any other opponent with him being champ
Because again, Anthony Dirrell = Carl Froch on the personal side of the house, only cause you say so. :huh I don't know why we're even debating ANTHONY Dirrell. Bute is looking for Ward/Froch maybe Andre Dirrell, not Anthony. That said, Froch is now going to purse bid with Bute. It's all over TVA Sports. 'Clubfighter', really? Ha.