I doubt Abraham will fight him if he doesn't have to. He needs to beat Ramirez to become mandatory, and I think he beats Zurdo with ease.
Dirrell or Groves seem like obvious choices for a crossroads fight. Commercially, Lemieux in Canada makes sense.
In my opinion Bute should try to remake with Pascal at a catchweight.But probably this will be a later option.I think Abraham would be good for him but probably won`t happen.Groves will not come for a fight in Canada, and beside, would be too dangerous for both regarding future so this is out too. Andre Direll is a risky fight also for Bute is he still targets a belt at 168. I think Bute is somewhere 6th to 10th place at 160 right now.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Both with Haymon. I think they would also make a good style match up. Plus they fight in the same division. Perfect match in my opinion. Bute-Chavez