Has GOT to be Froch. For pure results Froch is number 1, Ward and Bute have not fought the quality that Froch has and beaten them. OK Ward with Kessler but he will have to beat one more to get to past Froch. Bute, OK he took out Andrade, but Andrade was always a mediocre fighter. Froch may have put two questionable performances but he still won therefore he is the number one supermiddleweight out of the three...fact.
Close poll tough one to call, I can for Bute at the moment but Ward seems to be on the up and up, in a year to 18 months I would say Ward if he wins the super 6
Chad Dawson. He doesn't even need to fight at the weight to be the best in it:deal. He'll clean up when he moves down:deal.
Bute would have been dancing rings around Froch. The only reason Andrade caught up with him the first time was because of Andrade's constant pressure - something Froch doesn't bring. Dirrell? One close loss against Froch and that's pretty much his resume. Bute's beaten better and is better. It sounds like you just dislike Bute rather than objectively rate him against his peers.