what is your source for this "FACT" . . . Bute is a HBO fighter and was not even in the talks for Showtime. BTW Froch has won his last fight in the Super 6 both Kessler and AA beat his lucky ass all night. Pascal -> could not maintian his SMW limit JT-> Shot all to hell . . . got beaten up for 11 rounds Dirrel-> caught a dear in his headlights and still only got a gift on home turf.
Bute was no more an HBO fighter then Ward or Taylor was. which at the time of the start of the super six they were listed on their roster of fighters and Bute wasnt. IN fact they are both (Taylor and Ward) still listed as HBO fighters and Bute isnt. I belive that HBO interest is in having Bute fight Dawson or Pavlik, and if those fights dont happen soon, I would bet they let him go. Really with the super-six taking another two years to run its course they wont keep showing Bute vs Miranda, Bika, Berrios level fights.