If you were managing Lucian Bute's career

The WBO route is where Bute should head.
I would've picked him to beat Arthur before but now I give AA a good chance.
Time to accept he has no place at the top table though.I feel sorry for(some of) his fans but to be fair to Lucian,he brought a lot of new fans to the sport and that doesn't happen very much nowadays.

 

Said in another thread if his camp care they will tell him to go nowhere near Froch.

As for next don't really know maybe up to LHW where I reckon the competition isn't as stiff.

 

Bute's next opponent should be a cotton bud.

 

If Bute really want to face Froch again i will try to put him in the ring with Pavlik or Bika first to really see where is at!

If not AA and Stieglitz are winneable or even go to 175lbs where he can get another belt!

 

If I was managing him and I "CARED"...I would put him in with bottom 10 ten fighters like before...give him Groves, Degale, George, Oosthuizen, generally guys with not too much power that are inexperienced...maybe Abraham for a title...

 

I'd put him up against cloud

 

put him in with a drained Dawson at SMW, little risk and big gain fight

 

Agree with this.

Fight on in front of his home fans making money

avoid the top guys like the plague

and retire

Thats my plan

 

They shouldnt even consider going through with the Froch rematch

 

As mentioned above, don't let him anywhere near Froch, Kessler or Ward.
Give him AA, or give him Groves, Degale opponents.

 

This.But at the end of the day it's all a money grab.They will cash in and retire.With 2 ko loses on his record.

 

If Bute - Froch 2 happens it would be because Bute ask it

 

Andre Ward, go for the biggest scalp out there.

A loss to Ward would not be devastating, pulling off the upset would put Bute at #1 SMW.