To get his fights on tv for one. To be recognized as the best by going for unification, like all great champions dream and even beg for.
Have you heard of : Loyalty , Honor , Pride Bute is ranked #1 Supper Middleweight by boxrec and The ring until now i think he's doing well without the ones who didn't want him I think he'll rather go to 175 then beg for the supersix to invited him.
What? He never got killed by Miranda, not by a long shot. Plus Miranda was in his very prime and basically undefeated when he fought green. Bute got him when he was old goods
If Bute stays at 168 then he and Ward have to fight, to prove who the best fighter in the division is. There would be no excuse for the fight not happening. Since he seems to me moving to 175, unfortunately it looks like we won't see it. I very much doubt either guy is ducking the other.
I guess you didn't see him taking Ward the distance. If he was such damaged goods why didn't Ward Ko'ed/Tko'ed him?
Make a tournament that doesn't replace half it's fighter's for example ...and a tournament that fighters don't get 1-2 months to negotiate the venue. And stop making "shake hands" contracts. But the most important Make #1 vs #2 fights