Ideally he fights both. But in terms of preference, yeah. Beat the champion, beat all other claimants, beat the best contenders. That's what I wanna see happen in every division.
I doubt that, Ward/Stevenson? Really? I doubt very much that the 2 chickens in Ward and Stevenson are gonna fight each other. Ward/Stevenson Chicken Battle
Not really. What offers did Golovkin and Dirrell make? Didn't duck Bute either, Bute just couldn't get past Froch.