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Ward was the last lineal champion and also The Ring champion.

Since Ward left supermiddle The Ring made DeGale-Jack for the belt but it was a draw.
With Ward/Froch, many rated the undefeated IBF champion Bute ahead of Froch at the time. Putting the legitimacy of the lineal title being on the line in question.
Froch annihated Bute later on should tell us that Bute was a paper champ.
That is besides the point, Bute was considered by many to be #1 or #2 in the division heading into Ward/Froch.