Adonis Stevenson made more over $1.5 million for Sukhotsky fight

[Eastcoast]

In comparing Kovalev w/ Stevenson, Kovalev made financial concessions against Hopkins in order to make the fight in the first place.

Also keep in mind Stevenson's contract guarantee with Haymon had alot to do with the political/competition at the time. HBO wanted Stevenson and were pushing a certain market value on him, Showtime seen an opportunity and overpaid, HBO had the opportunity to match the Fonfara fight and wisely declined.

Without the Showtime backed Haymon deal, Stevenson would be making about $500k a fight. His fight attendance has been on a bit of slide since Dawson (7,000 vs 8,000 when Dawson fought Pascal and now around 5,000), and his Showtime ratings haven't been all that great either.

Given his declining numbers and lack of future opposition (Fonfara rematch is about it), he screwed up turning down the Pascal fight where he would've made 60%. After Kovalev beats Pascal in Montreal, I wouldn't be surprised in Kovalev became a bigger draw than Stevenson and then all advantages in negotiation will be on Kovalev's side.

[Bushidō]

Stevenson is a coward. I rarely say negative things about people but what he is doing is just a flat out duck.

[ThePrince]

No wonder why fighters worship Haymon. Guy gets his fighters PAID for **** fights. Low risk very high reward is the Haymon model.

[bojangles1987]

This is why boxing is ****.

[_original_]

And Kovalev only made $500,000 for a three-title fight with B-Hop.

That's pretty sad, now if Kovalev-Stevenson gets negotiated you know that Stevenson and his team are going to ask for something like 70-30 and they would almost be justified for it. lol some bullshit right there.

[bojangles1987]

That's pretty sad, now if Kovalev-Stevenson gets negotiated you know that Stevenson and his team are going to ask for something like 70-30 and they would almost be justified for it. lol some bullshit right there.

Hopefully if Kovalev beats Pascal, that does enough for him in Canada to keep Stevenson from low balling him and ****ing up the fight.

[Weebler I]

Hard to believe anything Michel says when it comes to Stevenson, now we see him acquiescing in Adonis's "I got money doe" defense. Not sure I buy it.

If it's true, then Espinoza needs firing by Showtime.

[ИATAS]

Hard to believe anything Michel says when it comes to Stevenson, now we see him acquiescing in Adonis's "I got money doe" defense. Not sure I buy it.

If it's true, then Espinoza needs firing by Showtime.

He needs to be fired because of the entire year of 2014, absolutely pathetic cards. Dude basically just signed any fight proposal that landed on his desk.

[Hougigo]

Hard to believe anything Michel says when it comes to Stevenson, now we see him acquiescing in Adonis's "I got money doe" defense. Not sure I buy it.

If it's true, then Espinoza needs firing by Showtime.

Probably eating into the money they were going to use at LHW between Stevenon and Hopkins/Pascal

[jmrf4435]

this zhang you un guy is cracking me up