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Kovlaev-Agnew: HBO production values, empty arena & other miscellaneous observations
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Originally posted by Grimgash View PostHe was gonna fight Fonfara first either way, if he does fight Hopkins after it'll be more money and a bigger name...I guess it has to see how it plays out for now. It's sort of like Guerrero for Mayweather tbh....it seemed dumb but he made good and fought Canelo for the largest ever payday in boxing. At the moment though it's a mess but it's wait and see I guess. I'm not going to pass judgement before it all plays out. If it's not Hopkins then it's a ****ty move but I think it will be....he has to cash out eventually and Sho won't pay him like that forever.
Theres no reason to keep pushing these fights. We've seen it with Juanma-Gamboa, make the fight when its ripe, which was right now! Unless you're his accountant, how can you support him fighting Fonfara instead of Kovalev? Because he might make more money down the line against Hopkins? He can makes much more money in the present time if he fought KOvalev, the protection of stevenson is pathetic, what kind of fan finds this ducking acceptable is beyond me
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Originally posted by Grimgash View PostHe said anyone from 154-168...Ward said send him a contract (there were tons of articles on BS about it). He never did. Also his defenders said he had business at 160 but he's fighting and started the Chavez negotiations....that's about all that needs to be said.
Chavez is the biggest money around, who wouldn't take that opportunity if it came? Ward would love it if he wasn't too busy suing his promoter.
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Originally posted by BennyBlanco View Post1. HBO production values seem to be going downhill fast. I'm not really talking about the static/transmission problems in last night's fight - though I can't remember the last time I've seen either WCB or Showtime Champ. Boxing have issues like that. It's more that it looks like HBO is cutting corners in other areas. Anyone notice that the personal profile features now look like ESPN's? Just a camera, a guy sitting on a chair and a backdrop - no more going on location to a boxer's gym or neighborhood to find out more about him. Fights were shot like an ESPN fight too - very close in, no wide shots, no atmosphere...but of course that may have a lot to do with #2:
2. Kovalev has a long way to go it terms of star power and selling tickets. Kovalev-Agnew arena looked half-full. For all the talk about HBO building stars, it seems clear that Kovalev isn't one yet. Capacity in that ballroom is about 3,000, and it looked like it was half-full (which helps explain why the fight was shot with such tight camera angles). Selling less than 2,000 seats definitely shows that Kovalev isn't a star yet.
3. Other random thoughts.
- I have no desire to see either Mayfield or Dulorme anytime soon.
- Except for the replay of the Pac PPV, HBO has no boxing on air for the next seven weeks. Where is all their money being spent?
- I will be very surprised if Chavez-GGG gets made for July.
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Originally posted by King- View PostLol this was his first HBO headline fight, of course nobody in the Atlantic City area will know who the hell Sergey Kovalev is
Brb not a "star" so doesn't deserve Adonis
That fight could of sold 100 tickets and he would still be as good as he is and still a titlist meaning Adonis avoiding Kovalev is still a duck.
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There were a lot of Russian and Polish folks there. But overall, it was a lot of people who know who Kovalev is. It wasn't a fight for the casual boxing fan. People there knew exactly what they were coming to see. And thats what we all got. Another knockout. This is a garbage thread. Bring it all down
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Some Nice heels for SuperTramp:
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