Richard Schaefer: "I've never heard of Kovalev, many people have never heard of him."

things happened and it all boils down to a case of "bad timing".....when B.Hop signed to fight Murat it was part of the deal he made to get the Cloud fight....he didn't go looking for the cat....anyway, he kept his end of the deal and gave dude his shot....during the time Kovalev was inked to fight the cat he fought NBC last week....the B.Hop-Murat fight fell apart right after Adonis layed Chad out...hmmmm....Kovalev just came outta the basement with ALL these dudes rubbing his shoulders like he's done something special...I don't get it!! if HBO doesn't allow Adonis to get schooled by B.Hop then Kovalev can get it....but you can't knock the man for trying to secure bigger purses if he can get Froch....Clev puts a bigger prize in the bank for B.Hop as well....they are prize fighters btw.....but I do believe B.Hop is gonna fight this Kovalev dude...maybe it'll happen in Sept....just remeber where you hear this sh1t first at!! :lol1: He held up his end of the deal by agreeing to face the mandatory who was Murat... now it's Kovalev. If he can get Froch, Cleverly, Stevonson, any other champ, then fine.... but if not, he should face Kovalev and fulfill his end of the bargain

Well nobody knows 90% of the bums Canelo or Broner fought but that never stopped this hypocrite from making those fights. Bb...buut.... They're "low risk" fighters! It's funny, a guy who's "high risk" doesn't get the fights they deserve... It makes you think, shouldn't we just crown these "high risk" guys the best in the sport? Schafer is not just a hypocrite......but it's all a part of how golden boy operates. GBP nuthuggers defend them with their life ( who wouldn't wanna see their favorite fighters fight live bodies?) but there's a reason HBO kicked GBP off and wants nothing to do with it. This is a prime example. Golden boy promotions: where lee Purdy and Gavin Rees earn title shots......but sergey Kovalev is too unknown for one and too risky.. Just think about tha for a second....

Well nobody knows 90% of the bums Canelo or Broner fought but that never stopped this hypocrite from making those fights.

Schaefer's comments about Kovalev being an unkown look a bit silly when you consider Murat was next up for Hopkins. That said, i don't see Hopkins or Cleverly facing Kovalev any time soon..he's a dangerous pouncher, so fits in the 'high risk, low reward' bracket i suppose.

He is? Like Ornelas? Like Murat would have been? It's bullsh*t. Chosing a big fight over this one is fine obviously and a fight with Stevenson or Froch or even Cleverly instead of this is fine. But to turn down the fight because "no one knows who Kovalev is" is bullsh*t every single way you look at it. Like Joe C or RJJ. That's what i'm saying. But it's high risk, low reward. Why would you do that? The dude is 50 years old almost. He should just fight for the money. And watch if he isn't trying to stall just to get one of the three you mentioned in the ring. He might give up his belt. He doesn't need it anyway.

things happened and it all boils down to a case of "bad timing".....when B.Hop signed to fight Murat it was part of the deal he made to get the Cloud fight....he didn't go looking for the cat....anyway, he kept his end of the deal and gave dude his shot....during the time Kovalev was inked to fight the cat he fought NBC last week....the B.Hop-Murat fight fell apart right after Adonis layed Chad out...hmmmm....Kovalev just came outta the basement with ALL these dudes rubbing his shoulders like he's done something special...I don't get it!! if HBO doesn't allow Adonis to get schooled by B.Hop then Kovalev can get it....but you can't knock the man for trying to secure bigger purses if he can get Froch....Clev puts a bigger prize in the bank for B.Hop as well....they are prize fighters btw.....but I do believe B.Hop is gonna fight this Kovalev dude...maybe it'll happen in Sept....just remeber where you hear this sh1t first at!! :lol1:

Why no Cleverly fight? the two of them have been mentioning each other for over a year already and now that the path is completelly clear the interest disappears. IMO, it's the right fight for the moment. Stevenson lacks the experience to defeat BHop, but I guess it's an OK matchup.

Why no Cleverly fight? the two of them have been mentioning each other for over a year already and now that the path is completelly clear the interest disappears. IMO, it's the right fight for the moment. Stevenson lacks the experience to defeat BHop, but I guess it's an OK matchup.

Hadn't seen he'd been ordered mandatory. Guess that's what I get for skimming. Regardless, it doesn't take much brains to figure out that this fight won't make that much, though probably more than Murat. Hopkins is notoriously known for fighting the money fights. Wouldn't be surprised if he dodged this one. But I'm certainly not going to call duck. He is? Like Ornelas? Like Murat would have been? It's bullsh*t. Chosing a big fight over this one is fine obviously and a fight with Stevenson or Froch or even Cleverly instead of this is fine. But to turn down the fight because "no one knows who Kovalev is" is bullsh*t every single way you look at it.

The IBF has already stated that Kovalev is the mandatory. He should fight him anyway he's the #3 LHW and he just destroyed Campillo, the same guy who dominated the guy he just fought. I hear you if he isn't. But he is. Murat was mandatory, they were ready for that fight, he can't take it...Kovalev is now mandatory and it has been ordered by the IBF. Hadn't seen he'd been ordered mandatory. Guess that's what I get for skimming. Regardless, it doesn't take much brains to figure out that this fight won't make that much, though probably more than Murat. Hopkins is notoriously known for fighting the money fights. Wouldn't be surprised if he dodged this one. But I'm certainly not going to call duck.

What does it have to do with Warren? The only reason that fight won't happen now is because of Kovalev. Christ, was Warren also behind 9/11? Like it was going to happen anyway? Warren isn't about to see his sole world champ get punched out at home. I don't think anyone believes he would make that fight and I don't think it would be good business on his part if he did.

I've never heard of the guy. And yes, I do know a lot about boxing. So F off with the well you don't know s*** about boxing. LOL Seriously though when has this guy fought on American TV? He's headlined 2 or 3 Fight Night on NBC Sports already. Kovalev actually trains and fights in the US also.

F*cking Hopkins fans want me to care about him beating Tavoris Cloud and act like it's a big deal and then tell me Kovalev is a nobody, when the man blasted someone that dominated Cloud. Yeah kind of silly how Cloud was a "good win" for Hopkins, and days before the Campillo-Kovlaev fight Lotta people were saying Campillo will win because he beat cloud..... Campillo, who put on a boxing clinic againsy Cloud, gets destroyed by Kovlaev and now that he's Hopkins mandatory, all of a sudden Campillo is a bum and was shot, etc... Instead of just admitting KovAlev is pretty damn good and a legit player at 175.

The fact that Hopkins team and GBP were more then willing to face Murat as a mandatory and now all of a sudden Kovalev-the replacement mandatory "makes no sense" just goes to show how dangerous Kovlaev truly is. Kinda silly those posters who always call guys "overhyped" and say they haven't fought anybody. There's a reason Kovalev is getting hype, and as you can see it's well-deserved. F*cking Hopkins fans want me to care about him beating Tavoris Cloud and act like it's a big deal and then tell me Kovalev is a nobody, when the man blasted someone that dominated Cloud.

Typical Schaefer comment. Not surprised at all. What happened to respecting your mandatory obligation?

The fact that Hopkins team and GBP were more then willing to face Murat as a mandatory and now all of a sudden Kovalev-the replacement mandatory "makes no sense" just goes to show how dangerous Kovlaev truly is. Kinda silly those posters who always call guys "overhyped" and say they haven't fought anybody. There's a reason Kovalev is getting hype, and as you can see it's well-deserved.

Im not saying that, but he was ordered to fight him. If Kovalev is his new mandatory he should fight him. But if he isn't, he should fight someone else like Froch. I hear you if he isn't. But he is. Murat was mandatory, they were ready for that fight, he can't take it...Kovalev is now mandatory and it has been ordered by the IBF.

The IBF has already stated that Kovalev is the mandatory. He should fight him anyway he's the #3 LHW and he just destroyed Campillo, the same guy who dominated the guy he just fought. Makes no sense for B-Hop to fight him. Better to vacate, unify with Cleverly or secure Froch.

Im not saying that, but he was ordered to fight him. If Kovalev is his new mandatory he should fight him. But if he isn't, he should fight someone else like Froch. The IBF has already stated that Kovalev is the mandatory. He should fight him anyway he's the #3 LHW and he just destroyed Campillo, the same guy who dominated the guy he just fought.

Yeah Karo Murats high profile made so much more sense... Im not saying that, but he was ordered to fight him. If Kovalev is his new mandatory he should fight him. But if he isn't, he should fight someone else like Froch.