I've noticed that on this board and elsewhere,people have been calling certain fighter cherry pickers, and duckers,and people wanting certain fighters to take on the most riskiest fights possible.But yet GGG picks one of the weakest 168 pounders in Chavez jnr,whose done nothing his entire career,but most GGG fans are ok with it despite Ward being the best 168 pounder-who was calling him out.You even have GGG groupies claiming that Ward ducked GGG so GGG chose Chavez instead :lol1:.
Then you have Kovalev who was mandatory for Hopkins,he turned it down in favor of the mediocre Cleverly,but a lot of these most Kovalev fans said nothing about it,and swept the ducking under the same rug they swept GGG ducking of Ward-hoping nobody would find.But i have x-ray vision ya'll,so you people hoped for nothing.Now that Kovalev wants to fight Adonis but Adonis wants Hopkins first,and went over to SHowtime because Showtime gave him a better offer,a lot of these same Kovalev fans that said nothing about Kovalev ducking Hopkins are now saying Stevenson is ducking Kovelev-even though Hopkins is ranked above Kovalev.
Its sound like to me that most GGG and Kovalev fanboy chearleaders hate cherrypickers-just as long as its not GGG and Kovalev.It seem like most GGG and Kovalev fanboys want GGG and Kovalev to cherry-pick because these fanboys are not confident in GGG and Kovalev abilities,despite them acting like GGG and Kovalev is the best guys in their division.And i`m not talking about all GGG and Kovalev fans,i`m talking the fanboy groupie stan ones.
Hopkins and Golden Boy had no intention of making Hopkins-Kovalev. They said some sh1t about Showtime not being interested in the Kovalev fight. Oh please :lol1:
Hopkins said that Showtime wanted no part of "Frankenstein Fight" referring to Kovalev.
Hopkins ducked Andre Ward too.
HBO wanted Chavez vs Ward on PPV but Ward has promotional issues with Goosen that have kept him out of the ring.
HBO went to its big cash cows:
1.Pacman vs Bradley--the second biggest fight in boxing that everyone wanted.
2.Segio vs Cotto--an excellent fight !!! Can you say WAR?
&
3.Chavez vs Sergio--another awesome fight that has WAR written all over it !!!
3 great fights and HELL yes I'll buy all 3.
GBP has the Floyd fight with a pretty good undercard.
Let's get ready for some excellent cards & enjoy !!!
Just a bunch of foreigners backing their fighters vs American fighters nothing new.
They know Americans are the best fighters, so they must beat us in order to be the best. Not a double standard if you are willing to acknowledge the truth.
What's with the "us"? Are YOU one of those great American boxers? Or are you just a great American keyboard warrior?
Because if Kovalev chose Hopkins,Hopkins would have went out his way to make the fight so he don't lose his belt.And if that mean`t fighting on another network then so be it.Hopkins did not have a exclusive contract with Showtime,and Kovalev did not have a exclusive contract with HBO.And Hopkins said that if the IBF ordered that they have to fight then he would fight him.Its Kovalev that chose Cleverly despite being mandatory challenger to Hopkins IBF belt.I have no problem with that,my problem is the double standards from these Kovalev groupies.
What part of making significantly less on another network other than HBO/Showtime do you not understand?
Kovalev Chose Cleverly because Showtime wasn't interested....WTF? Why are you omitting that and it's been posted here numerous times.
Are you purposely omitting it and replacing it with another memory?
Are you comparing the current state of both mens careers?
Come on man!
Roy has been free falling for years and he has to travel to those places to get fights because they want to use his name.
You're comparing him to Bernard Hopkins, who not only has a hand in GBP, but is a current champion and one of Showtimes biggest draws?
Why in the hell would Hopkins do what RJJ is doing and make far less, far far less than he is now?
You're acting like RJJ is running those networks, naw he's looking for fights and getting it from foreign fighters who want to exploit his name for their resume
Because if Kovalev chose Hopkins,Hopkins would have went out his way to make the fight so he don't lose his belt.And if that mean`t fighting on another network then so be it.Hopkins did not have a exclusive contract with Showtime,and Kovalev did not have a exclusive contract with HBO.And Hopkins said that if the IBF ordered that they have to fight then he would fight him.Its Kovalev that chose Cleverly despite being mandatory challenger to Hopkins IBF belt.I have no problem with that,my problem is the double standards from these Kovalev groupies.
It's always a cherry pick unless you like a certain fighter. Fan is short for fanatic. Truth is Floyd fans, GG fans, Danny Garcia fans, Pacquioa fans all act the same.
All that really needs to be said, when it comes to NSB.
Arreolla vs Stiverne is gonna be televised on ESPN.If that fight could be made without SHowtime or HBO,then Hopkins vs Kovalev could have been made without Showtime or HBO.
HOw much do you think they're paying both guys? The whole card is most likely less than 3/4 of what B-Hop will make on Showtime
Arreolla vs Stiverne is gonna be televised on ESPN.If that fight could be made without SHowtime or HBO,then Hopkins vs Kovalev could have been made without Showtime or HBO.
Surely you are now trolling?
I said that Showtime and HBO are not the only networks out there.Roy Jones went over seas numerous times to fight and got paid over a million to fight one of the cruiserwieghts.And the fights was not broadcast by HBO or Showtime.
Are you comparing the current state of both mens careers?
Come on man!
Roy has been free falling for years and he has to travel to those places to get fights because they want to use his name.
You're comparing him to Bernard Hopkins, who not only has a hand in GBP, but is a current champion and one of Showtimes biggest draws?
Why in the hell would Hopkins do what RJJ is doing and make far less, far far less than he is now?
You're acting like RJJ is running those networks, naw he's looking for fights and getting it from foreign fighters who want to exploit his name for their resume
Yea, Why don't they put it on Cartoon Network or the playboy channel?
Please tell me you're joking
it's important that I know you're joking
Arreolla vs Stiverne is gonna be televised on ESPN.If that fight could be made without SHowtime or HBO,then Hopkins vs Kovalev could have been made without Showtime or HBO.
Yea, Why don't they put it on Cartoon Network or the playboy channel?
Please tell me you're joking
it's important that I know you're joking
We were thinking along the same lines :lol1:
You left out showtime not wanting it
I said that Showtime and HBO are not the only networks out there.Roy Jones went over seas numerous times to fight and got paid over a million to fight one of the cruiserwieghts.And the fights was not broadcast by HBO or Showtime.
At the time,Hopkins and Kovalev was not under contract to any network,so they could have did the fight on Fox Sports or overseas.
Yea, Why don't they put it on Cartoon Network or the playboy channel?
Please tell me you're joking
it's important that I know you're joking
Hopkins said if the IBF ordered for them to fight,he would do it.So stick your oh please you know where.
He also said Showtime weren't interested. Oh yeah but they should have fought on Nickelodeon right? :lol1:
Hopkins and Golden Boy had no intention of making Hopkins-Kovalev. They said some sh1t about Showtime not being interested in the Kovalev fight. Oh please :lol1:
Hopkins said if the IBF ordered for them to fight,he would do it.So stick your oh please you know where.
Are you fucking kidding me?
I think you left out CNN
At the time,Hopkins and Kovalev was not under contract to any network,so they could have did the fight on Fox Sports or overseas.
Murat was Hopkins mandatory but couldn't get a visa.So the IBF put Kovalev as the mandatory to Hopkins IBF belt.At the time Hopkins and Kovalev wanted to fight Cleverly,but Hopkins said he was willing to fight his mandatory if the IBF asked him to,But Kovalev chose Cleverly,then after that Murat was able to get a visa so Hopkins fought Murat.
You left out showtime not wanting it
Murat was Hopkins mandatory but couldn't get a visa.So the IBF put Kovalev as the mandatory to Hopkins IBF belt.At the time Hopkins and Kovalev wanted to fight Cleverly,but Hopkins said he was willing to fight his mandatory if the IBF asked him to,But Kovalev chose Cleverly,then after that Murat was able to get a visa so Hopkins fought Murat.
Hopkins and Golden Boy had no intention of making Hopkins-Kovalev. They said some sh1t about Showtime not being interested in the Kovalev fight. Oh please :lol1:
Wasn't Murat Hopkins' mandatory? So Hopkins wouldn't have been forced to fight Kovalev right away. Kovalev had a guaranteed straight shot at Cleverly and an HBO contract so he took that rather than waiting for Hopkins.
Only when Kovalev signed with HBO did Hopkins start showing interest in the fight. Funny that.
The GGG one, I agree with you on. The hypocrisy from his annoying fans is incredible. He's taking Chavez Jr for the money - that's fine. Exactly what Sergio is doing fighting Cotto.
Murat was Hopkins mandatory but couldn't get a visa.So the IBF put Kovalev as the mandatory to Hopkins IBF belt.At the time Hopkins and Kovalev wanted to fight Cleverly,but Hopkins said he was willing to fight his mandatory if the IBF asked him to,But Kovalev chose Cleverly,then after that Murat was able to get a visa so Hopkins fought Murat.
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