Correct me if I'm wrong, but Showtime only one a one fight bid to air his Fonfara fight on Showtime and he's still a neutral. HBO still wants that fight, but looks like they won't want to go to a bid again.
I was fine for the first time, got a huge offer from Showtime that HBO didn't feel like matching.
Everyone was saying it's business and that it's the smart thing to do... which I'm fine with.
Now what's stopping him now from doing the same thing but with this time actually have HBO bid for his fight and actually making more money?
You said he "Should" like he wasn't willing to.. You were insinuating.
This is all because I used the word should?
Well the impression is sure given that way with all the Hopkins talk and the absence of the other mysterious nobody from HBO
Ahem...
Konz dont like the bidding (and therefore upping the max money possible). But thats another topic :-)
Power to Adonis if he can make two networks bid for him multiple times. objectively this is the perfect move. I havent read everything about this, but if he can still fight fight on both networks. and the main reason for fighting on a certain network vs a certain fighter is the money bid, thats fair and 10/10.
If you are against this than you have to be against fighters fighting for their worth. I didnt know boxing fans were against fighters getting paid :)
Ones again i dont know the ins and outs...is there someone that can provide some info? a link/source would be appreciated.
Once again who said HBO or showtime shouldn't bid for his services? If he is a free agent then HBO or showtime need to get to work and bid for him. When you say "Adonis should put himself up for bidding" then you are insinuating that he wasn't willing to. Again for those with reading comprehension if Adonis is a free agent that HBO and others should get to work and start bidding for him, why? Because we all want to see the best fighting the best..
Is he preventing HBO from bidding for him again? I don't get it.. Am sure ANY business commodity would want two companies bidding for their services, so who says he isn't interested in what HBO has to say? If he is a free agent then HBO need to get to work.
Ahem...
Konz dont like the bidding (and therefore upping the max money possible). But thats another topic :-)
Power to Adonis if he can make two networks bid for him multiple times. objectively this is the perfect move. I havent read everything about this, but if he can still fight fight on both networks. and the main reason for fighting on a certain network vs a certain fighter is the money bid, thats fair and 10/10.
If you are against this than you have to be against fighters fighting for their worth. I didnt know boxing fans were against fighters getting paid :)
Ones again i dont know the ins and outs...is there someone that can provide some info? a link/source would be appreciated.
Duhhh dumb dumb, that's why they should bid.You think if HBO offers something Showtime won't? Especially with all their talk of investing in LHW now?
OP arqued they did it the first time, why not a second time in a much better position?
Read the thread dumbo, I know education probably isn't the best from where you are from, but read what the OP SAID... He said Adonis "should put himself up for bidding again".... He never said HBO "Should bid" for Adonis again since he is a free agent. That's two different things.
Well I guess he doesn't want to put himself up for "Bidding" because Kovalev is with HBO.... Am pretty sure that all they are trying to say without typing it out.
I don't follow Adonis or Kovalev so I don't know much about their contracts, but if Adonis is a free agent like the OP claimed then HBO should jumped in and offer him a good deal for the Kovalev fight.
Am personally just tired of hearing how "this guy doesn't want to fight that guy" BS that I read on here all the time, it's lame and boring.
Duhhh dumb dumb, that's why they should bid.You think if HBO offers something Showtime won't? Especially with all their talk of investing in LHW now?
OP arqued they did it the first time, why not a second time in a much better position?
Is he preventing HBO from bidding for him again? I don't get it.. Am sure ANY business commodity would want two companies bidding for their services, so who says he isn't interested in what HBO has to say? If he is a free agent then HBO need to get to work.
Who said he wasn't?
I was arguing with Holy who said it's stupid to bid
"Should" is a funny little quip in the title
Well I guess he doesn't want to put himself up for "Bidding" because Kovalev is with HBO.... Am pretty sure that all they are trying to say without typing it out.
I don't follow Adonis or Kovalev so I don't know much about their contracts, but if Adonis is a free agent like the OP claimed then HBO should jumped in and offer him a good deal for the Kovalev fight.
Am personally just tired of hearing how "this guy doesn't want to fight that guy" BS that I read on here all the time, it's lame and boring.
Here's what I don't get, He did the bidding between the two once and people said it was a smart money move.
He is in a position again to actually get the two to bid and make even more money... and it's a bad thing?
The defense the first time was he's doing the smart businessman move to make as much money as possible. How is making them bid for the bigger fights with HBO actually participating in a bid a bad thing?
Not only can he get a big payday for one fight, but get return dates if he loses.
How is this bad?
This is basically the first time around but way better
Is he preventing HBO from bidding for him again? I don't get it.. Am sure ANY business commodity would want two companies bidding for their services, so who says he isn't interested in what HBO has to say? If he is a free agent then HBO need to get to work.
^^^
Like that tard.
Thinks a set price is better than HBO and Showtime bidding big bucks for a fight.
I mean, you really can't make stupidity like this up!
You just can't! YOu gotta see it live to believe it actually happened
I don't get all these dumb fans trying to insinuate that Adonis has to go all out and take HBO offer to fight Kovalev on HBO, as much as I want to see the biggest fights it has to be on the right terms for all parties. Am sure if HBO works out a great deal with Adonis then he would be fighting on HBO against whoever they want him to fight.
"Should" is a funny little quip in the title
Here's what I don't get, He did the bidding between the two once and people said it was a smart money move.
He is in a position again to actually get the two to bid and make even more money... and it's a bad thing?
The defense the first time was he's doing the smart businessman move to make as much money as possible. How is making them bid for the bigger fights with HBO actually participating in a bid a bad thing?
Not only can he get a big payday for one fight, but get return dates if he loses.
How is this bad?
This is basically the first time around but way better
Jesus Christ. Stevenson defenders who backed the bidding backtracking now that it means he might have to fight Kovalev.
Hope Duva wins the lawsuit and makes the pimp fight for less money
I don't get all these dumb fans trying to insinuate that Adonis has to go all out and take HBO offer to fight Kovalev on HBO, as much as I want to see the biggest fights it has to be on the right terms for all parties. Am sure if HBO works out a great deal with Adonis then he would be fighting on HBO against whoever they want him to fight.
Here's what I don't get, He did the bidding between the two once and people said it was a smart money move.
He is in a position again to actually get the two to bid and make even more money... and it's a bad thing?
The defense the first time was he's doing the smart businessman move to make as much money as possible. How is making them bid for the bigger fights with HBO actually participating in a bid a bad thing?
Not only can he get a big payday for one fight, but get return dates if he loses.
How is this bad?
This is basically the first time around but way better
My thoughts exactly. If they wanted Kovalev that bad they would've bought Stevenson
I don't get all these dumb fans trying to insinuate that Adonis has to go all out and take HBO offer to fight Kovalev on HBO, as much as I want to see the biggest fights it has to be on the right terms for all parties. Am sure if HBO works out a great deal with Adonis then he would be fighting on HBO against whoever they want him to fight.
HBO should take their own advise, if they want the best fighter or fights then they have to pay the biggest money, when your rivals are outbidding you then you doing something wrong.
My thoughts exactly. If they wanted Kovalev that bad they would've bought Stevenson
HBO is cheap as hell. Who the hell is Kovalev really ?
HBO should take their own advise, if they want the best fighter or fights then they have to pay the biggest money, when your rivals are outbidding you then you doing something wrong.
HBO is cheap as hell. Who the hell is Kovalev really ?
Dunno, why don't you ask the Million people who watched him beat up the
famous Agnew.
Didn't answer my question. Do you understand the concept of bidding?
what stevenson needs to do is continue ducking kovalev like his life depends on it. That fight wouldn't even be competitive. Kovalev stops him in less than 6.
Hopkins fight probably is where it's at as that will at least be a competitive fight, which stevenson may win. Kovalev would be a one sided beat down and Haymon and the 1 stevenson fan in this site know it.