I bet Kathy Duva is regretting speaking out at WBC convention and offering 50:50 split for Stevenson and Kovalev/Pascal winner. With numbers like this Stevenson doesn't deserve an even split.
I have a theory that the way Haymon does business shouldn't work today. Information is spread a lot quicker today than it did 20 years ago. A fight against a nobody was an easier sell back then. And stars were much harder to build, so it paid to protect them. Could you imagine GGG getting the profile he gained within two years 20 years ago? Today other fighters quickly grab the attention while Haymon manoeuvres his fighters through inactivity periods and meaningless fights. Don King is out of business because his methods couldn't keep up with the times. Al Haymon is next.
After Kevin Iole named him boxing's 'Person of the Year' for 2013, I honestly thought that Espinoza's star was only going to shine brighter.
But then he also said Leonard Ellerbe was the 10th most powerful man in boxing and it hasn't been a great year for him either.
They had a good year 2013..... I don't think anybody expected them to landslide like that
After Kevin Iole named him boxing's 'Person of the Year' for 2013, I honestly thought that Espinoza's star was only going to shine brighter.
But then he also said Leonard Ellerbe was the 10th most powerful man in boxing and it hasn't been a great year for him either.
What kind of numbers does Friday Night Fights get?
We saw the top 15 most watched of 2014.
What were the least watched of 2014? Surely this in in that list
It would have gotten much less on saturday because of the NFL Football
What kind of numbers does Friday Night Fights get?
We saw the top 15 most watched of 2014.
What were the least watched of 2014? Surely this in in that list
inb4 Inkanyamba or whatever the fuk his alt is these days
Fact of the matter is Stevenson sold that fight and got 8 figures.
This just shows how much Duva is robbing Kovalov, he hasn't been getting the right amount of money.
Don't know how he only got 7 figures for Hopkins fight.
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Then how can you be glad he got paid that much? Big money to fight duds is the reason he's not taking the big fights, whether it be against Kovalev, Hopkins or Pascal.
Because fighters deserve to get paid good money, regardless of opponent. I don't get mad when a fighter gets over paid because more often than not they get underpaid, like Kov did against Bhop.
Stevenson has taken big fights, he didn't last year. Let's not make 2014 his whole career. Since he isn't fighting top guys I am not watching his fights until the kov/pascal winner.
So Pacquiao vs Hatton & Mosley on Cinco de Mayo weekends was not disrespectful to Mexicans, but Mayweather vs Pac is? Yeah, that make sense.— Stephen Espinoza (@StephenEspinoza) December 23, 2014
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What does that have to do with your mouth being a dick wash for Haymon and company?
When you look at Showtimes lineup in 2014, it was beyond pathetic the fights they put out.
And as of next year they only have 1 fight scheduled. Something is up...
I didn't watch it. Glad Stevenson got paid that much. I won't watch another Stevenson fight until he fights the Pascal v kovalev winner.
Then how can you be glad he got paid that much? Big money to fight duds is the reason he's not taking the big fights, whether it be against Kovalev, Hopkins or Pascal.