Just got an email from Kathy Duva..

Ward's team will most likely be difficult to negotiate with. They will want another home advantage, for one. They'll probably want the lion's share of the profits but I'm not sure what home advantage you're talking about. They can't fight in California or Russia and Ward isn't from Las Vegas so........where exactly should they fight?

You can't have overseas judges in vegas ? Is that true ?

Ward's team will most likely be difficult to negotiate with. They will want another home advantage, for one.

The problem I have with that is the same with this presidential election in which everyone goes in knowing the rules and circumstances, then when it doesn't go their way, suddenly everything is unfair and broken. Duva herself said she was fine with the judges selected. Now, she's not. Go look for an alternative if you like, I have nothing against that. Change it the next time. That's just living and learning. It's the blame game which I feel is weak and of poor character. Couldn't agree more.

The problem I have with that is the same with this presidential election in which everyone goes in knowing the rules and circumstances, then when it doesn't go their way, suddenly everything is unfair and broken. Duva herself said she was fine with the judges selected. Now, she's not. Go look for an alternative if you like, I have nothing against that. Change it the next time. That's just living and learning. It's the blame game which I feel is weak and of poor character.

Wrong. Ward Stevenson in Canada is a big fight. Shame the Canadians don't think so: Stevenson vs dawson 6000/15000 tickets stevenson vs cloud 9921/15000 tickets stevenson vs bellew 8540/15000 tickets stevenson vs forfana 6340/15000 tickets stevenson vs sukhotsky 6220/15000 tickets stevenson vs bika 4729/15000 tickets the man struggles to fill the stadium 30% for most he's fights, no even counting how many free tickets are given away, while still getting 2 million paydays. Am i crazy to find these numbers insane, or am i an idiots and needs to stay quiet and understand haymon is the financial genius of our time? discuss

Remember it was Duva who cried about wanting the fightin Vegas over Roc Nation's preferred New York where they do allow non-local judges.

They have ZERO leverage. None. Ward won the fight and is holding ALL the cards... Except Wards signature mandating him to fight Kovalev. Where do u get your legal advice? Smackit & Crackit & Co.? LOL Ward HAS to fight Kovalev.

Duva is delusional. The fight will go wherever the most money can be made not in California or Russia. Obviously that's Vegas. She must not have been paying attention on Saturday when Buffer read the scorecards. Her man LOST. Therefore, Ward is holding all the cards and will dictate the tune everyone will dance to... 'Say wut bro?' Tell me again how Ward can do what he wants having officially obligated himself to Kovalev a second time contractually? Does Ward have to fight Kovalev? Yes or No?

Wrong. Ward Stevenson in Canada is a big fight. And Stevenson fights under which banner again?

Let's look at all the facts: No rematch in California and Russia, ok. Main Events doesn't want to have it Nevada, because of their judges system. For a card of this magnitude the insurance problem in NY isn't that big. The insurance costs are about 2700 $ per fighter. Who really needs an undercard anyway? But Roc Nation Sports sits in NY, effectively killing the chance of having it there. It won't be in NJ eiher. Home state to Main Events. Nevada's big advantage are the low taxes. Another suitable state might be Texas, but I don't know how many interest the fight generates there. Stacking the undercard with Latino fighters might be a solution. But going to Texas because you want to get away from 'corruption' or 'robberies'? Come on, man... Florida could be interesting, but yeah, the last big event there was...Tarver vs. Jones III? They can go to a lot of places, but at the end you want to fill the arena and not have some Bradley vs. Alexander situation where you don't fill the arena, and that only to avoid a 'robbery'...

They have ZERO leverage. None. Ward won the fight and is holding ALL the cards... They do have leverage. For one they know Ward doesnt make money with anyone else at LHW. Thats leverage.

I love Duva <3. Weird crush like the one I've always had for Doris Burke.

They will do it in Vegas. At the end of the day money talks.

Good Option , but I'm not sure if they would have the same appeal as NYC venues.. I'm not sure if Atlantic City can hold as big a crowd as the other venues though.. Atlantic City is all but dead dude.

Close to NYC is a good deal but then you run into the issue of losing the ability to sell the expensive seats to the casinos who give the tickets to the Vegas high-rollers. That's the biggest advantage of staging fights in Vegas. You're nearly guarantee a sell-out for the lower bowl and ringside seats. True, but is this a fight that really attracts that crowd? You have clubs in NYC that will be easy to get to after the fight. I think Newark is the perfect solution if the NYC insurance can't get addressed.

Plus the fee the casino pays just to stage the event there. Itll be Vegas. Duva will probably just try to use this situation to leverage some other stuff in negotiations. Hopefully the Commission will be open to relax the judging requirement. I always thought one judge from each of the 2 fighters home countries and a third judge from elsewhere was standard. I didn't learn until Monday that Nevada requires in-state judges.

Yeah, i forgot about insurance. So have it at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. the train goes from MSG right to Newark so its easy to get to. If you did Ward/Kov 2 with an Usyk/Glowacki 2 or a unification that would do good business. Good Option , but I'm not sure if they would have the same appeal as NYC venues.. I'm not sure if Atlantic City can hold as big a crowd as the other venues though..

Close to NYC is a good deal but then you run into the issue of losing the ability to sell the expensive seats to the casinos who give the tickets to the Vegas high-rollers. That's the biggest advantage of staging fights in Vegas. You're nearly guarantee a sell-out for the lower bowl and ringside seats. Plus the fee the casino pays just to stage the event there. Itll be Vegas. Duva will probably just try to use this situation to leverage some other stuff in negotiations.

Newark, NJ Prudential Center. Close to NYC. Large Arena. Easy to get to. Close to NYC is a good deal but then you run into the issue of losing the ability to sell the expensive seats to the casinos who give the tickets to the Vegas high-rollers. That's the biggest advantage of staging fights in Vegas. You're nearly guarantee a sell-out for the lower bowl and ringside seats.