Comments Thread For: Stevenson-Fonfara Looms For April 12 in Montreal?

[Citizen Koba]

What's Kovalev supposed to do? He "must" stay "untested" and "unproven" as long as it takes...

I also think that Pascal, Bute want "no piece" -- Pascal would try to fight B-Hop and Bute would rather go back south, at the 168... As for "sad Chad": did he manage to get a trainer and a promoter?

Not yet I think, but he did say recently he'd like to fight Kovalev in the future - cept I'm thinking Chad doesn't really have a future in the sport.

[Box-Office]

*** this ****y corupt rankings and their disgusting mismatches

it's like a can like Leapai gon get titleshot on can crusher Klitschko for being a "legit" contender beating another bum Boytsov :blow:

while there'r a really legit opposition Fury, Pulev, Bermane, Wilder, been Haye but pusy Klitschko Vitali ducking him for yearz

people wanna see some decent **** not bull**** like Klitschko vs bum Charr Klitschko vs light heavyweight Adamek Klitschko vs light heavyweight Mormek Klitschko vs can Pianeta Klitschko vs can Wach etc.

same **** Stevenson, Kovalev and others

they are champions so have to brawl with tha best = each other

i wanna see Stevenson fighting Kovalev or the winner Pascal/Bute matchup... not Fonfara

He's just defended the belt vs №1 mandatory contender Bellew so can easily fight either Kovalev or Bute/Pascal without any problems

Dude I and any boxing fan would wanna see best fiting best all year around with no breaks but its a business and these boys take serious damage and wanna cash in too so the harsh reality is they will take easy fites.

Rankings in Fonfara's case matter cuz hes not backed by a major promoter.

[Citizen Koba]

Yeh he is decent for sure after all hes #1 in WBO and IBF whom you can say are better than their counterparts by some margins atleast and has beaten Campillio.

Alvarez only has 13 fites and against solid opposition his next fite is against Oosthhuizen in Jan so i dont think he'll make it, but his resume already looks better than Cleverly's but then again thats anybody. German fiters seldom travel abroad so scratch Jurgen out.

Stevenson aint a duck he is the Lineal champion and will beat kovalev.

That's just it tho, innit - he might beat Kovalev, but he might not.

Kovalev would be a bigger payday than Fonfara and brings a belt. If Stevensons team was that sure, they'd go for it now. I understand the business decision - Stevenson doesn't have long at the top due to his age and they don't wanna take a big risk with him til they've made some decent $s.

Thing is Kovalevs name ain't gonna grow if he can't get the big names in the ring with him. And as you point out - he's unlikely to get anyone ranked in or even near the top ten. It seems like GYM is arguing Kovalev doesn't bring enough to the table, but by effectively shutting him out they're almost ensuring he'll never be worth more than he is now.

[MDPopescu]

Its not a bad fite as Fonfara is ranked #1 in WBO and IBF and #4 by WBC so its not as bad plus he had a tough schedule anyways nothing wrong with a easy money fite. Kovalev will get his!!

They may rank Fonfara even as #1 P4P if they want to... His best wins are against a shot 43 years old Johnson, and against a shot 34 years old Campillo...

But let's pretend that Fonfara would somehow stand a very narrow chance against Adonis (who's 36)... In case Fonfara would be able to duck the pimp's straight left till the later rounds -- which I doubt...

(As about Fonfara vs Kovalev: the Polish fighter would be as dead as a dead duck)...

[zuz]

Damn that 5 percent

right brah, **** hapens

stil hope it aint gona hapen

Dude I and any boxing fan would wanna see best fiting best all year around with no breaks but its a business and these boys take serious damage and wanna cash

so what's the problem?

Stevenson will make huge coing off Bute/Pascal bout... much more than he'd fight Fanfara

imo Adonis will smash Bute/Pascal winner. so i just can't get it why they're focusing on Fonfara bout

understand Kovale's situation.. he's very dangerous option to Stevenson also aint so much entertaining in Canada

but Bute/Pascal just a PERFECT matchup for Adonis... no risk losing nearly plus huge profit in the pocket

[MDPopescu]

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i wanna see Stevenson fighting Kovalev or the winner Pascal/Bute matchup... not Fonfara

He's just defended the belt vs №1 mandatory contender Bellew so can easily fight either Kovalev or Bute/Pascal without any problems

Well, chap, Adonis "can easily fight" anybody, but this doesn't necessary mean that the pimp would win those fights...

To sum up: Adonis "can easily fight" Kovalev and get KOd easily... Adonis "can easily fight" Pascal and even dispatch him into the process... But Adonis "can't easily fight" Bute, because Bute won't fight him -- he would rather prefer going back south (perhaps the only fight Bute would take at 175 is against grandpa B-Hop)...

[MDPopescu]

In case (just in case) Bute beats Pascal, I think that GYM Promotions will easily "feed" poor Pascal to his stable mate Adonis Stebenson... But if Pascal wins we will have a beautiful "fix" -- on huge money, in Quebec or Montreal...

[Box-Office]

That's just it tho, innit - he might beat Kovalev, but he might not.

Kovalev would be a bigger payday than Fonfara and brings a belt. If Stevensons team was that sure, they'd go for it now. I understand the business decision - Stevenson doesn't have long at the top due to his age and they don't wanna take a big risk with him til they've made some decent $s.

Thing is Kovalevs name ain't gonna grow if he can't get the big names in the ring with him. And as you point out - he's unlikely to get anyone ranked in or even near the top ten. It seems like GYM is arguing Kovalev doesn't bring enough to the table, but by effectively shutting him out they're almost ensuring he'll never be worth more than he is now.

Anybody vs a fiter from Quebec province, Canada sells. That is why theyre getting him an easy defense. Better for him to get some paydays before getting in a fite that we all know gonna end in KO. But 175 lbs isnt a star stacked division anyways as theyre all locked in fites hopkins vs beibut, bute vs pascal and stevenson who wants an easy defense so it does suck for Kovalev.

I do wish the Kovalev fite happen soon and i just dont see why? HBO is investing in him and will pressure GYM i mean he may even fite Pascal/Bute after Fonfara but unless he wants to give his soul to Hopkins by jumping to SHOWTIME he will get it on with Kovalev late 2014

[Box-Office]

right brah, **** hapens

stil hope it aint gona hapen



so what's the problem?

Stevenson will make huge coing off Bute/Pascal bout... much more than he'd fight Fanfara

imo Adonis will smash Bute/Pascal winner. so i just can't get it why they're focusing on Fonfara bout

understand Kovale's situation.. he's very dangerous option to Stevenson also aint so much entertaining in Canada

but Bute/Pascal just a PERFECT matchup for Adonis... no risk losing nearly plus huge profit in the pocket

Yeh he may even fite bute pascal winner after fonfara cuz mite as well get more paydays before getting in a fite that will end in KO and is 50-50 as it can get at 175lbs. HBO will pressure Stevenson cuz they are investing in Kovalev and that undercard thing wasnt cuz Stevenson cant sell its obvious wat they want and late 2014 i see it happening

[Box-Office]

They may rank Fonfara even as #1 P4P if they want to... His best wins are against a shot 43 years old Johnson, and against a shot 34 years old Campillo...

But let's pretend that Fonfara would somehow stand a very narrow chance against Adonis (who's 36)... In case Fonfara would be able to duck the pimp's straight left till the later rounds -- which I doubt...

(As about Fonfara vs Kovalev: the Polish fighter would be as dead as a dead duck)...

I take these rankings as a grain of salt not literally considering the subjective and rigged nature of the sport. Also Fonfara aint backed by a major entity so it does mean something. I never said beating Fonfara makes Stevenson HOF bound but its a make money decent fite and Stevenson can sell against anybody and will fite Bute/Pascal winner after and then late 2014 Kovalev KO to end the year.