HBO turned down Stevens/N'Dam for Kovalev undercard?

[Hougigo]

I agree with this unpopular decision.

What is in it for HBO? Stevens has already been fed to GGG, and he isn't getting the Martinez-Cotto winner. N'Dam has been obliterated by Quillin. It's an entertaining fight, sure, but HBO gets ZERO benefit moving forward.

Stevens is a popular fight up there and N'Dam is good competition at 160. A Duva fighter and would help with the Kovalev card.
If they don't want to prioritize dropping money on this.... I kind of get that

[mathed]

Simple....Stevens got on HBO because he was fighting and HBO hyped fighter...Quillin and N'Dam got on HBO because he was fighting another HBO hyped fighter...GGG. So, you now have two "opponents" being brought on as headliners and HBO doesn't want it. Shame because it would have been a good fight but HBO can't can't have them looking good on their airwaves now because it would detract from the images of Quillin and GGG that they want the public to have. They want people to view them [Stevens & N'Dam] as challengers, not contenders.

[Russian Crushin]

Simple....Stevens got on HBO because he was fighting and HBO hyped fighter...Quillin and N'Dam got on HBO because he was fighting another HBO hyped fighter...GGG. So, you now have two "opponents" being brought on as headliners and HBO doesn't want it. Shame because it would have been a good fight but HBO can't can't have them looking good on their airwaves now because it would detract from the images of Quillin and GGG that they want the public to have. They want people to view them [Stevens & N'Dam] as challengers, not contenders.

lol what are you talking about?

[Deeznuts]

Dulorme Mayfield is a good fight. HBO looking for their next star. Dulorme struck out once but many know he was overmatched too quickly. Nothing like watching top prospects go at it looking for stardom usually makes for a good fight

[Sugar Adam Ali]

For an undercard fight,, this would have been perfect

[Hougigo]

These two guys are also a lot cheaper than Stevens/N'Dam

[HeroBando]

It's a pretty good fight, but it probably cost more than the main event.

[Hougigo]

It's a pretty good fight, but it probably cost more than the main event.

Give one to Kirkland. He wanted Garcia at MW

[Bushidō]

Steve Kim ***8207;@stevemaxboxing 1h
Good chance of Curtis Stevens being a part of that April 4th NBCSN card.HBO, Im told turned down Stevens-N'Dam for March 29th opener #boxing



Come on HBO...

They are banking on Europeans..which I don't blame them.

Eastern Promises!

[The Hammer]

I like you as a poster but why did you had to go ahead and say this?

I know I am not reading this from a Wladimir Klitschko fan? After the pathetic Wlad-Povetkin fight, you should not speak on any fighter clinching. First make a thread about how much you hated Wlad-Povetkin then you can criticize all other clinchers.

I didn't like Wlad's clinching in the Povetkin fight. He didn't fight like that when he was Andre Ward's age, but seems to resort to it a lot now, in his late 30s.

But at least Wladimir doesn't deliberately headbutt and hit off the break.