IMO the Showtime offer is just a smokescreen...

[brick wall]

..for the Stevenson-Fonfara fight. Nobody in his right mind would pay a significant amount for that fight. Haymon, Espinoza and Mitchel are in cahoots on this one. They put up a number out there that they think HBO will not match and so they could say Showtime's offer is higher. Plus, Stevenson doesn't wanna commit to fighting Kovalev next which is a must for HBO.

It's a way out imo. If Stevenson is getting paid, it's for the Bhop fight which he really prefers in the first place so they devised a strategy for that to happen. He signed up with Haymon eventhough he knew HBO doesn't deal with GBP and Haymon. It was a plan that Kovalev was never a part of and they found the perfect excuse (Sho's offer is higher) to avoid that fight. What sucks is they made people believe that they have the intention to make that fight.

[Da Machine]

You would pay a significant amount to legally steal the number #1 or 2 at a given weight class. They are looking at Stevenson as a investment.

[ИATAS]

Well yeah Thats obvious. This is why it goes down as one of the greatests ducks of all time. It's such a sophisticated and masterful duck.

[brick wall]

You would pay a significant amount to legally steal the number #1 or 2 at a given weight class. They are looking at Stevenson as a investment.

if stevenson is getting paid significantly it's for the bhop fight not fonfara.

and there's nothing to steal legally here smh

[al-Xander]

I've mentioned this in one of my previous posts. It's a fake offer. We'll soon find out. That's why I'll follow these clowns' footsteps till they leave boxing. This sport needs lots of real investigative reporters.

I'm just glad HBO is taking control over their business.

[sbbigmike]

So now taking on the better fighter and highest purse is a duck, simply because AS doesn't want to face the dummy fighter.....


Yall need a new sport..............

[Dr Rumack]

This is about Showtime/Haymon seizing the opportunity to poach Stevenson and derail one of HBO's big projects. Obviously they don't care about the Fonfara fight. But they care about hurting HBO. The Stevenson-Kovalev fight falling apart doesn't matter to them, they're looking at destroying a competitor.

HBO really need to decide whether they are serious about boxing anymore or not. I can understand them not wanting fighters to be able to squeeze them by threatening to run to Showtime, but the alternative is the risk of irrelevance.

[Da Machine]

if stevenson is getting paid significantly it's for the bhop fight not fonfara.

and there's nothing to steal legally here smh

What do you mean? They outbid HBO, an HBO fighter, essentially making him a Showtime fighter. That's a flat out steal and it's legal. They now have right of refusal to Stevensons next fight. In all Liklihood Stevenson will fight BHop so HBO wouldn't bid anyways.

Stevenson is a Showtime fighter now, and really nothing HBO can do about it. They made their choice by not matching the offer. WIsh we could see what the amount was.

You do make a good point with the fake offer though. Some showtime and Haymon agreement on the real amount.

[Daddy T]

it's a big fat duck ... haymon is destroying the sport for the fans ... just want to get a cash cow and then keep him away from the one guy who might beat him ... typical Haymon move.

I won't be paying for any stevenson fight ... ever ... unless it's kovalev

[jas]

its up there with one of the biggest ducks of all time. im doing my research as we speak as to whether its top 5 ,top 10 or top 20 atg duck