Duva will block Stevenson/Showtime deal and enforce previous Kov-Stev agreement

[MDPopescu]

I hope this happens and Adonis gets his ugly as$ KTFO!

They will turn Adonis into the next Canadian cash cow at the Bell Centre...

Adonis needs to hire bodyguards, because the Russian killer will hunt him on back alleys...

[King_]

Lol @ the suckers who swore this fight will happen no matter what so long as "the money's right" for Adonis, even after signing with Haymon


This is one of the clearest, well-planned and thought out ducks in boxing in the past 5 years.


The whole situation is hilarious and very sad for boxing fans. You're robbing a legit contender to create his own legacy and challenge and win a lineal title.


Oh well.... Don't complain when people call Kovalev the best LHW!

[US Dirk Killer]

Dang, they had an agreement and everything for the Stevenson fight. Take their ass to court

[Daddy T]

So instead of chasing the champ team Krapalev will take them to court??SMH sounds very familiar....

Why doesnt he join Haymon's stable if he really wants to fight Adonis?

lol amazing ... simply amazing ... Team Kovalev are so desperate to make the fight they are bringing it to court ... team Stevenson are so desperate to avoid the fight they are going to court ...

And somehow you see it as team kovalev that's in the wrong...

[Deevel916]

Im not so sure about that.

1) Main Events/Gym/HBO reach a verbal agreement documented in emails that HBO will air Stevenson-Fonfara then Stevenson- Kovalev

2) Gym/Haymon run to Showtime and get a bigger offer for Stevenson-Fonfara and ask HBO to match it without assurances that they'll fight Kovalev afterwards.

That right there would be them violating the previous agreement asking more money for the same fight while going back on the second part of the original deal.

This is why I call Stevenson a duck. If HBO is willing to air your fight with fonfara so long that you're willing to face off with Kovalev in the fall, why would u not agree to the Kovalev fight? If HBO is going to Invest in building u up, why would u try and wiggle your way out of the fight that everyone wants to see?

[Hougigo]

This is why I call Stevenson a duck. If HBO is willing to air your fight with fonfara so long that you're willing to face off with Kovalev in the fall, why would u not agree to the Kovalev fight? If HBO is going to Invest in building u up, why would u try and wiggle your way out of the fight that everyone wants to see?

It a business move doe, but when HBO is doing it... it's B.S

[jas]

stevenson smart business man doe,
thats the main thing doe,
i wanna see him fight dawson after hopkins doe,
i dont care about ward, pascal, kovalev 1 and 2, ggg doe -
who cares about good fights doe

[Public_Enemy]

Stevenson/Kovalev was the biggest potential fight of the year. It needed to happen. I really like this move by Duva. I'm not sure if it will work but it sets a precedent.

Stevenson has been pimping HBO for the last 6-9 months. Both men were being built for a potential showdown with each other.

[Citizen Koba]

I just can't see how this holds any water, and I'm fully on Kovalevs side. HBO basically broke any deal by not matching showtimes bid. Showtime by law now has rights of refusal for Stevensons fight after Fonfara.

People can be hopeful but 100% nothing comes from this.

This has nothing to do with the Fonfara fight, which as you say has legally gone to SHO with their higher bid. It's about who Stevenson fights next - he (or his representative GYM) had agreed to fight Kovalev, but then reneged ...TBH I doubt it'll hold, but a fight injunction pending resolution could make it make it difficult for Adonis to get the BHop fight - and put him in a position where fighting Kovalev becomes the most realistic option given his age and potentially short earning window.

It's a long shot, and I wouldn't normally be in favour of this kinda s#it, but ME and Kovalev do have a genuine greivance (and more selfishly, I really, really want to see Kovalev and Stevenson fight).

Kovalev had no reason to fight Agnew except as a stay busy waiting for the Stevenson fight and not only that, but got screwed late on in negotiations by Agnew suddenly doubling his asking price (I think around the time the Haymon signing broke) - resulting in Kovalev taking a hit to his own earnings.

[Pain~Lucy]

real boxing fans are those business-minded doe
real boxing fans are those who only tune to showtime doe
real boxing fans are those who only support fighter's signed by haymon doe
and
real boxing fans are those......mehh I imagine your face like this