Comments Thread For: Adonis Stevenson's Promoter Reveals on HBO and Kovalev

[Shadow boxer 3]

HBO kinda looks dumb in this,,, spending 3 million on ward-rodriguez and not on adonis-kovolev,,,


HBO really dropped the ball on this

thats kinda how i feel. they overpaid for a Ward tune-up which gives other fighters in excuse to ask for more money

[King_]

HBO didn't want to pay Stevenson yet were willing to pay Ward and Rodriguez for that terrible fight they put on. I can see where Stevenson's promoter is coming from, you work for whoever is gonna pay you the most money for your profession.

HBO did want to pay Stevenson....... For Kovalev. Not Fonfara


Adonis signed with Al Haymon after already having a verbal deal to fight Fonfara-Kovalev fight Afnew and then the two meet up and unify, because of that... Haymon obviously priced Adonis out for effing' Fonfara . At least that's what I think happened

Clear as day duck. Whole thing is comical and anybody defending it sounds so funny IMO lol

[danktrees]

LOL at Kathy Duva getting caught in a lie...

On March 3, she said she was giving Stevenson until March 30 to accept a deal...then when Stevenson doesn't accept the deal and goes elsewhere, she claims she already had a deal...

The female Bob Arum...

i actually remember reading that article. i had forgotten about it until michel brought it up in this interview but he is right, she did say they had till march 30th to agree so i dunno what her problem is.

of course she's not going to sue, she's just using it to drum up interest in her boxer. now she can say that the lineal champion jumped to a different network to avoid her fighter when really he jumped to a different network cuz he got a 40% raise.

[4Corners]

Why would HBO offer less for Stevenson-Kovalev, than they did for Ward-Rodriguez, when one is obviously going to pick up higher ratings, and have been with lesser opponents....???

If that's true, I can't really blame Adonis, and I'm by no means a fan of is, for jumping ship to Showtime.

Hopkins would still be a big win, and offer more money.

Hopefully somehow, someway, this fight can still be made in the near future.

[cupocity303]

As for HBO, it appears that Ward was their new Roy Jones, in terms of over paying for his appearances regardless of who he is fighting.

I remember watching old Hopkins interviews from the early 2000's and how Larry Merchant criticized him for fighting a overmatched mandatory. And Hopkins went "I don't see HBO complaining when Roy Jones is fighting his 10th mandatory bum in a row". I'm paraphrasing.

[DoktorSleepless]

The world would be a better place if Andre Ward did not exist.

[danktrees]

march 3rd article:

http://www.boxingscene.com/duva-stevensons-answer-by-3-30-kovalev-moves-on--75253

duva said she'd move on but it seems far from it.

[4Corners]

The world would be a better place if Andre Ward did not exist.

On a side note, what the hell is Andre Ward doing??? God he's wasting prime years here, he's already 30.

He better get on the good foot. Fight Groves if he beats Froch, and/or fight the Chavez/Golovkin winner. Then it's time to move up.

[DoktorSleepless]

march 3rd article:

http://www.boxingscene.com/duva-stevensons-answer-by-3-30-kovalev-moves-on--75253

duva said she'd move on but it seems far from it.

This article doesn't prove what GYM claims. Duva clearly says they've all agreed to terms, which include Stevenson. Waiting for Stevenson's signature does not mean Stevenson did not agree to terms. A signature is not necessarily needed to have a binding agreement, but for the sake of organization and tax related issues, it formal contract with signatures is still needed.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

How exactly did HBO drop the ball if no contract was in place for the fight...funny that Yvon and Al only went to talk to HBO about getting 20% more to fight Fonfara but didn't say jack shhh about fighting Kovalev. Would you pay Adonis 20% more to fight (Who) Fonfara? I doubt it.

Because they paid over 3 million for ward-rodriguez, and not that for kovolev-adonis,,,,


They look like idiots, and over the past 2 years, showtime has slowly stolen their lunch money and eating their lunch.....

Shobox series has gone downhill, but other than that, i think Showtime is doing a great job..
I really dont have a problem with adonis/hopkins, it just makes me mad when they spent a whole year building up sergi/adonis and it doesnt happen,, similar to juanma/gamboa a few years ago