Campillo on Stevenson's shortlist of opponents

[DoktorSleepless]

How can anyone be ok with a Campillo fight?

Other than Pascal/Hopkins/Kovalev, he's the best available opponent for Stevenson.

[Jloro]

Pascal would be a great fight and he might be able to KO stevensen

[TheThirdEye]

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[King_]

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[Chrismart]

I'd see Campillo as nothing more than a stay busy fight. Nothing to get excited about.

[DoktorSleepless]

Well, I'm pissed.

http://www.985sports.ca/blogue/vincent-morin/2014/08/lemergence-de-la-releve.php

"We offered five choices to Showtime and two candidates in particular seemed to please. We meet Stephen Espinoza tomorrow and should make an announcement on Wednesday and hold a news conference Thursday, "Has he said.

According to my information, you can already remove the name of the Spaniard Gabriel Campillo this short list.

[Hougigo]

Well, I'm pissed.

http://www.985sports.ca/blogue/vince...-la-releve.php

That's either a good thing or a bad thing

[teddycanyon]

I got around to watching Campillo-Williams Jr. this weekend...that was more of a case of Williams folding up than anything great that Campillo did. As a matter of fact, Campillo looked extremely sluggish, especially with his footwork. I would definitely not be happy with a Campillo fight. Are the Stevenson people even considering a Jean Pascal fight or was that just empty talk?

[Hougigo]

Side note.... interesting

According to @PopeyeMorin if Eleider Alvarez wins on Sept 23rd he***39;ll face Ryno Liebenberg (16-0,11Ko***39;s) in Monaco October 25th #boxing

— Philippe St-Martin (@BoxRec_Canada) August 11, 2014

Evidently Ryno did good in dispatching Drago's son

[Citizen Koba]

First thing first, Hopkins lied about the Thomas Williams IBF story, and also lied about the phone call he never received from Stevenson clan.
The issue is, in July Bernard Hopkins suddently requested to be paid 5 millions (70%) for the unification against Adonis Stevenson.
But the original deal was for (50%) 3.5 millions each contenders.
Rejecting the idea of being paid 3.5 millions (50%), Hopkins decided to agree a reduced (70%) deal with Kovalev.
That (70%) is 2 millions, which give Kovalev (30%) 650 000$...

The Question is WHY would you reject a 3.5 millions deal against X, and agree for a 2 millions deal against Y.

I believe Hopkins saw more flaws in Kovalev's game than in Stevenson, which he could exploited.
But the main reason is the business/beneficial way to compile money.
You see, Stevenson always wanted to fight both (Hopkins & Kovalev), but he wanted to follow an order to generate more money.
The plan was to have a megafight with Hopkins for 3.5 millions pulling the Undisputed Champion title, and closing the lite Heavyweight loop with the most expected boxing FANBASE fight between him and Kovalev for MUCH MORE.
But Hopkins understood Stevenson path to racks more money, and decide to pick his plan, by pursuing Kovalev before closing the circle with Stevenson.
Which mean he got a deal with Stevenson, but swap network, fix a 2 millions deal with Kovalev, believing he'll pull out a victory; and close the lite Heavyweight loop with the most honorable way to complete the chapter of his legacy, by TRYING to defeat the man who beat the man, for more than 5 millions.
So when Hopkins says he checkmate Stevenson, it's a designed figure of speech to show how he outguess Stevenson's plans, to stack more money than Stevenson would have done if the plan would have still been under Stevenson's control.

The logic of this story is that Stevenson will unify all the major titles, but instead of doing it in 2 gainful fights, Hopkins has tampered the cards so that Stevenson is left with only one lucrative meaningful fight.
But Adonis Stevenson message was and still remain the same, he wants to become the Undisputed champion of this division,.
So his target will remain the same; and (no Campillo nor Jean Pascal) will hold him back to reach his goal.

Hi Adonis... things really didn't turn out so good did they?