Stevenson has expressed a clear desire to fight Kovalov.So how is he ducking?

[MDPopescu]

Showtime pays shit... Les Quebecoises are paying big money for their "idols"... So they payed to watch "my boy" Bute while fighting for years various tomato cans up there. Showtime has nothing to do with the money in Quebec.

[Khabash]

Showtime pays shit... Les Quebecoises are paying big money for their "idols"... So they payed to watch "my boy" Bute while fighting for years various tomato cans up there. Showtime has nothing to do with the money in Quebec.

Seems like you're upset that the business cards are stacked in Stevenson's favour. That boy Sergey is desperate for a payday he hasn't even cracked 6 figures yet.

Duva is robbing that dude blind.

[MDPopescu]

... if you weren't that ******...

[ea22]

It's a sad era when boxing "fans" are making excuses for fighters not to fight each other. I hope you somehow benefit from the money they are making Mr. Accountant.

[daggum]

Seems like you're upset that the business cards are stacked in Stevenson's favour. That boy Sergey is desperate for a payday he hasn't even cracked 6 figures yet.

Duva is robbing that dude blind.

he just made 500k to hopkins million. yes if he went to showtime he could have made the whole 1.5 while paying his opponent almost nothing. he is an idiot. he doesn't understand that boxing is a business and not a sport.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Seems like you're upset that the business cards are stacked in Stevenson's favour. That boy Sergey is desperate for a payday he hasn't even cracked 6 figures yet.

Duva is robbing that dude blind.

Kovalev needed a big win first and he got it against Hopkins. Do you think anyone gave a **** about Stevenson before he beat Dawson?

[Khabash]

he just made 500k to hopkins million. yes if he went to showtime he could have made the whole 1.5 while paying his opponent almost nothing. he is an idiot. he doesn't understand that boxing is a business and not a sport.

Your sarcasm is clear but doesn't change the fact that Stevenson is earning more than Kovalov, and the fight is still available for him later on where he will earn the lions share.

Not his fault he has a smarter business team that doesn't see Kovalov as an immediate priority.

[The Gambler1981]

It will be interesting to see what happens if Kovalev wins, if they get serious about it or not. That fight would still be pretty big, bigger if Stevenson can actually look impressive against Fonfarra (assuming that is who he will fight in between).


Talk is cheap though until t comes down to fight making time and there are fights in between so until they both win and are free what they say carries little meaning.

[daggum]

Your sarcasm is clear but doesn't change the fact that Stevenson is earning more than Kovalov, and the fight is still available for him later on where he will earn the lions share.

Not his fault he has a smarter business team that doesn't see Kovalov as an immediate priority.

wrong on everything. kovalev is earning much more to fight pascal than stevenson ever has. wbc has mandated a 50-50 split when the kovalev-pascal winner fights stevenson so no he won't get the lions share. please pay attention to the facts instead of simply making things up.

so in summary

kovalev=earns more money
kovalev=smarter business team that gets him more money
kovalev=on bigger network with better ratings
kovalev=not considered a ducker, respected by everyone in boxing

got anything else? can't wait for the stevenson-fonfara 2 super fight! lol!

[SCEN3RY]

haymon/showtime=bad. HBO=good

simple math

It's not a matter of good or bad, in fact the showtime/haymon connection is the only reason anyone here tries to defend Stevenson(besides those that do so merely because of a shared race). Because showtime and haymon have their own fanboys, those people find ways to defend him. Otherwise, how more clear a duck can there be?