Comments Thread For: Team Stevenson, Main Events Trade Fighting Letters

[DoktorSleepless]

Duva resigning with HBO makes the purse bid date irrelevant so I don't get why she's going on about it as if it was some deal breaker.

[Joshua Child]

For the third time. Someone needs to tell these clowns they're not Manny & Floyd.

Duva would have done better to be completely honest because her excuses were a joke. I don't care how they make this fight, just make it. HBO should have backed in her a purse bid and put up some freaking money. If they aren't going to spend the money for this fight then why the hell are they paying for his upcoming crapfest?

[SP4RTICUS]

so how long is kovs contract with HBO? we obviously wont see the fight till then, and they can renew it again with a clause. Im guessing the combined money for kovalevs next xnumber of fights on HBO outweighs the potential stevenson purse.

[Gorgon's Stare]

I feel bad for both Stevenson and Kovalev, as it seems to be almost entirely because of their advisers/promoters missteps that this fight hasn't happened already. First, Stevenson's team overplayed their hand by trying to haggle with opponents who had other good fights available to them (aka Hopkins and Pascal).

Now Duva's overplayed her hand by insisting on making Kovalev Stevenson's mandatory, instead of letting the continued (and loud) negative public criticism against Stevenson bring his team to the negotiating table.

The holding of an early purse bid is irrelevant, imo. Even if the purse bid was held along regular guidelines, her team and Stevenson's would still have to work out the network problem. That's the exact same spot they would be at if Kov wasn't the mandatory challenger, with more negotiating time to boot. Main Events, HBO and Haymon all need to grow up and get stuff done because both of their fighters' reputations are taking a hit.

[-PBP-]

I don't care anymore. What's up with these mediocre fights being so difficult to make?

[bojangles1987]

I don't care anymore. What's up with every fight worth a damn in any division being so difficult to make?

Fixed that for you.

[-PBP-]

Fixed that for you.

I mean really. May/Pac....OK...it's a lot of money at stake.

But imagine if Mayweather vs Corrales or Pacquiao vs Morales couldn't happen because of promoter and network crap. Come on man.

[bojangles1987]

I mean really. May/Pac....OK...it's a lot of money at stake.

But imagine if Mayweather vs Corrales or Pacquiao vs Morales couldn't happen because of promoter and network crap. Come on man.

If world governments really want to break their prisoners, make them boxing fans.

[The Big Dunn]

It's refreshing to see at least some posters are able to call Kov/Duva out on this. I would be happier if these posters showed the same anger and hate they did with Stevenson/Haymon.

[IMDAZED]

It's refreshing to see at least some posters are able to call Kov/Duva out on this. I would be happier if these posters showed the same anger and hate they did with Stevenson/Haymon.

Don't hold your breath.