The same reason Main Events requested mandatory status when they knew they had fights lined up. And either way, that wasn't an issue. The WBC fixed that problem right away.
Originally posted by MrRolltide91
Yep...........
And that reason was what?
Originally posted by MDPopescu
Why? They want to look like they really want the fight -- while the poor pimp wasn't even able to dispatch an old super middleweight in Bika...
... And the shrewd granny Duva doesn't take the Haymon's bait...
Why? They want to look like they really want the fight -- while the poor pimp wasn't even able to dispatch an old super middleweight in Bika...
... And the shrewd granny Duva doesn't take the Haymon's bait...
Originally posted by BattlingNelson
So you don't think they really wanted the fight?
Haymon tried at most to further hurt HBO... I find no brainer here... Haymon doesn't give a shit about this fight.
Reason being it's clearly not an issue. Neither side cared about it because it wasn't a problem. Period. U still making excuses? Now who's on the defense force?
Why did GYM ask for a pursebid in april when the fight was not meant to take place before late this year and both fighters are slated for interim fights? It seems to make more sense to have the bid after their interim fights.
Why?
In Gym's letter, Yvon said he heard Duva say Kovalev's HBO contract expired after the Pascal fight, and he wanted the bid to go through before Kovalev signed a new HBO contract.
Reason being it's clearly not an issue. Neither side cared about it because it wasn't a problem. Period. U still making excuses? Now who's on the defense force?
Originally posted by DoktorSleepless
In Gym's letter, Yvon said he heard Duva say Kovalev's HBO contract expired after the Pascal fight, and he wanted the bid to go through before Kovalev signed a new HBO contract.
Is there a precedent for making a pursebid happen some 6-9 months before the fight is to happen and with interim fights scheduled? Wouldn't it be more sensible to have the bid after those interim fights?
In Gym's letter, Yvon said he heard Duva say Kovalev's HBO contract expired after the Pascal fight, and he wanted the bid to go through before Kovalev signed a new HBO contract.
Yeah. He said he did that instead of calling Duva because of the past history between them.
Purse bids usually happen after negotiations break down, not before they begin!
Kovalev saw Stevenson getting floored by Fonfara and taken the distance by Bika and he thought, "Whoa .... I'm not fighting him."
Apparantly, that's what some people believe.
Fighters became complacent when they reach the top after paying a few dues. They stop giving ****s about fighting the best even when they're favored. We just learned Kovalev chose long term job security with HBO over risking fighting the best. This is undeniable fact.
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