Comments Thread For: Duva: Fans Will Watch KO Puncher Kovalev vs. Anyone

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Sergey Kovalev’s promoter is sure, though, that viewers still will tune in to watch their fight Saturday night on HBO. After beating Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal in back-to-back higher-profile fights, the heavily favored Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) will make a mandatory defense of the Russian knockout artist’s IBF light heavyweight title against France’s Mohammedi (37-3, 23 KOs) at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas (HBO; 10 p.m. ET/PT).

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[Cinci Champ]

and this is the problem front and center. i love watching ggg and kovalev as much as anyone but the reality is their promoters know they can put them in with anyone as long as the public perceives them as trying to fight the best. kovalev rose to fame by knocking out bums and pretending like he wanted to fight stevenson. i hate to be the one that says it but this is the problem with knock out artists their promoters know people will keep watching them even when their knocking out bums im starting to hate kathy duva

[The Hammer]

Kovalev will do better TV ratings against a no-name opponent than Ward did on his BET fight.

[Slowhand]

Duva isn´t exactly wrong here.. thay can´t all be "fight of the decade" material, and a mismatch with a KO is always better than mismatch a dull UD. Without the pain factor we might as well watch the amateurs.

[Rip Chudd]

Kovalev will do better TV ratings against a no-name opponent than Ward did on his BET fight.

Who cares? Only fan boys care about crap like that. While actual boxing fans just want to see the best fights. SMH, a lot of you fools need to grow up

[Rudiamonds]

[OTE=Cinci Champ;15900293]and this is the problem front and center. i love watching ggg and kovalev as much as anyone but the reality is their promoters know they can put them in with anyone as long as the public perceives them as trying to fight the best. kovalev rose to fame by knocking out bums and pretending like he wanted to fight stevenson. i hate to be the one that says it but this is the problem with knock out artists their promoters know people will keep watching them even when their knocking out bums im starting to hate kathy duva[/QUOTE]

Na bro unlike ggg kovelo is a star because he beat two of the best boxer already in his Division and made stevenson run to showtime and and alhaymon ...when they was in the blink of having a super fight at 175....give credit where credit due

[The Hammer]

Who cares? Only fan boys care about crap like that. While actual boxing fans just want to see the best fights. SMH, a lot of you fools need to grow up

Why do you support the boring & dirty Ward, and dislike Kovalev and GGG?

Ward's name was loudly BOOED by the California fans when Kellerman brought it up after GGG's fight.

Exactly what is it you like about him?

[Mr. Philadel]

Sergey Kovalev’s promoter is sure, though, that viewers still will tune in to watch their fight Saturday night on HBO. After beating Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal in back-to-back higher-profile fights, the heavily favored Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) will make a mandatory defense of the Russian knockout artist’s IBF light heavyweight title against France’s Mohammedi (37-3, 23 KOs) at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas (HBO; 10 p.m. ET/PT).

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Really?!?....I don't know why she thinks that way....she must think MOST boxing fans are gullible....again, who raised this brawd?!?

[ELPacman]

She's got a partial point.

If I'm bored with nothing to do or watch on a Saturday night and I know Kovalev is fighting, I would tune in expecting a possible KO or exciting fight.

Now against an actual named opponent, I will make it a priority to tune in and watch. That's the difference I think between watching him vs a named opponent and just a tune-up fight/no name mandatory.

[Deevel916]

She's right. When it comes to casuals, so long as they know that the fight will end in a dramatic stoppage or KO, they will tune in. They dont care about the competitiveness of it. They tune in for the entertainment.

Pit 2 slick boxers against one another and the average casual will turn the channel after 2 rounds of posing and jabbing.