Comments Thread For: Stevenson Will Take 50-50 on Kovalev, Networks To Bid

[Pigeons]

If it fits... I think Kovalev is doing fine, wasn't long ago he was making 20k. Its Stevenson that's underperforming. How do you draw less than 5k in boxing crazed Montreal, as Canada's #1 fighter? Guess he's lost a lot of legitimacy even with his hometown fans. That's what fighting Fonfara, Sukhotsky, Bika, and now Karpency lol back to back will do

You seem to care a lot about things that don't matter to real boxing fans like me. I don't care if Pimp fights in front of 100 people or 10,000. I don't care if Kovalev makes 20K or 20M. All that matters to me is that I won't get to see an explosive fight between the top 2 LHWs in the world. That's disappointing as a real boxing fan.

[HeroBando]

You seem to care a lot about things that don't matter to real boxing fans like me. I don't care if Pimp fights in front of 100 people or 10,000. I don't care if Kovalev makes 20K or 20M. All that matters to me is that I won't get to see an explosive fight between the top 2 LHWs in the world. That's disappointing as a real boxing fan.

Then you should be disappointed in Stevenson for not taking it on HBO, the only place it can happen. Duh

[Eff Pandas]

They cant, there's that pesky exclusive contract. So financially the best viable option for both is to fight each other on HBO

You really do got blinders on lol. I posted earlier that Stevenson has a deal with Showtime. Thats been mentioned within the last 24hrs by Michel as well. These are known facts brother. You can live in your own lil bubble & ignore the facts you wanna ignore, but you just look silly when you acknowledge some of the facts, but not others cuz it doesn't suit your agenda.

[Eff Pandas]

Again, only one of the two is tied to a network by means of an exclusive contract.

Again you're wrong lol your hilariously ignoring facts. Adonis Stevenson signed a deal with Showtime in March of 2014. Look it up. Check out the link I posted earlier. This is common knowledge. Just cuz you say a lie enough times don't make it the truth.

[HeroBando]

You really do got blinders on lol. I posted earlier that Stevenson has a deal with Showtime. Thats been mentioned within the last 24hrs by Michel as well. These are known facts brother. You can live in your own lil bubble & ignore the facts you wanna ignore, but you just look silly when you acknowledge some of the facts, but not others cuz it doesn't suit your agenda.

Pretty sure Michel was saying earlier that Stevenson is a free agent network wise. Hell even now they're saying theyd do HBO if they win the bid. Good effort, but you'll need to try harder next time

[ShoulderRoll]

The fight should go to the network that is the highest bidder. That's common sense and just good capitalism.

Why should HBO be awarded it automatically simply because they are HBO? They need to compete in the marketplace just like everybody else.

[The Hammer]

HBO should not be stubborn and selfish about this.

Let the networks bid.

Great fight for the fans, good payday for both fighters.

[peplz]

I despise Haymon with a passion but I have to agree with Yvon Michel in that they have to go with whoever offers the most money. If the deal on the table was a fixed amount offer, not dependant on offers and was an acceptable amount, it would be a different story. But with a 50-50 split, you go with the highest bidder. As Kovalev has an exclusive contract with HBO, then perhaps you give them the opportunity to match the highest offer instead of a blind bidding process. But nothing more than that.

People who despise people that they don't even know are mentally ill. Period.

[peplz]

Not true. The first excuse after Stevenson signed with Haymon was that they were passing on Kovalev to fight Hopkins for more money then was offered by HBO and Kovalev. Only for Stevenson to get called out by Hopkins for Haymon pulling dirty tactics trying to stall the negotiations. Hopkins saw it and aired him out and bounced and fought Kovalev a fight that took no time to make as compared to the weeks and weeks BS they were using to try and game Hopkins.

http://www.boxingscene.com/hopkins-e...ev-deal--80628

Bernard Hopkins is more concerned about trying to out smart Al Haymon than he was about fighting Stevenson. Him turning down the Stvenson fight and fighting Kovalev instead was him trying to show he didn't need to fight Stevenson. And Bernard Hopkins is Oscar De la Hoyas business partner. They were already starting to turn on Al Haymon before the Kovalev, Hopkins, Stevenson love triangle.

[PACBOY]

HBO and Showtime bid it out. This is a unification