Comments Thread For: Beterbiev Clash: Hopkins/Skoglund Pass, Chilemba Next?

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Yvon Michel, promoter for light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev (9-0, 9KOs), has been notified that both Bernard Hopkins and Erik Skoglund passed on the opportunity to face his boxer in an IBF title eliminator.

The sanctioning body never heard from Hopkins by the Thursday deadline and there is no surprise as few expected Hopkins to accept that particular fight. Skoglund, a rising contender from Sweden, is being carefully groomed by Sauerland Event and he's already scheduled to be part of a huge show in his home country on September 19th.
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[mike1010011]

Or you could just fight kovalev directly for 3 belts,instead of having to go the extra step and have to set yourself up as the mandatory for only one of his belts...oh that's right,big daddy haymon said no to the fight because he'd rather go to a purse big and throw a ton of investor money at the fight.

[Pigeons]

Or you could just fight kovalev directly for 3 belts,instead of having to go the extra step and have to set yourself up as the mandatory for only one of his belts...oh that's right,big daddy haymon said no to the fight because he'd rather go to a purse big and throw a ton of investor money at the fight.

I hope it goes to a purse bid. Duva gets exposed again. The rest of the boxing universe realizes Haymon is in charge. The #takeover is nearing full blast.

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boy did beterb1tch fall out of favor fast

he should have just stuck to being a hot prospect instead of saying he has kovalev's number then backing down

haymon lifestyle tho

[mike1010011]

I hope it goes to a purse bid. Duva gets exposed again. The rest of the boxing universe realizes Haymon is on charge. The #takeover is nearing full blast.

You know,its kinda pathetic that haymons fighters have to rely on purse bids in order to get belts. Both Stevenson and Artur would get crushed by kovalev,so the only way that they could get his belts is by forcing a purse bid,and making him vacate. But I guess you'd rather see a fighter get a belt via purse bid,rather than take if from the champ,as long as its an haymon fighter getting the belt.

[Hougigo]

Chilemba is a no, Duva will want him for the WBC

It goes as low as Seanie Monoghan.... and after that is Sullivan Barrera.

[Cinci Champ]

looks like beterbiev smarter then the rest and will now get to make more money fighting kovalev

[Cinci Champ]

Or you could just fight kovalev directly for 3 belts,instead of having to go the extra step and have to set yourself up as the mandatory for only one of his belts...oh that's right,big daddy haymon said no to the fight because he'd rather go to a purse big and throw a ton of investor money at the fight.

u could say the same about kovalev he had chance to get another belt and he turned it down to fight a no namer. but then again if we keep letting hbo contracts be an excuse as fans were in trouble

[Hougigo]

Chilemba probably won't reply in time for the eliminator either... so we won't get a mando in a while until it gets to Sullivan

[tostao]

Hopkins will take only fixed fights nowadays as vs kovalev , who carried him for the money as babysitter till the final bell .