Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” - Another Kovalev/Al Haymon Showdown

[fredhopple]

Duva hasn't exactly Promoted Kovalev very well

Duva is a lousy small time promoter doing Kovalev much harm money wise. Duva is being ignored by the men promoters and haymon and is actually promoting Kovie like a lady who knows little about today's boxing. But again it's very hard to promote a Commie in the USA as GGG has found out. America hates Russia it's sworn enemy and why should Russian fighters be allowed to come to the USA and make a fortune. Make them fight in Russia. Any USA fighters ever go to Russia to clean up financially?? Never? No rubles for freedom lovers. Maybe Kovie ought to just sign with haymon and be one of the pimps pawns to move around like a slave??

[Clubber Pac]

Don't take anything that guy says seriously. He's posted here using a few different names and is nothing but a troll trying to annoy people and provoke a reaction.

Flat out troll. "Coloreds"??? That might be the dumbest thing I have ever read on this site, and thats saying quite a bit.

[Clubber Pac]

If you would not use phrases such as, "the coloreds" your post might receive a better reception from other posters.

totally agreed, who wants to debate boxing with someone who proactively attempts to stir racial tension. I am shocked NSB has not kicked this clown off the site.

[fredhopple]

Russia fighters love living in the USA

Russia must be one miserable place to live?? All the great fighters from Russia come to the USA to live and fight and learn how to smile and relax. Russia is a permanent overcast dreary day every day of a lifetime. What the Bearcat is trying to say is that Russia is a DUMP.

[about.thousands]

500K and 25% of PPV?

Assuming PPV is $69.99 and it does 200K buys: $69.99 * 200,000 = $13,998,000

A 25% cut is: $13,998,000*0.25 = $3,499,500

So Beterbiev was lined up to make in the neighborhood of $500,000 * $3,499,500 = $3,999,500

They turned down nearly $4 million dollars (potentially) because it wasn't enough money? Uh......the guy has a handful of fights and has never been on PPV before. Sounds like a dumb move, a $70 for that fight.

PPV's in Canada don't usually cost that much. Neither fighter can sell out a hotel ballroom. Your numbers are way off. Beterbiev lives in Canada but has no presence there. Pascal is a way more popular fighter in Canada and Pascal/Kovalev wasn't a PPV fight in Canada. Where are you gettin those numbers?

[Pigeons]

Kovalev should of signed with Haymon. Stevenson and Beterbiev would of been easy as pie. He would have missed out on a Ward fight though.

[WarMaidana]

too bad because Kovalev is on a huge tear. Undefeated and has just beat his mando, destroyed Jean Pascal and easily outboxed Hopkins (which most thought he couldn't do). Imagine if he got a chance to fight Beterbiev and Stevenson. Those would be awesome fights. I think if he fought Beterbieb next it would be an entertaining fight and it would propel him into a big money PPV with Stevenson (if somehow they could every work it out). He would win both and become #2 P4P and a PPV guy

[TheThirdEye]

What's the point in posting an offensive comment, and remove it right after someone identified it as racist. By removing the tweet, it prove the fact that Kovalev knew the post was indeed, racist.
Look, Kovalev is not too quick, and due to his past racist blunders, he has a hard time hiding his true manner of speech.
REMEMBER: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...50&postcount=1

Everytime you ask him a question about Stevenson, Kovalev plays dumb like he suddenly doesn't understand, and ask the russian traduction to his sugar daddy, Egis Klimas. The problem is, his manager doesn't translate, he only whispers Kovalev what he has to repeat.
WATCH THIS: https://twitter.com/Main_Events/stat...95133739786240

Duva went asking the WBC to force the matchup, thinking Stevenson-Haymon-Michel wouldn't have the choice but to vacate the WBC title. She thought that Stevenson would have replicated the Quillin move. Wow, this lawyer is really unskillful to think that simple.
And to her great surprise, she realize that Stevenson wanted that fight all along. Asking herself, how the F Adonis team are so confident, I have a bad feeling about this one, it's time to throw our bluff card on the map, like I did with the phony lawsuit I was about to lose.

If the purse worth the fight, it could be on HBO, Showtime or PBC, it doesn't matter because the shares would still be at 50% each opponents. So, I don't know who Kovalev's clowning other than himself with his 50% split on HBO, which clearly prove how he endorse the withdrawal decision taken by Kathy Duva.
Kovalev wants no part of Stevenson, they only wish Stevenson loses his title down the road, and they'll run to pick that WBC Belt by saying anyway stevenson wasn't a real champion and other ish.
Who did Kovalev fought? Over-defensive Agnew Nah! no punching power Caparello Nah! glucosamine-man B-hop Nah!, deflatable showoff full of compressed air Pascal Nah!, WHO?
So, what the F Kovalev is talking about, his own next opponent Mohammedi, got Ko'd by Dmitry Sukhotsky in 2 rounds, by visiting the canvas twice. The truth is in your face, they don't want to face Stevenson, it's all talk for the fans (hidden quacks). We deserve to be respected, not to be fooled by talented bluffers like team Duva.