Comments Thread For: Stevenson vs. Kovalev: WBC Pushing For The Fight

[bojangles1987]

They keep pushing but Kovalev and Stevenson keep finding ways to avoid it.

[From Russia]

It would be great if Kovalev fights Stevenson and Ward in 2016.

[Deevel916]

Only problem is Duva doesn't have pockets deep enough to outgun Haymon if it goes to a purse bid showdown which I don't understand because both fighters will get paid heavily. Most likely she'll probably hide behind HBO's shoulder as the result of last time.

It's my understanding that she has the backing of some russian billionaire's that are willing to dish out big bucks to have this fight take place in Russia.

[The plunger man]

The Russians are coming......there on a crusade to rid the world of haymon and roc nation fighters....

[JRB123]

This should just go to purse bid again by end of year, and let the fighters get the most money from whoever offers the best deal, and have the fight next March or April...

I would like this to happen also...If Kovalev wins this and ends up fighting Ward at the end of 2016 and wins then he would be regarded by many as the best p4p fighter out there

[Scipio2009]

If you were managing Kovalev you wouldn't want one side to deal with all the promotion. You manage the #1 guy with 3 belts and you get bought out of promotion? Bull****.

They should be able to negotiate instead of Haymon forcing it into a purse bid. Haymon refuses to negotiate with Duva's team and make it seem like Kova and Duva are running when they simply want a fair negotiations instead of a purse bid.

They will all get paid good regardless of what happens, it just should be done at the table not with who has the biggest check to buy the promotion rights.

The negotiations are utterly simple; go with whatever conditions put the most money into the pot, to then pay out the fighters the biggest purses possible.

Whatever venue draws the most money, whatever bee sponsors offers up the most money, whatever Mexican channel puts up the most money for the Mexico TV rights, whatever UK channel puts up the most money for the UK TV rights, whatever channel puts up the most money for the US TV rights, etc.

For whatever reason, Kathy Duva doesn't want to maximize the payout for the fighter that she has in the proposed fight. Haymon/GYM have no such problem with looking out for their fighter; until that simple point is acknowledged , this conversation is useless.

[SlySlickSmooth]

The negotiations are utterly simple; go with whatever conditions put the most money into the pot, to then pay out the fighters the biggest purses possible.

Whatever venue draws the most money, whatever bee sponsors offers up the most money, whatever Mexican channel puts up the most money for the Mexico TV rights, whatever UK channel puts up the most money for the UK TV rights, whatever channel puts up the most money for the US TV rights, etc.

For whatever reason, Kathy Duva doesn't want to maximize the payout for the fighter that she has in the proposed fight. Haymon/GYM have no such problem with looking out for their fighter; until that simple point is acknowledged , this conversation is useless.

How do you watch boxing and say this? Negotiations are almost anything but simple as history shows.

[j0zef]

I thought Kov is definitely not fighting until 2015 due to promotional issues, AND the Pascal fight is pretty much done?

[AllBoxingAD]

If you were managing Kovalev you wouldn't want one side to deal with all the promotion. You manage the #1 guy with 3 belts and you get bought out of promotion? Bull****.

They should be able to negotiate instead of Haymon forcing it into a purse bid. Haymon refuses to negotiate with Duva's team and make it seem like Kova and Duva are running when they simply want a fair negotiations instead of a purse bid.

They will all get paid good regardless of what happens, it just should be done at the table not with who has the biggest check to buy the promotion rights.

That shouldnt be a problem anymore.

Duva said she is tricking for Russian mobsters who will take care of her broke ass.

So she better show up this time if another purse bid is called.

[SugarRaRobinson]

The honorable pimp, Adonis Stevenson, says that he only wants to fight Kovalev immediately. And who am I, a mere boxing fan, to doubt the pimp (human trafficker), Adonis Stevenson, when he says something? After all, if I can't trust a pimp, then who can I trust?

Adonis , years ago saw HBO pimping magnificently , so he decided to try it . To his dismay he quit realizing that HBO'S pimping crown was too tenable to be challenged .