Comments Thread For: Kovalev's Promoter Targets Stevenson Clash For June

[cupocity303]

Horses shet, by then Adonis would have moved on and he would be accuse of ducking, Am tired of this BS people. Call for a purse bid then duck the purse bid because you are NOT going to win?

Why does a champion [Stevenson] who supposedly wants the fight even need a purse bid? Ever thought of that?

[AddiX]

Stevenson is too busy beating woman inside and outside the ring to ever make a real fight with a guy like Kovalev.

[PK3434]

Haymon is giving smaller promoters a chance. Warriors boxing, Dibella Ent, GYM, Mayweather Promtions, New Legends Boxing, Leija Battah Promotion, TBG Promotions, and others. Arum called the "sham promoters" but look at their resumes and they've been promoting for a while. I guess smaller promoters who can't get on HBO are considered shams. Meanwhile you see the same 4 promoters on HBO and none of these smaller promoters can get a chance. Haymon has them on national TV promoting fights.

They are simply getting paid a fee fot Haymon to use their promoter's license. They have no power to make any decision and they don't take any financial risk. Im sure it is a hard proposition to turn down since being a boxing promoter is risky and you can lose money on many of your events. But the people you mentioned are no longer promoters. They are Haymon employees.

[ShoulderRoll]

The retired ****** idol left lots of orphans here.

I thought they were going to leave the sport once he retired? Since they're still here that must mean they were real boxing fans after all.

[IMDAZED]

The retired ****** idol left lots of orphans here.

He should taken the idiots with him. I remember this one poster saying Canelo-Cotto would be close because they would try to have a rematch in order to avoid GGG. Isn't that funny, Popescu?

[MDPopescu]

He should taken the idiots with him. I remember this one poster saying Canelo-Cotto would be close because they would try to have a rematch in order to avoid GGG. Isn't that funny, Popescu?

I didn't say that, but must be right right I suppose -- you know better.

[IMDAZED]

I didn't say that, but must be right right I suppose -- you know better.

You strongly implied it. I know since I'm the one who called you out on it. No harm, no foul. Hopefully our biases don't overtake our good sense like that going forward, if the good sense exists.

[SugarRaRobinson]

So you're acknowledging that Haymon is happy to work against the best interests of his clients just so he can spite rival promoters?

Like Ive already stated ; what's best for a fighter financially isn't measured by one purse , that's only the short term myopic view . Haymon fighters get paid more on average , so to keep his fighters compensated on a premium pay scale , sometimes good money fights must be turned down to thwart inroads into the game by novelty companies (ROC Nation) looking to gain ground .

[MisterPullman]

If this fight doesn't get made, which is the likely scenario.. Hopefully Beterbiev can take on Stevenson and then clash heads with Kov

[kafkod]

Quillin turned down that payday because it was against someone promoted by a PBC competitor . In order to continue to receive handsome pay days , Quillin can't just go out fighting fights that empower the competition .

What's best for a fighter financially is not measured in one fight purse. Danny Garcia was 19-0 and had never made over $12,000.00 in any fight , then signed with Haymon and now million dollar purses aren't uncommon. U do the collective math .

So you're acknowledging that Haymon is happy to work against the best interests of his clients just so he can spite rival promoters?

Haymon's not a promoter doe, he's just an adviser. He advises boxers who they are allowed to fight, then advises promoters how much of Waddell and Reed's money he is going to give them to make those fights happen.