Comments Thread For: "Fighting Words" - Kovalev-Ward: Great to Make, Hard to Sell

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

by David P. Greisman - As shameful as it is that the two best light heavyweights in the world are still no closer to facing each other, no weight class should be tied down by the lack of one fight being made, at least when there are other options available. There aren't always. Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev remain apart, at least until the proper combination of fate and fortune finally bring them together...
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[Corelone]

Hard to sell? I see landslide business with a decent undercard. Canelo vs Smith is hard to sell.

[OctoberRed]

Hard to sell? I see landslide business with a decent undercard. Canelo vs Smith is hard to sell.

I don't see this doing big business on PPV.

[buddyguns]

I won't be buying the PPV because I'll be in the arena, like every self respecting boxing fan should be.

[Boskop]

Hard to sell? They can bring back the Cold War, Kovalev for ***** and Ward for uhm... Trump?! They cey can show Kovalev as the evil killer and Ward as the Son of God to get all the bible****ers in.
Heck they can even say it's the best boxing match-up since Tyson vs Holyfield I

[kingstip9]

by David P. Greisman - As shameful as it is that the two best light heavyweights in the world are still no closer to facing each other, no weight class should be tied down by the lack of one fight being made, at least when there are other options available. There aren't always. Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev remain apart, at least until the proper combination of fate and fortune finally bring them together...
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oh i disagree, they have my full attention

[elfag]

casuals dont know who these guys are. It wont do well unfortunately. For boxing fans, its probably the biggest fight this year, the best long awaited matchup.

[Weltschmerz]

Kovalev has more casual appeal in the States than Ward.

[robbyheartbaby]

Anyone who calls themselves a boxing fan will buy this should do well. This is a fight a lot of people want to see I don't understand the hard sell?

[Bronx2245]

Ward and Kovalev are not common names to casual fans. Selling this fight as a PPV can be risky! If you don't believe it read this:

http://www.thesweetscience.com/feature-articles/25949-crawford-vs-postol-ppv-anyway

NOT EVEN 100K VIEWERS??? WTF???