Comments Thread For: Andre Ward: Stevenson Has To "Ask Haymon" if He Can Fight

[My Low Place]

That's a mandatory fight, so he has no choice but to do it.

oh yea wat about the fact that alvarez himself said he wanted to get a step up fight in before stevenson??

actually stevenson does have a choice..he could drop the belt..but unlike kovalev..he wont run from something that is demanded of him..

u cant be a boxing fan..lol u're mad that a mandatory is FINALLY a good fight looooooooooooooool exposing u clowns tonight

[HeroBando]

oh yea wat about the fact that alvarez himself said he wanted to get a step up fight in before stevenson??

actually stevenson does have a choice..he could drop the belt..but unlike kovalev..he wont run from something that is demanded of him..

u cant be a boxing fan..lol u're mad that a mandatory is FINALLY a good fight looooooooooooooool exposing u clowns tonight

Alvarez is Chilemba level. So Stevenson's toughest fight in years is tune-up level for Kovalev.

[My Low Place]

Alvarez is Chilemba level. So Stevenson's toughest fight in years is tune-up level for Kovalev.

chilemba makes everyone look bad and it is simple as that..chilemba would give stevenson hell likely just like he did to kov..the guy is smart and has long arms..if he was younger/quicker/more power u could be talkin about the best fighter in the division..

so to say that he is alvarez level means this could be a good fight..i already know it will be alvarez is rangy, has a solid base, and has nice timing...

stop name dropping and start assessing boxing and u'll start loving fights more..

[HeroBando]

chilemba makes everyone look bad and it is simple as that..chilemba would give stevenson hell likely just like he did to kov..the guy is smart and has long arms..if he was younger/quicker/more power u could be talkin about the best fighter in the division..

so to say that he is alvarez level means this could be a good fight..i already know it will be alvarez is rangy, has a solid base, and has nice timing...

stop name dropping and start accessing boxing and u'll start loving fights more..

No doubt Chilemba is awkward (unlike Alvarez) and very tough. But hes now being served up to a green prospect. Very decent fighter but if that's your best opponent in 3 years after missing out on Kovalev,Hopkins, Pascal, Fonfara 2, you're a bad champ. I've seen Alvarez at least 5 times, hes always underwhelming

[My Low Place]

No doubt Chilemba is awkward (unlike Alvarez) and very tough. But hes now being served up to a green prospect. Very decent fighter but if that's your best opponent in 3 years after missing out on Kovalev,Hopkins, Pascal, Fonfara 2, you're a bad champ. I've seen Alvarez at least 5 times, hes always underwhelming

i cant help if fonfara wanted 50-50 type money for his 2nd shot..
i cant help if kov left the bid
and i cant help if bhop wanted 75%

nobody wants to fight a long armed, power punching, speedy southpaw with great timing...just deal with it...

he's 40 and u dont hear nobody speakin his name..

[The Hammer]

I have an image of a less than pleased Kovalev, wearing his post-fight baseball cap, pacing round the ring and shaking his head after the scores are called. Assuming this vision is a genuine prohecy and not some marijuana induced nonsense, it would lead me to believe that Ward wins by a somewhat controversial decision, possibly a split or majority decision.

I'm thinking the same.

The ref will protect Ward from getting stopped and allow him to foul. Kovalev will deserve to win a decision anyway, but get screwed by the judges.

[Lou Cipher]

tbh that is wat he should try to do..shuck and jive isnt the right term to be using..but i'll say outbox and make it ugly...ward is overmatched or evenly matched in ALL AREAS..if he wins this fight he is truly an ATG..and i dont care wat anyone says but he isnt winning..he is basically a cherrypick with a name

100% I have respect for Ward for fighting Krusher, win or lose...but I hoipe he doesnt try to Mayweather his way through 12 rounds

[Mike D]

Andre would box circles around Adonis

[TheThirdEye]

From E.S.P.N:
The fight will be televised live in Russia on Channel One but American television coverage has been not finalized. Although Kovalev has a contract with HBO, there is no guarantee the network will be able to put on the fight - which will take place on a Monday afternoon United States times.
"Broadcasting sports events live from certain regions of Russia can be a challenge," Duva said. "HBO Sports is exploring carrying the event in the U.S. It's too early to be definitive. We know they love Sergey."

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Humm! There is One single question everybody should ask themselves, but it's weird, no one here does. Anyway! what about their EXCLUSIVITY contract, instead Duva is saying HBO love Sergey; Excuse my English, but WTF, her lies reached a whole new level. If it's the case, Kovalev vs Stevenson could & can be setup any day in Russia or else, with more money for both on the table.

Exclusivity rights, yeah right...

- No Exclusive contract, nor no contract at all, and she says Matching rights, and Kovalev fans still play dumm like: (Kovalev is tied to HBO), even when he's not. I thought it was only boxing fans, but I realized that polarization is pretty general nowadays. Look who got elected, with "I'll build a wall"; looks like liars have the edge now... Liars really feel Stevenson can brutally break Kovalev or Ward badly, but they wish otherwize. They wish it so hard, their lie became their reality.

[Ray*]

From E.S.P.N:
The fight will be televised live in Russia on Channel One but American television coverage has been not finalized. Although Kovalev has a contract with HBO, there is no guarantee the network will be able to put on the fight - which will take place on a Monday afternoon United States times.
"Broadcasting sports events live from certain regions of Russia can be a challenge," Duva said. "HBO Sports is exploring carrying the event in the U.S. It's too early to be definitive. We know they love Sergey."

.....

Humm! There is One single question everybody should ask themselves, but it's weird, no one here does. Anyway! what about their EXCLUSIVITY contract, instead Duva is saying HBO love Sergey; Excuse my English, but WTF, her lies reached a whole new level. If it's the case, Kovalev vs Stevenson could & can be setup any day in Russia or else, with more money for both on the table.

Exclusivity rights, yeah right...

- No Exclusive contract, nor no contract at all, and she says Matching rights, and Kovalev fans still play dumm like: (Kovalev is tied to HBO), even when he's not. I thought it was only boxing fans, but I realized that polarization is pretty general nowadays. Look who got elected, with "I'll build a wall"; looks like liars have the edge now... Liars really feel Stevenson can brutally break Kovalev or Ward badly, but they wish otherwize. They wish it so hard, their lie became their reality.

So Kov doesn't have an exclusive contract with HBO?