Comments Thread For: Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward - Rematch Clause is in Place

[Larry the boss]

I was shocked the Kovalev has rematch clause esp since it seems like Ward is the A-Side he's getting paid more

there is no A side here..Roc Nation is just paying Ward a nice Fee

[Redd Foxx]

So, we're likely to see a rematch... My heart can't handle going through all this again.

[NYC8224]

How much are they getting for this fight?

[slimPickings]

Let's see if the first one lives up to expectations first... This is a great fight on paper. But it could be a stinker.

This!!
I think everyone is getting a bit ahead of themselves.

And why would a fighter called the Krusher need a rematch clause anyway ???

[aboutfkntime]

Good for Kovalev and Main Events. Well done. Sick of seeing ducker fighters like Floyd always get rematch insurance, but never the guys who take on all comers like Kovalev. And props to Ward for accepting. Very, very, very surprised about that.

oh, you are surprised, are you ?

if I ever become Lord of the Universe, some of you guys are fk'd

just saying

[aboutfkntime]

Kovalev is a unified champion man..what does underdog have to do with it?..Champs usually have rematch clauses

yea, I can't see how it has anything to do with the underdog

rematch clauses are insurance, against injury/robbery/etc

common as anything for a champion

not surprised at all that Ward agreed, he probably had to

[aboutfkntime]

there is no A side here..Roc Nation is just paying Ward a nice Fee

I think you could be right

How much are they getting for this fight?

Ward - 7mil, Kovalev - 5mil..... but I think there could be some truth in the point above from don larryx

[big_james10]

Good for Kovalev and Main Events. Well done. Sick of seeing ducker fighters like Floyd always get rematch insurance, but never the guys who take on all comers like Kovalev. And props to Ward for accepting. Very, very, very surprised about that.

Kovalev takes on all comers because he has no choice. Main Events does not pay him very much money compared to others of his same caliber, such as Golovkin and Adonis Stevenson.

I don't think Kathy Duva will go anywhere near a rematch after this fight because Andre Ward will do to Kovalev what he did to Chad Dawson and what Froch did to Bute.

[Scipio2009]

I was shocked the Kovalev has rematch clause esp since it seems like Ward is the A-Side he's getting paid more

Ward's guarantee is basically a fee package to show up (plus some unmentioned upside at some point); Main Events controls the financials for the actual fight.

No different than Matchroom Sport paying Golovkin $4m to come to the UK; with the fight selling out the O2, likely doing well on PPV in the UK, and Brook being entitled to an 80/20 share of the proceeds after costs, it's pretty obvious that Matchroom Sport was the A-side and Golovkin was simply a well payed opponent.

[Boxing Logic]

Great sig quote, and absolutely true.

Thanks! You want to know what makes that quote even more absolute ether and kryptonite to Fl0mos? I'm like 99% sure that Floyd Mayweather Jr. said JCC Sr. is one the top 5 fighters of all time.

YUP! http://www.foxsports.com/boxing/stor...o-duran-081015

So you have Fl0mo favorite #2, Andre Ward, admitting GGG is better both offensively and defensively, than Fl0mo favorite #1's, Floyd himself's, top five fighter of all time.

It is Fl0mo kryptonite on the GGG issue. There's nothing they can say after that. Floyd thinks Chavez Sr. is the 4th best fighter of all time, and Ward thinks GGG is even better.