Just got an email from Kathy Duva..

[1g5a22]

Duva is delusional.

The fight will go wherever the most money can be made not in California or Russia. Obviously that's Vegas. She must not have been paying attention on Saturday when Buffer read the scorecards. Her man LOST. Therefore, Ward is holding all the cards and will dictate the tune everyone will dance to...

'Say wut bro?' Tell me again how Ward can do what he wants having officially obligated himself to Kovalev a second time contractually? Does Ward have to fight Kovalev? Yes or No?

[1g5a22]

They have ZERO leverage. None.

Ward won the fight and is holding ALL the cards...

Except Wards signature mandating him to fight Kovalev. Where do u get your legal advice? Smackit & Crackit & Co.? LOL Ward HAS to fight Kovalev.

[Tomjas]

Boxing in NYC is really on its arse at the moment due to this insurance rule. I dont know the ins and outs of it, but boxing has fallen off a cliff edge there since they introduced it. Seems like a good idea in theory, but i assume promoters just realise they can make more money elsewhere.

As far as I know, "in theory" the insurance laws should only affect the run-of-the-mill fights as they make it cost prohibitive to stage

Bigger fights naturally generate more revenue and should be ale to absorb the cost without a hitch

[DoktorSleepless]

Remember it was Duva who cried about wanting the fightin Vegas over Roc Nation's preferred New York where they do allow non-local judges.

[1g5a22]

Wrong.

Ward Stevenson in Canada is a big fight.

Shame the Canadians don't think so:

Stevenson vs dawson 6000/15000 tickets
stevenson vs cloud 9921/15000 tickets
stevenson vs bellew 8540/15000 tickets
stevenson vs forfana 6340/15000 tickets
stevenson vs sukhotsky 6220/15000 tickets
stevenson vs bika 4729/15000 tickets

the man struggles to fill the stadium 30% for most he's fights, no even counting how many free tickets are given away, while still getting 2 million paydays. Am i crazy to find these numbers insane, or am i an idiots and needs to stay quiet and understand haymon is the financial genius of our time?

discuss

[Redd Foxx]

The problem I have with that is the same with this presidential election in which everyone goes in knowing the rules and circumstances, then when it doesn't go their way, suddenly everything is unfair and broken.

Duva herself said she was fine with the judges selected. Now, she's not.
Go look for an alternative if you like, I have nothing against that. Change it the next time. That's just living and learning. It's the blame game which I feel is weak and of poor character.

[b00g13man]

The problem I have with that is the same with this presidential election in which everyone goes in knowing the rules and circumstances, then when it doesn't go their way, suddenly everything is unfair and broken.

Duva herself said she was fine with the judges selected. Now, she's not.
Go look for an alternative if you like, I have nothing against that. Change it the next time. That's just living and learning. It's the blame game which I feel is weak and of poor character.

Couldn't agree more.

[Weltschmerz]

Ward's team will most likely be difficult to negotiate with. They will want another home advantage, for one.

[Furn]

You can't have overseas judges in vegas ?

Is that true ?

[firstborn]

Ward's team will most likely be difficult to negotiate with. They will want another home advantage, for one.

They'll probably want the lion's share of the profits but I'm not sure what home advantage you're talking about. They can't fight in California or Russia and Ward isn't from Las Vegas so........where exactly should they fight?