Comments Thread For: Adonis Stevenson's Career Plan For 2017 is Outlined By Promoter

[HeroBando]

as if a joint ppv isnt something good for the sport when each time they've did it they did well over 1 million buys..

hbo had just flopped massively with ggg on ppv so yes he said the deal was fair and he also said but we dont think u can guarantee purses so lets bring showtime in and they will pay stevenson and you and hbo pay kov..

Omg you're too dumb. Those fights did million buys cause they were huge fight, not cause they were joint ppvs lol. Joint ppvs are for mega fights, not fight that'd struggle to hit 100k.

[Humean]

I think this is a reasonable assessment of the situation. HBO clearly doesn't want their main signed guys fighting on another network. I think Stevenson found a way to delay as long as he could. I think Kov/Duva thought Ward would be the easier road.

Went from being the most anticipated fight in the sport to a fight no one cares about today.

Exclusive deals are a nightmare for the sport. The fight does still have some possibility of being built back up, if Kovalev defeats Ward and if Stevenson defeats Bute/Alvarez and maybe Gvozdyk in emphatic fashion, big 'ifs' though.

[The Big Dunn]

Exclusive deals are a nightmare for the sport. The fight does still have some possibility of being built back up, if Kovalev defeats Ward and if Stevenson defeats Bute/Alvarez and maybe Gvozdyk in emphatic fashion, big 'ifs' though.

Agree with you on network deals.

I think the ship has sailed. I don't even watch Stevenson anymore. Kov/Ward rematch is the hot fight now.

Its a new year. Maybe things will change.

[Humean]

Agree with you on network deals.

I think the ship has sailed. I don't even watch Stevenson anymore. Kov/Ward rematch is the hot fight now.

Its a new year. Maybe things will change.

Stevenson-Williams Jr was very entertaining. Kovalev-Beterbiev might be the next big fight after Kovalev-Ward.

[My Low Place]

Omg you're too dumb. Those fights did million buys cause they were huge fight, not cause they were joint ppvs lol. Joint ppvs are for mega fights, not fight that'd struggle to hit 100k.

we know that but the fact stills stands u get to promote on both huge networks and both huge big brother networks freely

[aboutfkntime]

Stevenson ducking Kovalev has become an annual event in the boxing calendar.

I wonder what the excuse will be this year?

We've had: "I want to fight Hopkins instead"

"I want a purse bid, because I know Uncle Al will would win it and Kovalev can't fight off HBO."

And: "It's Kovalev, so it's got be on Show Time, cuz I know his contract won't let him do that"

right

and the guy who ducked the purse-bid is completely blameless

right

using your using brand of logic I see

[aboutfkntime]

Exclusive deals are a nightmare for the sport. The fight does still have some possibility of being built back up, if Kovalev defeats Ward and if Stevenson defeats Bute/Alvarez and maybe Gvozdyk in emphatic fashion, big 'ifs' though.

possibly the only thing worse than multiple sanctioning bodies

don't expect that fanbase to object to anything that is repugnant to boxing SMH

[kafkod]

*** you..coming her lying spreading your racist bs..the best place for you is hell..the earth doesnt need such bs walking it

instead of pressuring the right ppl to take the fight and stop ducking the lineal champ u played a race game..u're judgment day will be soon b1tch

The only clown bringing race into this discussion is you.

[Jsmooth9876]

Someone get My Low Place a tissue....but make sure it's not white....

[kafkod]

The problem is HBO kafkod. They do not want their fighter on another network. Had Haymon/Michel won that bid, that is what would've happened. Same thing played itself out with Jacobs/GGG.

I conceded that Stevenson/haymon was the problem in 2014.

I don't like HBO's exclusivity contracts, but Kovalev's only became a problem making this fight because Haymon wanted it to be a problem. He obviously values Stephenson's WBC and lineal titles more than Jacob's WBA "regular" belt.

Yvon Michel was happy with the deal Stephenson had been offered. He didn't propose a shared PPV while negotiating with Duva, and I presume that was because he knew it would be a deal breaker.