Comments Thread For: Kovalev Angry About Purse Discrepancy for Ward Rematch

[Ray Corso]

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[Motorcity Cobra]

Kovalev can't get the money he wants because he has to take what HBO gives Mainevents it's that simple. So if Ward wants the lions share of the money it leaves little for them. Adonis made this observation that an open purse bid would generate the best deal for everyone but Kathy needed the money so she took a deal w/ HBO that was not in the best interest of her fighters.

I read this wrong. Nevermind

[Motorcity Cobra]

this is more evidence ward did not want this fight. he structured it so he got all the guaranteed money and thought kovalev wouldnt take the lowball low guarantee money since the first fight flopped. kov is either dumb or doesnt care about the money. maybe both but blaming him for taking the bad offer...isnt that what you wanted ggg to do against ward? it was the only way the fight would get made. blame ward for being selfish and delusioanal. only a crazy person like kov takes a deal like this.

Ward had nothing to do with Kovalev's pay. This isn't an HBO fight where both fighters have to split a licensing fee. This is PPV where the promoters pay the fighters

[Motorcity Cobra]

do you not know what the word "incentivize" means?

No one said anything about promoters stop doing their jobs.

A fighters job is to fight and win. A promoters job is to promote the fighter and the fight. Kovalev has done his job. His promoter hasn't done theirs. A fighter shouldn't have to base their pay on how well a promoter does their job. A split of the revenue should be a bonus on top of what a fighter is already getting paid

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

A fighters job is to fight and win. A promoters job is to promote the fighter and the fight. Kovalev has done his job. His promoter hasn't done theirs. A fighter shouldn't have to base their pay on how well a promoter does their job. A split of the revenue should be a bonus on top of what a fighter is already getting paid

in·cen·tiv·ize
inˈsen(t)əˌvīz/
verb
provide (someone) with an incentive for doing something.
"this is likely to incentivize management to find savings"

[OnePunch]

No. He's just finding out how much Ward is getting paid and he knows he's getting screwed. His anger is misdirected

He's not getting screwed. He's getting paid what the fight is worth.

[BrometheusBob.]

His purse is not expected to be revealed even on the contract his promoter, Main Events, will submit to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. That contract is expected to state that Kovalev will make 75 percent of his side’s overall take from the event, not a specific figure.

Huh interesting

[Motorcity Cobra]

He's not getting screwed. He's getting paid what the fight is worth.

Bull****. His pay is based on something he has not control over. He doesn't control the promotion, ticket sales, pricing of the PPV and tickets. That has nothing to do with Kovalev. A percentage of the PPV and ticket sales should be a bonus on top of his guarantee

[PunchyPotorff]

Ward consistently puts 8000 in his hometown. How many tickets did Kovalev sell I'm Vegas when he was there A-side and fought Muhammadi?

In your dreams. Maybe if he fights a big name fighter, or maybe during the super 8 tournament, but not unless the other fighter or opening bouts are a draw.

[PunchyPotorff]

Yet Ward is getting paid more and Kovalev has no fan base to speak of. If Kovalev "moves more tickets", why is he the B-side AGAIN? Stop embarrassing yourself with ignorant posts.

If Jay Z wasn't paying Back Ward outta his own pocket, he'd be lucky to get half that much. Try reading before commenting, bubba.