Comments Thread For: Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Showdown Already in Play

[nick2811]

when is that ducker Stevenson going to fight ANY ONE of these guys mentioned ?????

[slimPickings]

Ward's a bigger name and hyped to the heavens by HBO. Beterbiev is not a name and a much harder puncher. Better to take a points loss to HBO's poster boy than a KO loss to a barely known guy.

Really!!

And he was also supposed to take a KO loss to Shabaransky and Joe Smith.

Ok. Finally got it.

[chrisJS]

Really!!

And he was also supposed to take a KO loss to Shabaransky and Joe Smith.

Ok. Finally got it.

No, I said Ward is hyped by HBO. They don't care about Sullivan.

[garfios]

Ward's a bigger name and hyped to the heavens by HBO. Beterbiev is not a name and a much harder puncher. Better to take a points loss to HBO's poster boy than a KO loss to a barely known guy.

I think it was about a 60K purse. Remember that he pays his trainer, manager, sparring partners, etc.. How much do you think he would really get from that 60K?

[WarMaidana]

really good fight, the light heavyweight division is really interesting, lots of good matchups to be made with the top 10 guys. Hopefully Kovalev comes back out with killer instincts in his next fight then we can get matchups bteween Kovalev, Stevenson, Alvarez, Bivol, Barrera, Gvozdyk and hopefully Beterbiev

[JohnP2]

Nice

I think that's a great first defense for Bivol.

[JohnP2]

when is that ducker Stevenson going to fight ANY ONE of these guys mentioned ?????

I guess as soon as the paper is right. It's no secret Adonis only fights when he gets what he wants. I seriously doubt he's 'afraid' of losing to any of these guys (I personally feel Adonis beats anyone at 75, with Jack taking him to war, though--that is the fight I want)...however to answer your question he just wants to get paid more than what is offered of the purse. Make sense?

I do agree, of course he better hurry as he only has a few fights left in him....IMHO. Remember, you can't equate inactivity to being an inferior fighter.

[landotter]

I guess as soon as the paper is right. It's no secret Adonis only fights when he gets what he wants. I seriously doubt he's 'afraid' of losing to any of these guys (I personally feel Adonis beats anyone at 75, with Jack taking him to war, though--that is the fight I want)...however to answer your question he just wants to get paid more than what is offered of the purse. Make sense?

I do agree, of course he better hurry as he only has a few fights left in him....IMHO. Remember, you can't equate inactivity to being an inferior fighter.

I will never truly understand the business side of Stevenson's decision. The dude can crack, has solid defense, moves well, and has a crowd pleasing one punch KO power. That he has not fought anyone of real value at 175 for as long as he has had that title is just crazy. He has no legacy fights even by accident.

[landotter]

Man, this would be a fun fight. I would be so in.

175 has just become a glorious mess, hasn't it? The top 6 or 8 fighters at this level are all great match-ups with each other. I have the popcorn and beer ready for the next Super Series being held here at light Heavy!!

[sammybee]

Barrera will school Bivol