Comments Thread For: Eleider Alvarez Withdraws From Oleksandr Gvozdyk Purse Bid
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But since they named a final eliminator, he's no longer the no.1 contender. He just lost his spot.
I think the reason he did this is because he probably got some kind of guarantee from GYM that Stevenson would face him next, as a voluntary challenger.
The only problem now is that Gvozdyk will likely become the no.1 mandatory for Stevenson and the WBC will likely enforce that.Comment
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WBC said the winner of Stevenson/Jack was obligated to fight the winner of Gvozdyk/Alvarez next.Comment
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I'm guessing those step aside checks were fat, probably comparable or even more than what he would have been paid to actually fight Stevenson. Stevenson didn't want Alvarez, and Alvarez doesn't want Gvozdyk. If he had refused the step aside money, Stevenson would have been stripped & Alvarez would probably have had to fight Gvozdyk for the vacant belt. He apparently wants none of that.Comment
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My personal belief is that Alvarez is waiting for Stevenson to retire and then hoping to pick up the vacant strap afterwards.Comment
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pimp didnt duck he went to showtime to fight a higher ranked fighter...and that higher ranked fighter ran over to fight kov...
the definition of ducking is mean that u dip down in the ratings to fight lower rated guys...u're have to say that adonis did his job..bhop just ducked adonis to fight kov instead for less money...
yall need to stop trying to change history
Where were these Pimp opponents rated? Andrzej Fonfara, Thomas Williams Jr, Tommy Karpency, Sakio Bika, Dmitry Sukhotskiy, Andrzej Fonfara.Comment
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Stevenson woulda thumped bhop & kov in hindsight lol.Comment
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that is just them trying to hold on. If you recall the watsons weren't even in the ring during the fight introductionsComment
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