Comments Thread For: Kovalev is Pulling For Badou Jack To Defeat Adonis Stevenson

[Boxing Goat]

But she knew that before she asked for the purse bid! I think HBO didn't back her up!

The purse bid was called for and Stevenson immediately re-signed with SHO. At least that's the way I recall it. It's been a few years tho

[IMDAZED]

The purse bid was called for and Stevenson immediately re-signed with SHO. At least that's the way I recall it. It's been a few years tho

No, that’s not what happened.

[Bronx2245]

The purse bid was called for and Stevenson immediately re-signed with SHO. At least that's the way I recall it. It's been a few years tho

It wasn't an immediate move:

Michel said he was disappointed in Duva's decision and the she was "playing games."

"They asked to be the mandatory. They asked for a 50-50 split if we don't come to an agreement and we went along with that," Michel told ESPN.com. "Adonis does not have a contract with Showtime, but we are affiliated with Showtime and PBC but we managed to arrange that if we were going to lose the purse bid we could have gone on HBO and we thought it was the same on their side.

"If you request a purse bid it's because you decide you want to play the game and if you lose you go on the network where the winner of the bid says. I don't understand. We never said we want to do a bid but fight only on HBO. She was playing games and I'm disappointed. I believed they were genuine and I thought it was a smart move going to the WBC to make Kovalev the mandatory. It was unusual but now I realize it was just games."

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...urse-bid-order

[robbyheartbaby]

Kovalev shouyld've been rooting for Main Events to win that purse bid

Sergey Kovalev bails on Adonis Stevenson's purse bid order

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...urse-bid-order

Don't start that s*** Stevenson walked away from a signed contract to fight under showtime and Al haymon and make title defences against super middleweights and Tommy Karpency, DON'T put that BS on here.

[Boxing Goat]

Don't start that s*** Stevenson walked away from a signed contract to fight under showtime and Al haymon and make title defences against super middleweights and Tommy Karpency, DON'T put that BS on here.

^ This!

And just for good measure, look at what was just posted on ESPN

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/23513938/no-adonis-stevenson-no-problem-sergey-kovalev-eleider-alvarez-fight-other

Ironic that it posted today huh

[Boxing Goat]

Here's more proof if anyone cares to read it.

http://m.sherdog.com/news/articles/Boxing-Opinion-Why-Adonis-Stevenson-Wants-no-Part-of-Sergey-Kovalev-84365

[Daud]

I like Jack by ko.

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stevenson is actually fighting a live dog? hell has frozen over

[Bronx2245]

Don't start that s*** Stevenson walked away from a signed contract to fight under showtime and Al haymon and make title defences against super middleweights and Tommy Karpency, DON'T put that BS on here.

Go complain to ESPN! GTFOH with BS!

[Removed Now]

You actually addressed me first on another topic and that's what tipped me off that you have a irrational opinion when comes to boxing. I can make a lot of assumptions as to why but that hasn't worked so far and that's not truly the way I like to do things so we'll agree to disagree too on this one, but I do suggest that you read up on this topic a little more. I've followed this saga for a long time and I assure you, Kovalev has wanted this fight and has asked for it several times. No way he was the reason it didn't happen.

I am actually non bias on the actual topic of kovalev vs Stevenson . Duva vs showtime . We can leave it be and to agree to disagree .