Comments Thread For: Artur Beterbiev Loses Legal Case, Bound To GYM Until 2021

[iNixus]

1. Was the article that you're pointing to now mentioned in the actual article that folks here are responding too? Maybe I need to read it again, but I didn't see it.

2. There's a massive difference between being open and willing to talk to the boss of HBO about potentially fighting on their network, and actually signing to HBO.

Eleider Alvarez is heading to HBO to fight Sergey Kovalev in August, and if he wins, he owes Kovalev the champion's rematch; that doesn't mean that Alvarez has signed anything with HBO.

If the money is right, I have no doubt that Michel and Beterbiev's team will gladly head to HBO to fight Bivol or Kovalev (if he beats Alvarez); it's far longer odds to think that Michel or even Beterbiev's team would shut the door on Showtime to fight Kovalev or Bivol.

Why would they include it that article came out when they were in court. GYM said it, If they win court battle they go directly to HBO with Beterbiev So for Beterbiev it was HBO or ESPN. It will be HBO. I think they will anounce deal tomorrrow 6PM EST.

[FinitoxDinamita]

What a fkin loser this guy is.

trust me, Beterbiev is overrated.

[4truth]

My guess is that these buffoons will carry on now with wasting Beterbiev's career and making him irrelevant.

[Eff Pandas]

Beterbiev was among my favs before all this bs started & he became so inactive, but holy f#ck man lets get this moving one way or another. Guy is 33 & been on the cusp of big things for like 3 year or some such sh^t now, but his sh^t has been stalled up due to various bs.

[Eff Pandas]

My guess is that these buffoons will carry on now with wasting Beterbiev's career and making him irrelevant.

I'd think they'd just throw Beterbiev into the deepest fire they can throw him in from here out. This situation has likely done no one any good money-wise so everyone needs to make something happen.

Or thats what I'd think anyway.

[4truth]

I'd think they'd just throw Beterbiev into the deepest fire they can throw him in from here out. This situation has likely done no one any good money-wise so everyone needs to make something happen.

Or thats what I'd think anyway.

If so, I hope he fares better than Walters.

[Scipio2009]

ive been saying this for a while now a lot of fighters have called 2018 STRAP SEASON!!!! its for a reason. If you pay attention to the number of pbc or haymon affiliated fighters who are moving into positions to unify the titles. Even if it means going to a different promoter or fighting on another network. A lot of the fighters who are signing away from haymon are signing for guaranteed chances at titles.

I'd disagree, tbh. Folks can argue the degrees of separation, but Daniel Jacobs signed with Eddie Hearn because HBO put up what they did as the guarantee and the move helps make money fights more makable. Carl Frampton signed with Frank Warren because of the fallout with the McGuigans plus Warren's promise to get him a stadium fight in Belfast. (Lee Selby was looking for big fights in the UK, but seeing Warren in Warrington's corner, openly cheering him on in that foul-filled performance, should've made things clear).

Jamel Herring signing with Top Rank was likely a move to get back on a title track, after coming up short twice with Haymon (similar to Vanes, tbh).

The amount of actual exodus has been overblown here

[Scipio2009]

Back to the Enrico Koellings of the world.

Beterbiev has a world title now, fighting in one of the hottest boxing markets.

Folks can't hide forever

[Scipio2009]

Wanna bet?

Why would they include it that article came out when they were in court. GYM said it, If they win court battle they go directly to HBO with Beterbiev So for Beterbiev it was HBO or ESPN. It will be HBO. I think they will anounce deal tomorrrow 6PM EST.

Talking to HBO about unifying with Bivol is different from signing a deal with HBO.

If no announcement by Monday, what?

[Hmabshir]

Guys career is over. Promoters don’t like him after all this stuff and he isn’t getting any younger.