Comments Thread For: Alvarez Eyes Statement, Had Haymon Blessing For Top Rank Deal

[thekenneth]

No way is Alvarez the A-side vs the other champions. Stevenson even said in an interview right before the Gvozdyk fight that he probably wouldn't be interested in unifying with Alvarez afterwards because no one in Canada knows who he is. Gvozdyk is the lineal champion, while Bivol is considered the consensus #1 in the division and brings the big Russian-American fanbase in the US and Russian fanbase worldwide (Russia is one of the biggest nations on earth), so I think both of them would be A-sides against Alvarez, and that Gilberto Ramirez would be as well because he's Mexican and the establishment always favors Mexican boxers, almost as much as American star boxers.

That's not true alvarez being unheard of in Canada. I'm saying this as a Canadian. He main events two big cards in Quebec with over 10k people

[thekenneth]

I was working in the Maritimes in November, on the way back home to T.O. i spent a night in Quebec City, I went to the Stevenson fight...I have news for you, nobody knew who Stevenson was either...my friends know I am a fan, my friends are casual fans and some have no interest at all...but trust me, if anybody in Canada knows who Stevenson is , then they know who Alvarez is.

The Pascal and Bute wins especially because of how famous both are. Stevenson was never on par with them.

[Nay_Sayer]

No way is Alvarez the A-side vs the other champions. Stevenson even said in an interview right before the Gvozdyk fight that he probably wouldn't be interested in unifying with Alvarez afterwards because no one in Canada knows who he is. Gvozdyk is the lineal champion, while Bivol is considered the consensus #1 in the division and brings the big Russian-American fanbase in the US and Russian fanbase worldwide (Russia is one of the biggest nations on earth), so I think both of them would be A-sides against Alvarez, and that Gilberto Ramirez would be as well because he's Mexican and the establishment always favors Mexican boxers, almost as much as American star boxers.

Bivol is #1 @ 175? Based on what exactly? Alvarez has the better resume...

[BigStomps]

They better put all the petty feuds aside and work together or Hearn & GBP & DAZN, will end up stilling most of their talent having both super stars at DAZN, they better swallow their pride and give us the fans what we want to see.

I hope all promoters put their differences to the side and make the fights us fans wanna see!
There's plenty of money for all the promoters to make if they just work together...

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

Bivol is #1 @ 175? Based on what exactly? Alvarez has the better resume...

Bivol resume is quite pathetic no way he’s number one

[FLY TY]

They better put all the petty feuds aside and work together or Hearn & GBP & DAZN, will end up stilling most of their talent having both super stars at DAZN, they better swallow their pride and give us the fans what we want to see.

Lololololol

[crisantonio917]

Michel, is Don King's equivalent for Canada...

[DJrabit]

Haymon the one that never got you the Stevenson fight.

[mapleleaf27]

Michel, is Don King's equivalent for Canada...

just wondering , did you go to H.S. in the U.S. ?

[Scipio2009]

This is definitely good news that Bob Arum and Al Haymon were able to work together to get this deal done.
Maybe now they can work together on a regular basis and give us the fights we as fans wanna see like Crawford-Spence and Lomachenko-Davis among others...

I wouldn't hold your breath; like every other example of Haymon and Arum working together, this is another example of a Haymon fighter crossing the street to go the other way.

As long as he's living, Bob Arum is unlikely to ever voluntarily send a fighter across the street.