Comments Thread For: Duva: Canelo-Kovalev Moves The Needle, But Time Is Running Out

[Pigeons]

If $5-6M isn't life changing money, then you've already made life changing money.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

This fight is happening...

[Boxing Logic]

So Duva wants us to believe Kovalev is going to make 6+ mil fighting Yarde? Yeah right.

With respect Robbie, think about it deeper. Yarde was reported to make 4 mil vs Kovalev in Russia, right? If Kovalev pulls out, its been reported Yarde would fight Zurdo. How much you think Bob would pay for Yarde to fight Zurdo? 2 mil max? And there would be no title, or an interim title, at stake, not the full title.

So Kovalev would have to convince Yarde to give up his title shot, and go from making 4 mil vs him, to only 2 mil vs Zurdo, let's say.

How do you convince someone to go from making 4 mil to 2 mil? You have to pay them the 2 mil difference, plus maybe another 500k to give up the title shot.

So if Canelo is offering Kovalev 6 mil, 2.5 mil goes to Yarde. That leaves 3.5 mil for Kovalev to fight Canelo. Whereas if Kovalev just fights Yarde, there's no step aside fee to pay, and Kovaelv gets to keep his whole purse.

So is Kovalev getting 6 mil to fight Yarde? Who knows, but is he getting over 3.5 mil? Yes. Russian billionaires are bankrolling that fight. He is getting over 3.5 mil. If Yarde is for that fight, then so is Kovalev.

So actually, Canelo's offer to Kovalev, after Kovalev pays the step aside fee to Yarde, is less than Kovalev would make vs Yarde. Duva was telling the truth, it's a joke of an offer.

[kingstip9]

It’ll only be made if kovalev submits to a catchweight. Which begs the question. Why make the fight? It’s not like anyone actually asked for it.
If you gotta drain a fighter to beat him, what’s the purpose to fight him?

[Boxing Logic]

This fight is happening...

Hope so. Would much prefer Canelo-Bivol or Canelo-Gvozdyk, or a time machine to go back and have Canelo fight prime GGG instead of ducking him, but since we're living in the era of boxing where fans only get to choose between the crumbs we get offered, well, this is probably the most interesting crumb available. Hopefully GGG steps up and fights Bivol instead in the meantime. Haha yeah right... I say at that as a GGG fan, but it's clear he's not in the business of taking risks anymore. Probably rightfully so. He would get dominated. He's too old. Bivol vs prime GGG would have been epic though.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Hope so. Would much prefer Canelo-Bivol or Canelo-Gvozdyk, or a time machine to go back and have Canelo fight prime GGG instead of ducking him, but since we're living in the era of boxing where fans only get to choose between the crumbs we get offered, well, this is probably the most interesting crumb available. Hopefully GGG steps up and fights Bivol instead in the meantime. Haha yeah right... I say at that as a GGG fan, but it's clear he's not in the business of taking risks anymore. Probably rightfully so. He would get dominated. He's too old. Bivol vs prime GGG would have been epic though.

Purely going off instinct, but I’ve just got a feeling this fight will happen. I just hope there’s no catchweight and it’s at 175. Huge credit to Canelo if it is as well.

Based on John Skippers expectations, GGG will have to face a credible opponent. If Canelo faces Kovalev, I think GGG will face Andrade.

[aboutfkntime]

If Canelo Alvarez is as adamant about not fighting Gennadiy Golovkin again as she has been led to believe, Kathy Duva considers Sergey Kovalev the perfect opponent for the Mexican superstar's September 14 return to the ring. Kovalev's promoter realizes, though, that time isn't on her side in negotiations for an Alvarez-Kovalev fight.
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I think the... " Kovalev is the front-runner "... talk, is premature

if this is true.....

Since making its offer to Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs), Golden Boy Promotions also has gauged interest from representatives for WBO junior middleweight champ Jaime Munguia (33-0, 26 KOs) and WBO middleweight champ Demetrius Andrade (28-0, 17 KOs). Golden Boy has a little more time to negotiate with Munguia and Andrade because, unlike Kovalev, neither fighter has another bout tentatively scheduled.

..... then Golden Boy have likely made similarly low offers to Munguia, Andrade, and Kovalev..... just to gauge interest and begin the negotiation, as well as give themselves options..... but Kovalev will likely run out of time due to his mandatory/investors

hopefully Andrade is willing to make that fight quickly

I still believe that Andrade is the front-runner

Canelo Alvarez focused on becoming undisputed middleweight champion

On fighting Demetrius Andrade for the undisputed title:

“That’s the goal, whoever has the title. It doesn’t matter. Our goal is to unify all the belts, become the undisputed middleweight champion of the world. We’re gonna sit with our team and we’ll come back with a decision.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/5/5...leweight-champ

today.....

Canelo considering Andrade for Sept. 14 clash
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...-sept-14-clash

[1mb11]

I'm sure the money in Russia is HUGE! If I'm Canelo, I let him do the fight in Russia and then maybe talk after reality sets in.

[Boxfan83]

Canelo vs. Kovalev sounds good to me.

[D4thincarnation]

Respect to Clenelo for wanting this fight.

He will be chowing down on the Mexican beef now.