Why would Kovalev fight Canelo on November 2nd?

[Robbie Barrett]

2 months is more than enough time for Kovalev. Fighters used to fight every other week. He'll be physically fit and can concentrate on his boxing more.

[daggum]

because money. this is a retirement fight. i would take it and just go down in the first. i dont want some roid head injuring me for life

[boliodogs]

That's 68 days from now.....

I don't think he will. He will ask for some more time. Maybe 90 days. Canelo really wants this fight and that puts Kovalev in a strong bargaining position.

[icha]

This right here. Its all about DAZN wanting the Canelo and AJ fights in different 30 day periods to extend subscriptions. I believe Coppinger or Mannix said it on their podcast. IMO they should push it back to give Kovalev some recovery time, but for all that money regardless this is his big cash out fight

you hit the nail, they need 30 days between their big fights to get more subs out of it. . you dont want mexicans paying for canelo and then getting Ruiz-AJ for free...

[aboutfkntime]

That's 68 days from now.....

yea, December sounds more realistic

[BigDramaShow]

because money. this is a retirement fight. i would take it and just go down in the first. i dont want some roid head injuring me for life

Yep, retirement for Kovalev, unless he wins.

[R_Walken]

Because Canelo makes the rules and Kovalev really has no say and if he wants that retirement paycheque he& his team will agree to whatever date Canelo wants

Obviously picking a date so close is meant to be a bit of a mind f.uck for Kovalev and meant to make Kov uncomfortable and put him at a disadvantage.

Plus there is only around 7 available Saturday’s in Nov/ Dec and DAZn will want a different Pay period for Canelo and AJ , Wilder / Ortiz probably has 1 of those Sat in early Nov and Canelo / DAZn don’t want to go a week or 2 after that fight ,

December locked up with Aj/Ruiz and a week later Fox has a show

Nov 2 might be the only date that makes sense

[Thraxox]

2 months is more than enough time for Kovalev. Fighters used to fight every other week. He'll be physically fit and can concentrate on his boxing more.

After just recently went to War and almost getting KOed by a younger fightet. 68 days is barely enough for healing and camp. Kovalev would have a short 2 month camp while already over trained from the Yarde fight.

[QueensburyRules]

That's 68 days from now.....

- -If you gotta tell us , you don't deserve to know.

[jas]

not ideal

was a tough fight

but one could argue now he doesnt have time to take time off and drink

look at makabu . he had a brutal fight vs kurdriyashov and then only had 3.5 weeks off and a month training camp before beating papin last weekend on the kovalev undercard