Should Kovalev sue Klimas and Main Events for possible Ali Act violations?

[Motorcity Cobra]

Force them to open the books and see if there were any payments made to Klimas for advising Kovalev to allow Main Events to pull out of the Stevenson purse bid. Duva used the purse bid situation for leverage to get a new contract with HBO which clearly benefited her company more than it benefited Kovalev. He missed out on the biggest payday of his career and also a chance to become the lineal and undisputed champion of the LHW division. That distinction could've opened up more revenue streams for Kovalev. Not having that distinction affected his future paydays. Why would a manager advise his fighter not to go thru with the purse bid when the manager would've been receiving his highest payday also? Kovalev didn't receive a purse for this fight. His pay was based on gate revenue and PPV sales. Nicole Duva is saying gate revenue is projected to be lower than the first fight. PPV sales may also be lower. Pulling out of the purse bid was clearly not in the best interest of Kovalev but it was in the best interest of Main Events. Why would a manager advise his client to do what's best for the company instead of what's best for his client? I've always felt something fishy was going on in that situation.

SEC. 5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

Section 17 of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6308) (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended--

(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘No member’ and inserting ‘(a) REGULATORY PERSONNEL- No member’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

‘(b) FIREWALL BETWEEN PROMOTERS AND MANAGERS-

‘(1) IN GENERAL- It is unlawful for--

‘(A) a promoter to have a direct or indirect financial interest in the management of a boxer; or

‘(B) a manager--

‘(i) to have a direct or indirect financial interest in the promotion of a boxer; or

‘(ii) to be employed by or receive compensation or other benefits from a promoter, except for amounts received as consideration under the manager’s contract with the boxer.

‘(2) EXCEPTIONS- Paragraph (1)--

‘(A) does not prohibit a boxer from acting as his own promoter or manager; and

‘(B) only applies to boxers participating in a boxing match of 10 rounds or more.

[E-Thug]

Duva is a dirty slag who's done Kovalev real dirty outside the ring. He's been ripped apart outside by Klimas and Duva and was beat inside by Ward