Oops only last week Hearn said on IFL the Kovalov fight wasn't dead. Who's going to be the first to claim Kovolov is ducking Yarde to fight the #1 fighter in the world?
Me. Kovalev wants nothing to do with Yarde. He wants an easier cash out fight. It’s like Khan fighting Crawford. Being knocked out by an unknown in Yarde destroys Kovalev’s legacy. Losing on points to Canelo and he can argue he was jobbed on the cards. Kovalev is absolutely terrified of the prospect of being smashed to pieces by Yarde.
Kovalev doing all he can to weasel his way out of a beating. Yarde is training and ready to fight, Kovalev will do anything to make sure he's not in the same ring as Yarde.
Post Clen Canelo can't even make Middleweight anymore after years of weight bullying Welters. He's going to be in over his head at Light Heavyweight, what the hell is he thinking?
Are they still negotiating? The contract must be over 100 pages long by now and translated to every known language to mankind.