Of course he plans to move forward with the Fonfara fight, it's easy money. But between then and fall, he may price himself out of the Kovalev fight saying he's worth more and therefore going to fight Hopkins instead. HBO needs to get the fight signed and guaranteed for him to fight Kovalev before they agree to move forward with the Fonfara fight.
Great move by Stevenson! None of Haymon's fighters end up like Pac owing the IRS tens of millions of dollars in taxes. Haymon or GBP are today's boxers best options. Boxing is a business so the goal of every boxer is to get paid while not ending up punch drunk & broke like Holyfield and getting first class financial advice so they end up financially secure like B-Hop.
Stevenson wants no part of the Krusher. Haymon won't be able to rob Kovalev on the cards since there's no way it would go the distance so will probably just keep him away using Shotime as an excuse.
Stevenson isnt going to duck Kovalev, he is more interested in $$ now being 35 already and having worked so hard to get there, its normal. The loss to Boone was a drastic change....in a good way.