Instead of going to Germany, then fighting from country to country, he should have gone to Canada and asked for citizenship. His fanbase would have been huge, and his purses also. If Adonis Stevenson can get 3 millions to fight tomato cans there....
But that way he can become a global star. Some journalist from Montreal was telling the same thing to Kovalev, telling him he should have chose to go to Québec, instead of USA. They told him how much money Beterbiev was making not even fighting in a championship fight. If I remember correctly, Beterbiev made more money in his pro career than Kovalev up until recently. When Kovalev heard that, he said it was a good reason for him (Kovalev) to not give Beterbiev a chance at the belt. Kovalev hating the muslim tchetchen, even calling him stupid. http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/02/17/pascal-est-plus-dur-que-stevenson
Kovalev has every right to be angry. He could not get a promoter until his 20th fight and to this date he is still fighting in his opponents hometowns taking short money.
