Because he had the stamina of a geriatric and when he threw the only 10 shots a round he could - he missed by miles. Nobody wants to see that farce again.
There are ongoing talks with Stevenson for I believe early summer and Ward for late 2016. If those 2 happen, then this would be, eh.. fine, as a tune up along the way. But if neither of the mega fights will happen, this is seriously a s**t fight. A s**t s**t fight. A s**t s**t and s**t fight. But still I'd prefer someone new. Someone who brings something else. We knew Mohammedi had no chance but most people were still curious how Kovalev would handle him. We know how he will handle Pascal, the excitement factor is 0. I don't know how they will even market this fight.