Kovalev and his fans are hypocrites.

I agree. Kov should lose kathy duva. But stevenson is still a ducker

 

stevenson getting 75% of the purse bid is bs.

60-40 kovalev would be a fair split.

 

promoters are killing boxing, plain and simple. have been since the advent of more than one belt.

 

Actually, the purse bid would have meant a 50/50 split in this situation. That's the same split Duva is calling for. I can't really blame Kovalev for this. Boxing politics are messing up this fight, and Duva was trying to play games.

 

HBO played the role of spoiled brat and insecure spouse.

They knew they couldn't outbid Mr. Haymon and his hedge fund investors, and won't let the fight happen if it's not on their network. This is why Ms. Duva immediately stated she sent a 50/50 offer for HBO PPV.

They should've called Mr. Haymon's bluff and allowed him to pay a princely sum for the rights for this one fight. They just couldn't stand the prospect of another network getting their darling fight, though. It wouldn't look good if their showcase fight got sniped, now would it? Or if the payday was large enough that it gave one of their showcase fighters second thoughts about staying with them?

We see this dynamic in domestic disputes all the time. If they can't have it, nobody will.

 

Nobody ducked. Politics screwed up this fight.

 

I read the letters posted over the scene, and clearly GYM did not want to negotiate. Not saying it's a duck, but they wanted the fight to go directly to purse bids, knowing full well they would win it.

If I were GYM and really wanted the fight, I would say yes for HBO but split 60-40 or 55-45 and top billing.

 

If Stevenson was the one who pulled out of the purse bidding what would everyone's reaction be?

 

It would look fishy. Kovalev killed a man in the ring.

Who cares though? It was politics.

 

stevenson is the wbc champ.

wbc called for the purse bid.

champ gets 75% of the purse bid money.

 

it was a duck, and I'm a kovalev fan.

 

you know why pimpboy gets hate.