Stevenson-Kovalev may never happen!

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  1. Stefan Johnson

    Stefan Johnson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    According to Fat Dan via Twitter. It seems Rafael is making excuses for Stevenson and Kovalev possibly not happening by saying that is HBO's fault is they don't outbid Showtime for Adonis's next fight with Fonfara. . . . He mentions something about a 2 fight contract. . . . Not very clear info yet, but it doesn't sound good.
     
  2. Eastcoast

    Eastcoast Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The ball's in Stevenson's court. Adonis is the one who won't agree to fight Kovalev in the fall. HBO wants to show both fights, Haymon might be trying to work the system by getting HBO to bid against Showtime who really doesn't have the capital to bid for Stevenson.
     
  3. Stefan Johnson

    Stefan Johnson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think you're right. . . . Showtime has clearly blown its load with the Mayweatehr contract (which will see if they even make any money off of it).
     
  4. purephase

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Showtime has made an offer for Stevenson-Fonfara that HBO can't or won't match, as is being reported, then they evidently do have the capital.
     
  5. Eastcoast

    Eastcoast Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah it's not so much about capital as much as HBO's not willing to pay extra for only the Fonfara fight and then to have Stevenson goto Showtime anyways.
     
  6. purephase

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There was talk that the Kovalev fight was a condition of HBO carrying the Fonfara bout in the first place. I suppose Haymon/Stevenson would demand that condition be waived or be compensated even more to not walk (though I'm not sure how that would work since HBO apparently has matching rights for this fight and possibly the next one). Rafael suggests that they could have locked him down for both this and Kovalev a while ago but got cheap at the last second.
     
  7. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wonder how much Stevenson thinks he should be paid for fighting Kovalev?
    Over/Under $9.5 million? I'm picking the over.
     
  8. Kevin Willis

    Kevin Willis Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Any money that shitfilth earns should go immediately into a victims restitution fund for all the people's lives he ruined.
     
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  9. Eastcoast

    Eastcoast Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I haven't heard numbers and haven't seen them reported anywhere, but Steve Kim's been talking about this for a couple months. HBO has been pushing Stevenson to agree to the fall Kovalev fight before they commit to the Fonfara fight. I don't know what kind of numbers Dan is referring too as he hasn't stated them, so to say HBO got cheap who knows? There's market value to every fight, Stevenson may have been way unreasonable or not.
     
  10. Delroc

    Delroc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Killer Kovalev got the man running
     
  11. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Superbitch :think
     
  12. True_Hero

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    Unfortunately it will never happen. That COWARD Stevenson is shitting himself at the prospect of facing Killer Kovalev. Kov gives him nightmares.
     
  13. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    This fight better happen dam it !
     
  14. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Adonis Superbitch Stevenson :think
     
  15. Farmboxer

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    Kovalev wants to fight Stevenson, but Stevenson does not want to fight Kovalev.............