Stevenson not fighting until July

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  1. purephase

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Stevenson was bluffing about taking the fight after the purse bid, it wasn't a bluff Main Events felt they could afford to call.
     
  2. Doc Everlast

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    But if Main Events were to have lost the purse bid wouldn't that put the fight on Showtime and thus breach Kovalev's contract with HBO and set him up for legal action? I'm not lawyer so if anybody can correct me feel free.:huh
     
  3. box4life11

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  4. purephase

    purephase Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kovalev had no HBO contract at the time the purse bid was ordered. HBO had refusal rights, which meant they could only get the fight on their network if they matched the license fee offered on the open market by any other network. But if they were unable or unwilling to put up an equivalent amount of money up, there were no legal repercussions they could force on Kovalev. And Yvon Michel indicated he'd have no problem with the fight going on HBO if they did, in fact, offer the most money up for the fight.
     
  5. Blackadder

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    ah stevenson the near 40 year old ex pimp scumbag who no one likes.

    he would want to take a big fight soon our he will get knocked out by one of these cherry picks and never earn that money to open the brothel of his dreams
     
  6. Doc Everlast

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    :good I think Duva just doesn't want do deal with a Haymon fighter.