What a joke. Yvon Michel and Al Haymon basically called Lame Events' bluff here. Lame Events thought they could shame Adonis into fighting and get some press out of it if it didn't happen...they didn't realize that Adonis wanted the fight badly all along! Now, when it becomes a CLEAR reality...they back out.
If Kovalev really wanted the fight, Main Events would say screw the IBF belt...let their other fighter in Mohammedi go for it, and make the Stevenson fight next! The winner can then chase that IBF belt if they so desire to be the holder of all belts.
Really...Lame Events has just gotten press out of this, and the media spin has been disgusting.
I'm fine with Stevenson saying screw them and just fighting the Chavez/Fonfara winner or Bute next. Who cares? Who is Kovalev going to fight? I mean...how is HBO buying the Mohammedi fight? That dude was knocked out in two rounds by Sukhotsky...the guy that Stevenson was villified for fighting!
Lame Events never wanted this fight...they have no leverage...and they had none in 2013 either.
Nah team Kovalev didn't drop the ball. Katyh duva dropped the ball. Kovalev has nothing to do with this. His name doesn't even deserve to be in the sentence
Exactly. That is the solution to this. Problem solved. We all win
It's the only way. I can see it happening if it's on PPV. Adonis is getting older now cashing him out might not be a bad thing. And if Adonis wins he's on top of the world. Seems like a win win. But I'm Pan-Africanist not Al Haymon.
It's the only way. I can see it happening if it's on PPV. Adonis is getting older now cashing him out might not be a bad thing. And if Adonis wins he's on top of the world. Seems like a win win. But I'm Pan-Africanist not Al Haymon.
This is seriously embarrassing. Kovalev should move on and get a bigger promoter. They are essentially turning down the biggest payday possible by ignoring the purse bid and you just know that uncle Al was going to overspend and put this on network TV!
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