Comments Thread For: Kovalev-Stevenson Falls Through; Kovalev To Russia in June?

[kafkod]

people are biased they will look the other way on this particular eye opener

Do you think Gym/Haymon didn't have a plan B worked out for Stevenson, in case this deal collapsed?

[The Big Dunn]

Yvon Michel said today they got a fair offer from Main-Events. HBO wanted a PPV event, GYM-Haymon wanted to drag Showtime in it for a Pacquiao/Mayweather like joint venture... HBO said no... End of the story ...

If this is accurate, and it would've been nice if the reporter that wrote the story actually provided info as to why the fight fell through, then it's clear HBO is blocking the fight. I get that this is in response to Haymon blocking the fight in 2014 by signing Adonis.

Shame because this is the fight I'd most like to see.

[just the facts]

Not surprising - at this point Stevenson has turned into a complete joke. He absolutely wasted his prime hiding behind his promoter.

Wasn't it Duva that walked away from the purse bid?

[just the facts]

Something doesn't smell right.

Before they even started negotiating with Stevenson they already had plans on fighting in Russia anyway?

Given the way that negotiations for big fights go, wouldn't any promoter have a plan B ready?

[just the facts]

Yup, exactly. Stevenson is the problem in getting all these fights done. He hasn't fought Hopkins, pascal, or Kovalev, when he had the chance multiple times. Meanwhile, all the others have fiougjt each other. it's clear who the problem is.

Or..............................Duva could have taken part in the purse bid and let the fight get made with the fighters getting the most coin available.

[Trinidad_Fan]

The good thing is..... Stevenson doesn't have to hold that pucker anymore. Scientific studies have shown that excessive puckering for extended periods of time can cause permanent damage to the **** canal.

[Chrismart]

As expected really. The whole idea of the fight is nothing i can get excited about, as it never looks at getting any closer to happening. I'm past the stage of caring who is to blame now anyway.

On paper it's as good a fight as can be made right now. It has all the ingredients, belts and back story. Shame that it probably won't happen.

[Mike_R]

Stevenson has killed his relevancy, everyone has moved on and he can only blame himself/his team.

He loses to Ward and Kovalev if either fight ever comes off. He'll possibly lose to an unknown before that though. He has a monstrous straight right hand but little else in the arsenal. Not to mention he's almost 40 years old.

I wanted to see that fight so I guess I'm a little salty right now.

[MDPopescu]

Do you think Gym/Haymon didn't have a plan B worked out for Stevenson, in case this deal collapsed?

What deal? .....................................

[MDPopescu]

Given the way that negotiations for big fights go, wouldn't any promoter have a plan B ready?

What "promoter"? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>