Let's say Ward vs Kovalev will be a great, competitive fight and Kovalev wins by stoppage in the 11th round.
Kovalev becomes, rightfully deserved, P4P #1 and becomes a big draw and a PPV attraction.
Kovalev gets called out by Lebedev and they have a big money fight in Russia, but Kovalev demands to have the fight at 180 because thats his best weight. Lebedev somehow drains himself to 180 and loses the belt.
During that time Oleksandr Usyk also wins a belt and makes alot of noise in the division.
After some time Usyk is regarded as the best cruiserweight, wins multiple belts, cleans out the division and becomes Kovalevs mandatory He wants to unify the titles with Kovalev and Kathy Duva say Usyk needs to come down to 180 for a fight.
Kovalev ducks the fight against his mandatory Usyk, he keeps fighting fringe Supermiddleweights like Lucian Bute and Martin Murray and drags them to 180.
The fans demand the fight but then Kovalev decides to fight Chavez Jr. instead, also at 180.
Kovalev and Kathy Duva say Usyk is not a big enough draw to deserve the fight and also Usyk didn't beat Hopkins or Ward.
Would you be happy with the situation?
It's pretty clear Kovalev would never do something like that because Kovalev is a real fighter and not a scared protected Diva like Canela, but is that how you want boxing to become?
Kovalev becomes, rightfully deserved, P4P #1 and becomes a big draw and a PPV attraction.
Kovalev gets called out by Lebedev and they have a big money fight in Russia, but Kovalev demands to have the fight at 180 because thats his best weight. Lebedev somehow drains himself to 180 and loses the belt.
During that time Oleksandr Usyk also wins a belt and makes alot of noise in the division.
After some time Usyk is regarded as the best cruiserweight, wins multiple belts, cleans out the division and becomes Kovalevs mandatory He wants to unify the titles with Kovalev and Kathy Duva say Usyk needs to come down to 180 for a fight.
Kovalev ducks the fight against his mandatory Usyk, he keeps fighting fringe Supermiddleweights like Lucian Bute and Martin Murray and drags them to 180.
The fans demand the fight but then Kovalev decides to fight Chavez Jr. instead, also at 180.
Kovalev and Kathy Duva say Usyk is not a big enough draw to deserve the fight and also Usyk didn't beat Hopkins or Ward.
Would you be happy with the situation?
It's pretty clear Kovalev would never do something like that because Kovalev is a real fighter and not a scared protected Diva like Canela, but is that how you want boxing to become?
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