who is kovalev expected to fight next ? *

[dickbelden]

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[tigermoth87]

I'd love it to be Chavez Jr

Seeing Chavez Jr get mauled for 12 rounds would be quite entertaining.

[Freedom2013]

Dominic Boesel is his WBO mandatory.

[ikorolev]

Kova is willing to fight Barrera, and taking into account that they are both Duva's fighters, that could happen.

[Freedom2013]

Kova is willing to fight Barrera, and taking into account that they are both Duva's fighters, that could happen.

I'd sooner he fight Barrera when Sullivan is coming off a win or two.

I'd like to see Barrera having a warm-up on the next Kovalev card.

[ikorolev]

Kova is willing to fight Barrera, and taking into account that they are both Duva's fighters, that could happen.

I'd sooner he fight Barrera when Sullivan is coming off a win or two.

I'd like to see Barrera having a warm-up on the next Kovalev card.

Who else from top 10 is willing to fight him especially if the fight is in Russia (which they are trying to do) ?

[thatllbeme]

he should fight Jurgen Brahmer

[ikorolev]

he should fight Jurgen Brahmer

Kova would even go to Germany for that fight, but Braehmer doesn't fight people with a pulse to say nothing of monsters like Krusher.

[jujigatame]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.

[jujigatame]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.

Extremely plausible outcome.

[ikorolev]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.

Why not to Beterbiev ?

[Freedom2013]

Kova is willing to fight Barrera, and taking into account that they are both Duva's fighters, that could happen.

I'd sooner he fight Barrera when Sullivan is coming off a win or two.

I'd like to see Barrera having a warm-up on the next Kovalev card.

Who else from top 10 is willing to fight him especially if the fight is in Russia (which they are trying to do) ?

Age 34 journeyman Sullivan Barrera (BoxRec #27) is not top ten on ANY light heavyweight list.

[ikorolev]

How the heck did Barrera become a journeyman ? By losing to a top 10 p4p fighter ? Or by having a pretty good amateur career ?

[Freedom2013]

How the heck did Barrera become a journeyman ? By losing to a top 10 p4p fighter ? Or by having a pretty good amateur career ?

He's a fringe contender at best. His amateur career wasn't anything special - unlike many Cubans, he never won a single world medal (except once at MW at the junior level).

Cuba never chose him to represent them in the Olympics.

He's never been in the top 20 on BoxRec, or top 10 in The Ring, Transnational, fightnews or any other credible light HW ratings.

And he's already age 34.

People are making Barrera out to be better than he is, to make Ward look good.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.

Why not to Beterbiev ?

He can only be served to one.

[ikorolev]

Browne would have to be protected from Beterbiev then.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Maybe, I think Browne is pretty promising.

[Lancenix]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

I heard that Duva is the one who ruined this from happening. I do not know if that is true or not though.

[Lancenix]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.

Why not to Beterbiev ?

No. I do not want these two to cannibalize each other because no one will get in the ring with Krusher. Let a North American step up and take the challenge.

[jujigatame]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

I heard that Duva is the one who ruined this from happening. I do not know if that is true or not though.

It's semi true. Duva lobbied the WBC to make Kovalev a mandatory and schedule a purse bid. Then the whole thing backfired spectacularly, as Haymon won the purse bid, and Duva had to pull Kovalev out of the fight because of their exclusive deal with HBO.

[Lancenix]

Stevenson doesn't have anything scheduled right now. Maybe now that he's 38, Haymon will be down on his long-term viability, and HBO can throw enough money at them to make it happen.

Not very likely, I know.

I heard that Duva is the one who ruined this from happening. I do not know if that is true or not though.

It's semi true. Duva lobbied the WBC to make Kovalev a mandatory and schedule a purse bid. Then the whole thing backfired spectacularly, as Haymon won the purse bid, and Duva had to pull Kovalev out of the fight because of their exclusive deal with HBO.

So what would have happened if they had followed through? They would have fought on Showtime or?? Thanks for the answer.

[jujigatame]

So what would have happened if they had followed through? They would have fought on Showtime or?? Thanks for the answer.

I honestly don't know how it would have worked. Haymon was obviously intending on putting the fight on Showtime or one of the other PBC-friendly channels like ESPN/NBC/CBS. I suppose if the fight had gone ahead, Kovalev and Duva would have been in breach of contract with HBO and there would have been lawsuits. It's possible HBO could have gotten an injunction and prevented the fight from happening at all. I'm not sure how ironclad those contracts between TV networks and individual fighters are.

[Artem]

I've read somewhere that candidates for next fight are Braehmer or Fonfara

[DrunkenBoxer]

I'd love it to be Chavez Jr

Seeing Chavez Jr get mauled for 12 rounds would be quite entertaining.

That made me chuckle. Thank you.