who is kovalev expected to fight next ? *
Posted: 28 Mar 2016, 12:27
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I'd love it to be Chavez Jr
Seeing Chavez Jr get mauled for 12 rounds would be quite entertaining.
I'd sooner he fight Barrera when Sullivan is coming off a win or two.ikorolev wrote:Kova is willing to fight Barrera, and taking into account that they are both Duva's fighters, that could happen.
Who else from top 10 is willing to fight him especially if the fight is in Russia (which they are trying to do) ?Freedom2013 wrote:I'd sooner he fight Barrera when Sullivan is coming off a win or two.ikorolev wrote:Kova is willing to fight Barrera, and taking into account that they are both Duva's fighters, that could happen.
I'd like to see Barrera having a warm-up on the next Kovalev card.
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.thatllbeme wrote:he should fight Jurgen Brahmer
Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.jujigatame wrote: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.
Extremely plausible outcome.SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.jujigatame wrote: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.
Why not to Beterbiev ?SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.jujigatame wrote: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.
Age 34 journeyman Sullivan Barrera (BoxRec #27) is not top ten on ANY light heavyweight list.ikorolev wrote:Who else from top 10 is willing to fight him especially if the fight is in Russia (which they are trying to do) ?Freedom2013 wrote:I'd sooner he fight Barrera when Sullivan is coming off a win or two.ikorolev wrote:Kova is willing to fight Barrera, and taking into account that they are both Duva's fighters, that could happen.
I'd like to see Barrera having a warm-up on the next Kovalev card.
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).ikorolev wrote: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 can only be served to one.ikorolev wrote:Why not to Beterbiev ?SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.jujigatame wrote: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.jujigatame wrote: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.
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.ikorolev wrote:Why not to Beterbiev ?SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Stevenson is going to be served to Browne next year imo.jujigatame wrote: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.
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 wrote:I heard that Duva is the one who ruined this from happening. I do not know if that is true or not though.jujigatame wrote: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.
So what would have happened if they had followed through? They would have fought on Showtime or?? Thanks for the answer.jujigatame wrote: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 wrote:I heard that Duva is the one who ruined this from happening. I do not know if that is true or not though.jujigatame wrote: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 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.Lancenix wrote: So what would have happened if they had followed through? They would have fought on Showtime or?? Thanks for the answer.
That made me chuckle. Thank you.tigermoth87 wrote:I'd love it to be Chavez Jr
Seeing Chavez Jr get mauled for 12 rounds would be quite entertaining.