The elephant in the room here is Adonis Stevenson. Stevenson claims Kovalev "isn't ready to fight him yet", stemming from his back-to-back losses to Ward. That is the biggest load of bullshit ever spewed on the face of the planet. The public has wanted this fight for years, and it's painfully obvious Adonis doesn't want it. I imagine Stevenson will consider Kov "ready" when he's already retired and fat and happy.