And this from Kovalev promoter Kathy Duva: “So the NFL has a team … if they throw the guy out, does that team still have a game Sunday?” Kovalev promoter Kathy Duva asked. “If I throw the guy out, I’m now in the hole hundreds of thousands of dollars I’ve invested in a fight.”

— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) February 1, 2019