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Zuffa Boxing may have handed itself a problem with the money it put on the table. Chris Algieri's read is that the reported $15 million Conor Benn got for facing Regis Prograis probably set the bar in Shakur Stevenson's head for a Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela fight. And honestly, the math tracks: if BENN is worth that much, Shakur is going to want more, since he sees that matchup as the bigger and riskier one. That's the precedent Zuffa created, per Algieri, and it's a hard one to walk back. Stevenson is out of the promotion either way. So was he asking for too much, or did Zuffa box itself in and leave him no deal worth taking? That's the part I keep circling. #ChrisAlgieri

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Zuffa Boxing may have handed itself a problem with the money it put on the table. Chris Algieri's read is that the reported $15 million Conor Benn got for facing Regis Prograis probably set the bar in Shakur Stevenson's head for a Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela fight. And honestly, the math tracks: if BENN is worth that much, Shakur is going to want more, since he sees that matchup as the bigger and riskier one. That's the precedent Zuffa created, per Algieri, and it's a hard one to walk back. Stevenson is out of the promotion either way. So was he asking for too much, or did Zuffa box itself in and leave him no deal worth taking? That's the part I keep circling. #ChrisAlgieri

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