Is Saudi GOOD or BAD for boxing?

**GhostofDempsey** · 06-26-2023, 06:12 PM

Good if they can get the best to fight the best.

**The D3vil** · 06-26-2023, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by GhostofDempsey

Good if they can get the best to fight the best.

This, but the problem is and always will be with any authoritarian state that you have to go along with whatever whims that the crown prince wants.

Hell, they allegedly even "kidnapped" WWE wrestlers for a few hours and wouldn't let them out of the country because they were mad at Vince McMahon about money.

**Teetotaler69** · 06-26-2023, 06:51 PM

Can't see how it's bad. They have the loot to pay all these self entitled boxers

**nino brown21** · 06-26-2023, 06:59 PM

I think it's bad they're overpaying fighters who want a ridiculous amount of money .

**Brother Mouzone** · 06-26-2023, 07:05 PM

Good : They have $ to make fights .
Bad: The atmosphere (which to me matters) is absolutely horrible .

**tophat1** · 06-26-2023, 07:37 PM

Good short-term because we may seen the best fight the best soon

Very bad long-term for the reason you mentioned. The best only fighting when the big pay day comes along. Its bad enough when a cashcow enters a weightclass.

**MulaKO** · 06-26-2023, 08:35 PM

Imo , it’s a catch 22
Someone will always biatch about something
The overpaying of fighter’s is one major problem I have with them
Damned if you do , damned if you don’t

**Convict45** · 06-26-2023, 08:48 PM

As long as you go along with sharia law when you’re there.

**paulf** · 06-26-2023, 09:45 PM

Fights taking please overseas in places that dont have a huge boxing/combat sports culture (like USA, UK, Japan, Mexico) always have zero buzz. The magic isn't there.

During the Klitschko reign, as much as I loved them, fighting over in Germany really contributed to boxing falling off in America.

Remember when Pacquiao was fighting in China for a while? **** was depressing.

Is Saudi GOOD or BAD for boxing?