Is Saudi GOOD or BAD for boxing?

[ProblemChild_JakePaul]

Nah that Saudis were in on 9/11.

They killed a ton of Americans.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

They aren’t taking over football. They’re essentially just a dumping ground for washed EPL players.

[TMLT87]

Its good that they have the money to throw around to get things done, but bad in the sense that it all feels so soulless and plastic.

[Silence]

Good. Their organization ability is decent. Better than US and UK sisters.

[elfag]

it used to be a few years back every time you heard about some saudi prince making a fight it always fell through. but now they actually been making fights.


IDK if its good or bad yet, i mean if they make a fight that wouldnt have gotten made that is a plus, if it ends up causing other fighters to get jealous and hold out for some magical payday the same way DAZN overpaid fighters then that is bad

these guys been acting like prima donnas for a while now. PPV sales are way down across the board, the money isnt there that used to be and DAZN blew through investor money. If there was still easy money to make in boxing, HBO never would have exited the business, think about that, the experts in the field after 30 years decided to quit and not long after that PPV were way down these days but fighters demands are through the roof.

I looked at Wilder and Ruiz's last fights and they only sold 75k and 65k buys.... those are ESPN/ HBO friday night fights guys, those would have never been on PPV back in the day now they want to do PPV every time but every fighter demands 10 million + and the money isnt there.

[Apollo7]

I don't know but my gut says it's neither good nor bad.

[BoxingParadigm]

It's bad because it disrupts the natural dynamics of supply and demand that should drive what everyone makes from a boxing event. When people start throwing out ridiculously high money guarantees for certain fighters, nobody wants to fight anymore for what they're actually worth.

[Boxfan83]

Do they allow Ring girls in Saudi?

[al-Xander]

It's bad for existing promoters. Like in business, how many job applicants would you attract offering less than half of what this oil-rich company offers? How many of your existing employees would now become reluctant to do proper jobs when they knew they're making less? How many would now want to work everyday? Money don't grow on trees for these small businesses. Is there even a limit in what can be offered to these fighters?