Could Saudi's create their own Championship Organization and belts ?

[pollywog]

Basically do what they did to Golf with LIV and force other boxers to give up on the present Alphabet Orgs and become exclusively Saudi promoted fighter's fighting for exclusively Saudi money, organizations and belts .

[pollywog]

Jai Opetaia has already got the ball rolling by giving up the IBF title to fight for Saudi money instead.

If Riyadh Season becomes the go to place for big fights and money, why not world championships under their own banner and screw paying sanctioning fees to any of the Big 4 alphabet orgs ?

[YGriffith]

Yes, anyone can do that, the boxers just need to cross the line and fans move on from these bogus belts.

Like there's nothing stopping PBC/matchroom... from creating their own belt and org other than the boxers and fan perception.

[Smash]

so we would have other side of the street & then other side of the desert

what happens when they get bored with all this sports washing and someone else takes charge of the cash and wants to go back to camel racing

[pollywog]

Yes, anyone can do that, the boxers just need to cross the line and fans move on from these bogus belts.

Like there's nothing stopping PBC/matchroom... from creating their own belt and org other than the boxers and fan perception.

Opetaia has crossed that line and seems to realise the Alphabet orgs dont hsve his best financial interests at heart.

I believe fans are ready to move beyond the perception that current orgs and promoters have their best interests at heart too.

Wilder has even stated he's signed a 3 fight deal with the Saudis. If he and AJ come through their fights with wind they could be fighting for a huge purse and no titles so wouldnt need to pay sanctioning fees to anyone.

The big 4 orgs must be packing their undies and so must promoters especially if the Saudis partner with DAZN exclusively and contract fighters to just one broadcasting platform.

[pollywog]

so we would have other side of the street & then other side of the desert

what happens when they get bored with all this sports washing and someone else takes charge of the cash and wants to go back to camel racing

Then just like LIV golfers the boxers go back to whatever Org is the last one standing or most reputable.

Money in boxing is power. Saudis have the power to disrupt the game. They did it with Fury/Ngannou and made a fake strap without paying any org sanctioning fees.

They've already got Fast Eddie and Fisheyes dancing on the head of a pin and Arum has one foot in the grave.

[QueensburyRules]

Then just like LIV golfers the boxers go back to whatever Org is the last one standing or most reputable.

Money in boxing is power. Saudis have the power to disrupt the game. They did it with Fury/Ngannou and made a fake strap without paying any org sanctioning fees.

They've already got Fast Eddie and Fisheyes dancing on the head of a pin and Arum has one foot in the grave.

- - WBC made the fake strap, not the Saudis, but I doubt they want to get into a low rent boxing org when they can make they can monely hosting and/or promoting bouts.

[The Big Dunn]

I wouldn’t mind the Saudis unifying the wba, wbc and IBF into a legitimate boxing conglomerate. I guess you need the wbo as well.

The sport would benefit from Getting rid of all promoters, network exclusive deals and sanctioning bodies.

Then the Saudis can hire a Dana White like leader at the top to get things back in order.

Saudis then let networks bid on fights or cards individually.

Yeah its blood money but it would make the sport better imo.

[Ricardi]

Na F that then we'd have 5. I'd be cool if they bought or made a deal with one or more of the current organizations tho, as long as we get the fights we want and rankings are good

[pollywog]

Start with the Heavyweight Division and work down to create belts for the lower ones.

Imagine if most current champs got together and literally threw all their straps in a bin and said...

If you want to fight me for big money it needs to be under Saudi control for Saudi world championship belts and not necessarily in Saudi Arabia.