Our excellency flexing his power

[Toffee]

Deontay Wilder proudly represents Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tyson Fury is a Northern English badass. Anthony Joshua is a London roadman. These fights shouldn't be happening on the other side of the world, in front of a few hundred people in the desert.

Plenty of the big fights went to Vegas, through recent history. In the desert, smaller crowds, neither fighter from that area

Why?

[Eff Pandas]

I agree with some of your comments but others I find it’s some guy with a chitload of money , sitting in his thrown , dictating things

Thing is hes making more sh^t that fans wanna see than the boxing businessmen who've been in the sport for decades. And making less bs fights that fans don't wanna see. So I can't be mad about it as a fan.

To me the big problem with this & Saudis overall move into sports is everyone understands there is some world PR movement in play here with this sports washing. And I think thats something that could bite them in the ass at some point.

Or there could be a problem in the future if they legit takeover boxing & we have the trouble a monopoly could bring to boxing. Ultimately I think boxing should be a monopoly, but a monopoly in the hands of the wrong person or people could be massively fooked up like you could suggest things are in the UFC with them welding too much power over the fighters & stealing value from them.

[MulaKO]

Thing is hes making more sh^t that fans wanna see than the boxing businessmen who've been in the sport for decades. And making less bs fights that fans don't wanna see. So I can't be mad about it as a fan.

To me the big problem with this & Saudis overall move into sports is everyone understands there is some world PR movement in play here with this sports washing. And I think thats something that could bite them in the ass at some point.

Or there could be a problem in the future if they legit takeover boxing & we have the trouble a monopoly could bring to boxing. Ultimately I think boxing should be a monopoly, but a monopoly in the hands of the wrong person or people could be massively fooked up like you could suggest things are in the UFC with them welding too much power over the fighters & stealing value from them.

Well , there you go
That is my point of his excellency flexing his power
He’s playing nice now but let’s see when his hands are wrapped around the sport with a strong hold
The sportwashing is a whole other discussion

[Chollo Vista]

Deontay Wilder proudly represents Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tyson Fury is a Northern English badass. Anthony Joshua is a London roadman. These fights shouldn't be happening on the other side of the world, in front of a few hundred people in the desert.

People normally watch the fights on tv anyway

Folks in Alabama wouldn't be traveling to the UK

As a fan, I just want the fights to happen

I'll be in Saudi if need be

[Chollo Vista]

So , according to you the big boxing fan you are , it’s ok to give a 0-1 fighter an opportunity to fight for the unified heavyweight championship ?
I don’t give two fughs where the fight is being held , for all I care it could be in your backyard
Try working on your reading skills genius

Yes, it's ok with me

[MulaKO]

Yes, it's ok with me

That’s your opinion and I can respect that
I. don’t agree with that
I think he should be like all other boxers who go through the grind and dedication to get to that point
He’s only there cause some rich guy put him there

[Toffee]

That’s your opinion and I can respect that
I. don’t agree with that
I think he should be like all other boxers who go through the grind and dedication to get to that point
He’s only there cause some rich guy put him there

As they all are. The matchmakers decide who fights based on value. Ngannou got the Fury fight based on his commercial value. He got the Joshua fight based on his commercial value after performing well against Fury.

If he beats Joshua he'll have the value and credibility needed. He won't need to go and fight nobodies to build himself up.

[MulaKO]

As they all are. The matchmakers decide who fights based on value. Ngannou got the Fury fight based on his commercial value. He got the Joshua fight based on his commercial value after performing well against Fury.

If he beats Joshua he'll have the value and credibility needed. He won't need to go and fight nobodies to build himself up.

He never went through the gears to get there
This is just the beginning of chit that your excellency is gonna pull
And the more power or strangle hold he gets and we’ll be left with a half azz sport
Everyone blasts Jake Paul for being this and that but at least he’s fighting guys his own level
If Paul was given the same opportunity you all would be crashing this fughin site
What’s the difference ? Why chew out Paul and not the mma guy ?

[Toffee]

He never went through the gears to get there
This is just the beginning of chit that your excellency is gonna pull
And the more power or strangle hold he gets and we’ll be left with a half azz sport
Everyone blasts Jake Paul for being this and that but at least he’s fighting guys his own level
If Paul was given the same opportunity you all would be crashing this fughin site
What’s the difference ? Why chew out Paul and not the mma guy ?

I don't chew out Paul. Boxing is about generating a following. Right from the guys selling their own tickets up to the guys generating views, likes, followers and PPV sales. You do that both in the ring and out. Paul does that brilliantly.

But Paul is the polar opposite of Ngannou.

Ngannou is using his commercial value to get big fights with top level fighters.

Paul is using his commercial value to make low level fights and sell them to YouTube fans. I'd be impressed with Paul if he secured a fight with a high level boxer and was good enough to perform.

[Eff Pandas]

What’s the difference ? Why chew out Paul and not the mma guy ?

Plenty of ppl have been dogging Jake & Francis.

Personally I don't think the status quo pre-Jake & Francis was all that great & I think they both have had more positive impact with casual fans than anything boxing has done in a long time.

You can criticize anything in boxing as we all should know by now, but I'd argue Turki, Jake & Francis are all net positives for the sport while mainstays of boxing like belt groups, sketchy commissions & Ped testing inconsistencies, among other problems that have been around forever, are a net negative.