Comments Thread For: Sportswashing, Long Nights and Unexpected Matchups

[Liondw]

Joshua and Ngannou were in the ring after 3am Saudi time.

Quite crazy, whether they were satisfying viewers in the U.S. to watch it Saturday early evening or not.

I remember Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman had to fight at after 5am or so in S.Africa in their first bout.

As for the Joshua-Ngannou card, the money talked.
If they tell the boxers to fight at 3 or 4am, they'll do it. Winning is great, but they want that big payday and be set up for life.

[Slip jab]

I appreciate the activity but since the usyk losses none of his opponents put him in the top 5. He’s being cleverly and carefully matched, hiding something that we all know

[Kpmaryland]

Nice article. What an amazing state this sport I love is in. I wish they included all parts that bring us happiness like the showcase fights, tuneups, politics, belt orgs, sides of street……

[57Blues]

Honestly no one on boxing can complain about Saudi money. The sport has been corrupt for years. This is just the natural end point for boxing. It's not even really a sport tbh. There's 5 world champions per division and fighters avoid difficult fighters to keep the money rolling in.

true very true if Eddie was offered enough money he would bring his fighters to Russia or on a border state with Ukraine and stage a fight there and hold an automatic weapon at the flag and then if more money was offered Arum would show up with hookers and card girls following along.............yep it is money that drives boxing promoters nothing else.

[Poopdick]

they also call it "sportswashing" when we have fights in the U.S.? alot of times it seems like ppl just throw stones from their glass houses