From all appearances, the Saudis’ approach seems to be “Thiese are the fights we want, here are purses we are willing to pay and we aren’t doing any negotiating on any of this.” So Benavidez’s promoter is wasting his breath talking about entering negotiations with Turki and wasting his time begging on social media for the Saudis to make the Canelo-Benavidez fight - just like Canelo is about “demanding” $150
million to $200 million. If anything, I think the Saudis would only be interested in having Benavidez OR Canelo come to Saudi Arabia to fight Beterbiev if Artur beats Bivol and becomes undisputed at LH. And you can best believe Canelo won’t be the “A side” if that happens, so he’d better be ready to park his ego and his usual diva demands at the door.
million to $200 million. If anything, I think the Saudis would only be interested in having Benavidez OR Canelo come to Saudi Arabia to fight Beterbiev if Artur beats Bivol and becomes undisputed at LH. And you can best believe Canelo won’t be the “A side” if that happens, so he’d better be ready to park his ego and his usual diva demands at the door.
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