Comments Thread For: What Would a Saudi-Backed, Singular Boxing League Look Like?

[BoxingUpdates]

There's excitement surrounding the whispers of how Saudi Arabia is planning to consolidate boxing - but there are also plenty of questions. The "Deep Waters" panel weighs in.
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[TonyRespectful]

Well sure,these Saudis seem like great guys .Let’s just let them have full control over the sport we all love .What could possibly go wrong ? Wake up lemmings ! The Saudis are not doing this for the good of the world . They want control . Your children will grow up to a Boxing league dominated by Arabs . Bet on it .

[Pac=Duran]

They just need to copy the UFC except have the fighters pick whatever ring-walk/music they want.

Also maybe keep the 4 beltd as a way to denote number 1 contenders/top fighters in the division so we know who is next in line.

Start it off either a Super 8 in every division using current rankings. Simple.

Also tweak scoring to have more 10-8s with no KDs and maybe more 10-10s. Introduce sensors in gloves so the judges have other data to go off in terms of forceful punches landing.

[White-Bob]

Like sh.it
No one wants to see professional athletes, pay for expensive hotels, and then sit quietly without having a drink around s bunch of cave-men in suits. They are terrible for the sport.

[pollywog]

It would look like 'reality' tv with the desert turki as the star.

[wrecksracer]

if it would mean the end of boxers hiding behind their promoters, and "other side of the street," I'd like to see it. Could they get Tank to face somebody with a pulse? Could they get Canelo to face Benavidez? Would they put up with Ryan Garcia? It's hard to see how it would work. Could they get boxers back to fighting 3-4 times a year?

[JuniorTorres720]

I hate monopolies. And if they follow the UFC format, it means fighters won’t get paid as much as they are now and those at the top of the league will be the ones raking in the most money. Like Dana in company in the UFC. Also, “super fights” will be diluted because the best fighting the best will happen in such short frequency’s that there won’t be enough time to marinate a fight to make it a big deal. I’m against this. I’m not a fan of letting a fight marinate for ages but giving it time to breath and to become a big deal is what makes boxing so intriguing. We got Spence vs Crawford when the stakes were as high as ever. I’m against letting promoters get the large chunks of cash that belong to the fighters that are actually risking their lives.

[57Blues]

if the money is right everyone in the USA and elsewhere will follow them into whatever they want to do and however they want to make it and control it. Those with there hold on the fight game will gladly give up whatever the Suad's want so long as the money is right, and if the fights turn out to be more plentiful and available most not all but most fight fans will follow along maybe complain a little bit about some of it just like we do with ESPN or Dumbzone or PBC but so what it will go on like it was always this way............

[The Big Dunn]

Would be huge for the sport.

[eco1]

Well sure,these Saudis seem like great guys .Let’s just let them have full control over the sport we all love .What could possibly go wrong ? Wake up lemmings ! The Saudis are not doing this for the good of the world . They want control . Your children will grow up to a Boxing league dominated by Arabs . Bet on it .

Like we have had since we nu ked the j ap s, right? Stop talking poo.