Comments Thread For: Too much boxing: Riyadh Season inadvertently makes the case against 'supercards'

[BrankoB]

The feel of this event was like having a guest at your home and kissing his @$& because he had money and bought everyone pizza. I’ll continue to have him over because because he’s getting pizza.

Hahahah. Very funny and somewhat true, but hey, we are finally getting the fights that we always wanted to see, so I am OK with pizza.

[Realizniguhnit]

It went from fans complaining about all the low quality undercards to it's too much? Make it make sense... I loved it.. FOH..I don't hear UFC fans complaining when their fights go well into the AM. Just sit back and enjoy the dam show don't like it don't watch but quit trying to dictate If your not the one paying these fighters..

If anything only thing made it long was Em performing several songs..

[roademier]

Anyone complaining about this card should perhaps change over to badminton, table tennis or deep throating competitions.
I LOVED this card and I prefer to watch UFC now.
We finally get a good card and these new age women complain about it. Makes sense in today’s world.

8 fights in 10 hours is not a great fight card.
Just wondering?
Did you watch it from the beginning?

[SUBZER0ED]

They praise this Turki guy as if he's a god. He's even got Americans praising him. He's just making people rich, he isn't saving souls.

[HarryGrebsghost]

Absolutely the dumbest article and one of the most clownish views ive ever read. I lost braincells trying to read this garbage. The card was fantastic, every fight was terrific and if the author was “tired of boxing” then he can go watch another sport. What a complete goof. Who hates a boxing card for being too stacked lol smh every Riyadh card has been fantastic. For the Saudi haters, this is a world sport and it is a business. Someone has to finance this stuff. The Rumble in the Jungle was financed by an African dictator! This is how boxing works!

[MONGOOSE66]

8 fights in 10 hours is not a great fight card.
Just wondering?
Did you watch it from the beginning?

So, DONT watch the whole thing! Bunch of bitching women on here.

[The D3vil]

Most people don't know shxt about boxing.

Crawford beat a tricky style match up 9-3/8-4 and people are talking about how this would relate to Canelo as if Canelo fights anything like Madrimov.

Their styles are night and day.

Now, when he completely fxcks up a better style matchup like Charlo or Ortiz, let's see what y'all got to say.

But I agree with the cards going on too long.

Usyk/Fury was perfect.

I got to watch it while barbecuing on my patio at 5;30 in the afternoon.

It was glorious.

[JuniorTorres720]

People always have something to complain about. First, we're not getting the fights we want. Now, we're getting too many of the fights we want. You're not obligated to watch the entire card. I personally enjoyed the card and appreciate the big names all competing on the same night. The only change I would make is to shorten the breaks in between or make them more meaningful. The main event did come on late.

[billeau2]

I think people of different generations might view this differently. I, for one, was particularly bothered to see the Saudi flag (or at least its image) and hear the Saudi national anthem played over a major sporting event in the US. I didn't like it and I don't want to see it again. Only the flags of the competitors and the host nation should be flown in these kind of events.

I hate what the Saudis stand for... But then again I hated what King stood for... Every neighborhood had "Don King's" at least in NYC when I was growing up. But boxing has become global and the Title "His Excellency" is simply like saying "Mr Smith" And all the Flag waving is part of the deal.

Frankly I am torn... Were not talking about ill timed rtarded rap acts... Its a bit more fundamental than that. Everything becomes political... How much is one asked to look past to watch this sport?

[billeau2]

They praise this Turki guy as if he's a god. He's even got Americans praising him. He's just making people rich, he isn't saving souls.

It is just a title... It sounds ridiculous in the same way you see a 20 year old with a red striped belt and he refers to himself as "grand master" in his art, but honorifics do not generally translate well... Probably why Chinese is a relatively easy language to practice speaking, but Japanese you can really insult someone bad! It is like "Your Majesty" or even "president." It just sounds very inflated to our secular ears.