Comments Thread For: 'I felt a little offended' - Oscar De La Hoya weighs in on Turki Alalshikh-Dana White bond

[TMLT87]

Monopolize the talent then start with tow-three year long waits before mandos are met while promoting five-ten year old clips.

...what?

I'm not saying the UFC always delivers the fights people want 100% of the time and on time (Jon/Aspinall being a current example) but overall waiting around for obvious fights between the two top guys in a division to be made as the norm is a boxing thing. You rarely even get "dream fights" in MMA because the divisions move along at such a fast pace matchmaking wise that nothing really gets time to build like that.

[steeve steel]

They took the easy money, and are now gonna suffer the consequences.

[Ry92]

Boxing needs competition yet dana will be bad for the sport underpaying fighter we all know the UFC gives their roster only 1/3 maximum of what they should get paid with zero insurance or pension as well

[CubanGuyNYC]

I don’t know much about such matters, but I do know that money talks…and Turki has a lot more of it that anyone else in boxing. There’s a new sheriff in town, and everyone is dancing to his tune. Oscar better play along. Even so, his days as a major promotor might be numbered.

[DClefthook]

They took the easy money, and are now gonna suffer the consequences.

Yup. Oscar, Eddie and Warren were like the new dudes in jail that asked "Turkey thee top shotta" if they could have a cigarette. Bad move. Now it's time to pay up. We'll at least Oscar got some fishnets handy

[DClefthook]

I don’t know much about such matters, but I do know that money talks…and Turki has a lot more of it that anyone else in boxing. There’s a new sheriff in town, and everyone is dancing to his tune. Oscar better play along. Even so, his days as a major promotor might be numbered.

Haymon was the only one smart enough to not sign his name on the dotted line

[DClefthook]

We'll see what happens.

I'm not a huge fan of the UFC's promotional style. Monopolize the talent then start with tow-three year long waits before mandos are met while promoting five-ten year old clips. It's great for attracting new fans but can't hold fans for **** because eventually everyone gets burned out by the waiting and delays they claim they don't have.

That's just within the UFC, which no MMA fans groups follow exclusively. Cross poromotions unis never happen, fans know better than to even hope.

I'm not worried one bit about this new venture between Dana White and Turki a.k.a. WHITE TURKEY BOXING LEAGUE. Dana is going to try and manufacturer a boxer out of some ra ked MMA guy like America is goi g to fall for that shyte. There is only one boxing fan base in America which consists of fans from PBC Top Rank and GBP (DAZN). There is no backup boxing fan base over here just waiting in the wings for some new promoter to bring them on board. The UFC is a suburban white base that ain't coming back to boxing. The boxing base is urban (black and Hispanic) and 99% of us refuse to watch 2 grown men rolling around on the ground 'swordfighting' each other. Ain't gonna happen!

[TMLT87]

There is only one boxing fan base in America which consists of fans from PBC Top Rank and GBP (DAZN). There is no backup boxing fan base over here just waiting in the wings for some new promoter to bring them on board. The UFC is a suburban white base that ain't coming back to boxing. The boxing base is urban (black and Hispanic) and 99% of us refuse to watch 2 grown men rolling around on the ground 'swordfighting' each other. Ain't gonna happen!

Lol nice 2005 take.

Not to mention this **** is clearly not even gonna be aimed primarily at America anyway judging by most of Turkis input into boxing so far.

[dannnnn]

Haymon was the only one smart enough to not sign his name on the dotted line

Yeah, instead of taking the Saudi millions and getting phased out, he instead chose NOT to take the Saudi millions whilst still getting phased out.

Smart.

[DClefthook]

Lol nice 2005 take.

Not to mention this **** is clearly not even gonna be aimed primarily at America anyway judging by most of Turkis input into boxing so far.

Well if this ain't aimed at 'Murica then they should leave us be. We dint need anyone over here half assing it and messing the sport up. It's all hands on deck. We need GBP / PBC / TR and all 3 fanbases on the same page. I'm hoping that this new league has passed Bob Arum off so bad that he joins with PBC on Amazon. GBP will have no choice bit to join them because his business is primarily tethered to PBC. Frank and Eddie are faced ROYALLY!