Comments Thread For: Hearn: They Want To Make Saudi Arabia The Home of Boxing

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

So far, so good. Eddie Hearn has been so impressed by fight week in Saudi Arabia that he believes that it could soon rival Las Vegas as the home of the big fights. Saudi Arabia is understood to have put up around $40 million as a site fee for the heavyweight rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua and while that sort of money would only be forthcoming for very few fights, Hearn, the promoter, suggested that they were interested in staging a fight between Joshua and Deontay Wilder, as well as a rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
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[Kiowhatta]

It’s as simple as money talks and BS walks.
It might be good for the top tier level of fighters with bidding wars breaking out between the big casinos in Vegas and Big corporations in Saudi Arabia, U.A.E and a few other cashed up countries.
FFS, Qatar was able to buy the votes which enables it to host the 2022 World Cup despite the logistical complexities.
It doesn’t translate to better accessibility to big fights for a lot of fans - how many of us could afford to fly to S.A, book a hotel at $300 a night then at least $500-$1000 for a decent seat at the venue?
That doesn’t include food and alcohol.
I’m all for taking the mega fights on ‘a world tour’, but it ought to be spread evenly across the various regions.
As for Mayweather v Pacquiao II, fight fans will groan at that prospect.
Saudi Arabia is welcome to that one.

[5000boxing]

Every country deserves a chance to do something big for boxing... If good intentions are on their mind.. Then love and respect will follow... Where's the Corona girls at? or just girls in general.. Can you drink Alcohol at the fight? Those are my only concerns..

[DaNeutral.]

Every country deserves a chance to do something big for boxing... If good intentions are on their mind.. Then love and respect will follow... Where's the Corona girls at? or just girls in general.. Can you drink Alcohol at the fight? Those are my only concerns..

Why? You thinking of going?

[MDPopescu]

... I guess that SA also is a safe place for "black money" payments as well...

[Inspired]

imagine bob arum going there after all the trash he was talking.
tyson fury vs wilder could end up in saudi too!!

[5000boxing]

Why? You thinking of going?

Because they are talking about making it the home of Boxing.. So.. Eventually everyone will go.. But if I go.. I wanna be able to drink... An see some a little eye candy.. Allow a few small pleasures that we have grown accustomed too in our current home of Boxing is the only chance they have of changing the narrative. Vegas is King because of Girls, Alcohol and ********. That's all I'm saying.

[Gamboal00]

They want to make Saudi Arabia the home of boxing?

F#×k off.

[Straightener]

Not gonna lie I like the early main event time

[Marchegiano]

40 mil for the venue

Joshua takes 35 mil and Andy takes 15 mil


90 million dollar fight?