Except for the Navarretta fight, they were all really good too! I had no intention of sitting down and watching, what? 10? Fights that day, but damn! Turki Alalshiekh has really put a stamp on the landscape of boxing, and up the game considerably. His name also sounds, for all the world, like a bad guy in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
I agree. Through his projection of economic power, he is functioning as a governing body of sorts. If the promoters want to play in the big pile of money, they have to play by his rules. Only in this case, the gentleman making these rules happens to be a huge fight fan. Whatever your thoughts may be regarding the Saudi sports takeover movement, for boxing it’s an absolute boon.
I’m looking forward to the listen. We had a total of six people watching the fight (4 guys and 2 ladies) and everyone went nuts in the 9th round! My buddy and I were very pleased with the matchmaking and the number of competitive fights. I wish they could figure out how to provide accurate broadcast information in different parts of the world because we almost missed a good portion of the fight card because we though it started at 3 pm
That was a hellacious day and night of fights!
Except for the Navarretta fight, they were all really good too! I had no intention of sitting down and watching, what? 10? Fights that day, but damn! Turki Alalshiekh has really put a stamp on the landscape of boxing, and up the game considerably. His name also sounds, for all the world, like a bad guy in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
I agree. Through his projection of economic power, he is functioning as a governing body of sorts. If the promoters want to play in the big pile of money, they have to play by his rules. Only in this case, the gentleman making these rules happens to be a huge fight fan. Whatever your thoughts may be regarding the Saudi sports takeover movement, for boxing it’s an absolute boon.
I’m looking forward to the listen. We had a total of six people watching the fight (4 guys and 2 ladies) and everyone went nuts in the 9th round! My buddy and I were very pleased with the matchmaking and the number of competitive fights. I wish they could figure out how to provide accurate broadcast information in different parts of the world because we almost missed a good portion of the fight card because we though it started at 3 pm