turki alalshikh .... What do you think of him ?

[Evander]

Bohachuk v Ortiz 2
What's stopping this

[ordsalloriginator]

this joe daki has brought the big fights back to boxing and the stacked cards

Love this period, Just enjoy it whilst it lasts cause who knows how long it will last for.

the only downfall is the lack of atmosphere at the fights, but the positives massively outweigh that.

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[cormack]

Hes most likely an awful human being but gets fights done

So new don king?

He hasn’t ripped anyone off to my knowledge, in fact he’s over paid them

Yh, what's so awful about him?

yes its all totally fabulously amazing what he is doing with the saudi $$$$$$
We are getting a flow of fights that was not even imaginable a few years ago .. but frankly anyone on this forum with those seemingly limitless resources could do the same or maybe better .


But just bcos they pay well now and are making very positive changes to boxing doesnt mean they are " the good guys "

Only time will tell

[coneye]

You look at it and have too say ,, IF your on the inner circle and he wants you on his shows , he's BRILLIANT , your going to earn money beyond your derams . BUT if your just an average boxer looking to build your resume and just want to fight on has many shows has you can , to either feed the kids or build the resume , he's not so good , , because King Tut tut , has the promoters , licking his arse for his Saudi money and neglegting there dutys to there other fighters .

Hearn and Warren are more concerned with his shows than there own , Then theres the why , in that why does he do it , we have heard the phrase sports laundering , it may be true , call it what you want , but its about changing Saudis image , changing there country , he said on Froch interview they have built the Mike Tyson gym , it now has some 200 fighters training out of there , and some are recieving govt sponsership and wages .

What does that tell you , well to be honest it tells me nothing but i do raise my eyebrows , and think , give it 10 years or so and if your name is'nt Ali kash mar , you will not be getting a world title shot , there building up the sport but will take over , simply because people will sell there soul for a dollar

But in the meantime what do i care , I DON'T , bring on the top fights because without him and his dollars a lot of what we seen would never off happenned ,

although i will say i find it a bit nauseating watching , world famous top athletes who are rich beyond the average mans comprehension , selling there soul just for a first class plane ticket and 5 star accomadation , along with a ringside seat , all lining up to call King Tut Tut , your highness , when he's not really royalty he's a politician , ex sports minister

But for now , Yep , he's good , he delivers , he knows who the good fights are, and he pays to get them , so i'm happy he's here doing what he does .

In the future if i'm correct and its only people named Abdul get the shots , well i'll just stop watching , and hope sky show more darts ,

[klitoris]

What's good about Turki is that he is a boxing fan. He's not some dumb Saudi guy throwing money at the sport; he actually thinks this shit through and picks fights that make sense, picks fights that are for legacy not necessarily the biggest money maker fights.
Only fight that he is pushing that I don't really agree about is probably the Canelo-Bud fight. I think Bud is an ATG fighter. I'd rather the guy keep fighting guys at 154 and unifying the division instead of fighting Canelo a fighter the size he has no business of fighting imo. But I understand why Bud would want to do that fight. If he beats Canelo he's greater than Floyd.

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There’s been some talk.

Anyone else feel that Bud’s financial backer when he was offering Spence $25m was Turki?

[gilgamesh]

What's good about Turki is that he is a boxing fan. He's not some dumb Saudi guy throwing money at the sport; he actually thinks this shit through and picks fights that make sense, picks fights that are for legacy not necessarily the biggest money maker fights.
Only fight that he is pushing that I don't really agree about is probably the Canelo-Bud fight. I think Bud is an ATG fighter. I'd rather the guy keep fighting guys at 154 and unifying the division instead of fighting Canelo a fighter the size he has no business of fighting imo. But I understand why Bud would want to do that fight. If he beats Canelo he's greater than Floyd.

Canelo vs Bud is definitely the biggest fight Crawford could possibly find himself in, and it's one of the bigger ones for Canelo as well, and another chance for him to get a win over a P4P top talent.

I like that fight a lot. I'm also a little surprised Crawford didn't go for some belts at 160 first as those seem ripe for the picking at the moment.

[KiwiRider]

What's good about Turki is that he is a boxing fan. He's not some dumb Saudi guy throwing money at the sport; he actually thinks this shit through and picks fights that make sense, picks fights that are for legacy not necessarily the biggest money maker fights.
Only fight that he is pushing that I don't really agree about is probably the Canelo-Bud fight. I think Bud is an ATG fighter. I'd rather the guy keep fighting guys at 154 and unifying the division instead of fighting Canelo a fighter the size he has no business of fighting imo. But I understand why Bud would want to do that fight. If he beats Canelo he's greater than Floyd.

Canelo vs Bud is definitely the biggest fight Crawford could possibly find himself in, and it's one of the bigger ones for Canelo as well, and another chance for him to get a win over a P4P top talent.

I like that fight a lot. I'm also a little surprised Crawford didn't go for some belts at 160 first as those seem ripe for the picking at the moment.

Definitely was my thinking too. He could have easily added to his legacy with some it even one belt fight at 160. But if it's Canelo next, then I'm absolutely fine with that

[squiggy]

What's good about Turki is that he is a boxing fan. He's not some dumb Saudi guy throwing money at the sport; he actually thinks this shit through and picks fights that make sense, picks fights that are for legacy not necessarily the biggest money maker fights.
Only fight that he is pushing that I don't really agree about is probably the Canelo-Bud fight. I think Bud is an ATG fighter. I'd rather the guy keep fighting guys at 154 and unifying the division instead of fighting Canelo a fighter the size he has no business of fighting imo. But I understand why Bud would want to do that fight. If he beats Canelo he's greater than Floyd.

Canelo vs Bud is definitely the biggest fight Crawford could possibly find himself in, and it's one of the bigger ones for Canelo as well, and another chance for him to get a win over a P4P top talent.

I like that fight a lot. I'm also a little surprised Crawford didn't go for some belts at 160 first as those seem ripe for the picking at the moment.

This is like the way people were talking about Canelo before he lost to Bivol. The reason guys don't just pick up the belts in adjacent weight classes is that they don't compete at that weight yet. Changing your fighting weight comes with a fairly significant risk of diminishing returns.

[dempseyfire]

Has he been good for the sport in terms of using his money to make big fights happen? Yes.

Is he a part of an absolutely appalling authoritatian regime that is a human rights disaster? Also yes. I just hate how the fighters all have to call him by his title and kiss his ass. He's basically a big boxing fan with an unlimited bankroll to make fights happen, and yes that is dirty money he's playing with.

[coneye]

Has he been good for the sport in terms of using his money to make big fights happen? Yes.

Is he a part of an absolutely appalling authoritatian regime that is a human rights disaster? Also yes. I just hate how the fighters all have to call him by his title and kiss his ass. He's basically a big boxing fan with an unlimited bankroll to make fights happen, and yes that is dirty money he's playing with.

Not using his money , he's using his countrys money , he did say however he has invested his own money into the ring magazine , but by and large its just his countrys money , there buying a new image , and if it fails with boxing, they will go to Tennis , or Tiddlywinks , Regards the Excellency , human nature says one of the royal familly will get sick of him being refered to has a royal , then he'll go missing

[magic_man]

For those interested, I'm sharing the piece on Turki Alalshikh that I published a few days ago on my website. The article gained significant exposure on X, with over 100,000 views on the post I used to present it, more than 5,000 clicks on the link, and 140 shares. I'm not surprised that Alalshikh blocked me.

https://boxepunch.com/en/top-en/point-o ... xcellency/

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[Cent0089]

I think he is reading this boxrec forum and taking advices from posters lol good

[Sendo Takeshi]

I think he is reading this boxrec forum and taking advices from posters lol good

He is definitely on Reddit and did an AMA recently, which is kinda nuts.
The big boxing promoters or Dana White would never do something like that.

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Eddie Hearn says 'we don’t rely on Saudi Arabia to run our business' after Dana White and Turki Alalshikh join forces

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he is content if his relationship with Turki Alalshikh ends due to The Ring joining forces with Dana White and TKO.

Alalshikh recently announced a partnership between his publication, and now promotional outfit, The Ring, leading MMA organization, TKO - who own the UFC - and Sela - the current owners of the WWE.

The plan of the union is to create a boxing league, similar to the one that the UFC’s Dana White, who is also involved in this new partnership, once created in mixed martial arts. This league would see one promotional outfit have entire control over the sport, with the best fighting the best and there being only one champion per weight category.

What this means for Hearn and the rest of the leading promoters around the world is for now a mystery. Hearn joined forces with Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season back in 2024, and has had a successful time of it staging events in Saudi Arabia. Hearn’s events, including Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn, have also been sponsored by Alalshikh’s The Ring.

Hearn believes that the new partnership with White and co. will not spell the end of his relationship with Alalshikh but is prepared for it regardless.

“I don’t think [it’s the end of our relationship], but If he has [moved on], thank you very much,” Hearn said. “I've enjoyed it. I've made a lot of money and our fighters have had a great opportunity. My relationship with His Excellency is a very good one. It's a very deep one.

“We've been extremely loyal to him. He's been extremely loyal to us. You know, there's not just the league. There's Riyadh Season, there's Ring Magazine events, there's WBC Grand Prix. We don't rely on Saudi Arabia to run [income] our business. But we enjoy it. And it's also been very productive and fruitful for Matchroom and our fighters. So I think with the job that we've done, I think His Excellency is a smart man. He knows how good I am.

“But if we shook hands today and never worked again, we'd go back to doing 35 shows a year globally and still being the biggest in the world. But I believe this is just the beginning. If everybody wants to work together, great. If there's a fight all of a sudden, I'm up for that as well. I'm chilled. I really am.

“And I look at it as a positive,” he continued. “I've had a lot of phone calls, ‘Oh, what do you think about that?’ I said, ‘It's great.’ TKO is a great company. It's a great business. If they're looking at boxing, it lifts everybody. And I think sometimes in boxing, people are to ‘Whoa, that's going to affect you. That's going to affect you.’

“Just believe in yourself and keep doing what you're doing and let it elevate the game. We're seeing that with Riyadh Season and this big push in Saudi Arabia at the moment. What it's actually doing is lifting boxing. We're sold out nearly every event we're doing. And that's because of how hot boxing is right now. So I actually think it's a great thing, whichever way it plays out.”

There were comments made by Alalshikh during the launch of the agreement that they would be locking up Hearn amongst other promoters at Alcatraz Island, during a planned show there in May. Hearn is not taking the comments too seriously.

“That's His Excellency,” he joked. “And that's the kind of fuckery that he likes. And, you know, it's like when I go to see him and he puts out a video saying Eddie's finished. Stick to snooker and not boxing. Do you know what I mean? But, you know, that could be a good TV show. Put all the promoters on Alcatraz and see who comes off it. And I'll tell you who will come off it. It's me.”

During the recent press conference for the launch of the undisputed super middleweight clash between Canelo Alvarez and William Scull, none of the current alphabet titles were allowed on stage. Only The Ring title and a belt promoting a video game were held above the two fighters’ heads. White has also been vocal about the concept of having one belt in boxing. Hearn believes these actions have sent a message to the WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF, but has doubts about the concept.

“For a long time, people have talked about one belt and that, [but] you can't underestimate the value of that belt to a fighter,” said Hearn. “Because I've talked to him [White] about it before.

“Now, this new belt, one belt thing has been something that's been talked about with investment companies for over a decade. But the fighters want to win those championship belts. And I like the idea of one champion. I like the idea of finding out who the best is. But it's also very difficult for contenders to get the opportunity to win a world title.

“You imagine I had a fighter that was world champion,” he continued. “And there's this absolute beast coming up. And he has only one belt. And you're looking at him going, ‘I'll swerve that.’ Like, I get that the league might bring him and everyone together. But the reality is that the four belts do provide opportunities for great fighters to become world champions.

“But I also understand the fascination with one belt. And I guess that's the plan moving forward for them. But I don't know enough about the plan to tell you if that is it or not. Certainly the messaging that we heard from the announcement seems to suggest that.”

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[golden_labrador]

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[RScarf1]

https://www.lowkickmma.com/insider-irri ... te-boxing/

Tony Bellew does not agree with the proposed boxing league having its own belt and excluding belts from the sanctioning bodies. Dana White will be teaming up with Turki Alalshikh to form a new boxing league.

[punchy1]

nice for short term boxing fun. unknown on long term boxing fun.

Would love to see him pump some money in at the lower levles. but i guess people dont forgive your human rights violations for a nice english title fight....

Nicely put.

Piling money only at the pointy end of a declining sport full of already overpaid fighters, whilst giving nothing to the grass roots is actually worse for the sport.
Purses need to be adjusted for the real money in the sport, which is a lot less this decade than it was in the last one. Artificially propping up a sport with zero investment in the development is a short term buzz, and a long term fail.
Saudis are fickle, once they move onto the next thing, boxing will have to under go a major scaling down.

Perfectly summed up. Perfect. Grass roots club level boxing carries the sport, like it or not. These PVP gold medalist divas would be no where without the Larry Lunchbuckets of the sport. Real grassroots club fights every weekend are what, in my humble opinion is what can revive the sport from its downward spiral.

[gregregegg]

Do people believe turki is actualy a boxing fan? Because every time I’m watching a fight I just see him talking to people not even watching in the background.

[margaret thatcher]

Do people believe turki is actualy a boxing fan? Because every time I’m watching a fight I just see him talking to people not even watching in the background.

i think he has a massive ego and boxing is his way of stroking it. i saw a vid he put out on his social media of a camera crew following him around as he walked through new york city and at one point it said something like 'the king is here' (not exact wording but you get it), instead of anything about the fighters