Yeah, it really is fuckin trash. No drinking at a fight = Lame as fuck. Atmosphere is gonna be trash. As for the fight itself... im expecting Fury to stop that oaf.
We've jsut got through a month of handwringing over the wrongness of money in sport, over here. Turns out money is JUST FINE in sport, after all.
Whats the deal with Covid restrictions in the UK? I'm not even privy. They couldn't have put this fight at Wembley at even like 50-70% capacity? Shoulda just put it at fuckin Cowboys Stadium. Jerry Jones would have jumped at the chance.
Nothing to do with covid. These fuckers are so rich and extravagant they will splash the money simply because they can. There's been sort of an underground market of celebrities be it musicians, comedians or actors going to places like Saudi for a few days because the money is so obscene they have a hard time saying no. Trying to improve PR is the only reason it's not happening behind closed doors for a few royals and their pals.
Wembley would be the logical choice and yeah, the stadium, even if half full would have a far better atmosphere because guess what, the people watching it would actually give a shit about the fight. Maybe the crowd of wealthy arab elites would start getting excited if they were told that the loser gets beheaded.
We're already at limited stadium reopenings. By August we'd be looking st full capacity i reckon. Jerry Jones isn't offering £100m site fee. Saudi is. Gotta wash that reputation somehow. That's what this is all about. Media over here falling over themselves to justify this shit.
Fury chatting shit about my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Fucks off to fight in Saudi. BBC spends forever condemning Superleague... Tries to explain this shit away. I won't be buying this crap.
Fury supports everything Saudi-Arabia stands for and more, and Hearn does anything for a nickel, but Joshua who has been vocal about human rights might consider his participation even a little bit.
I don't think Fury supports the outright hanging of homosexuals. Not quite. Maybe he likes a well hung homosexual. Maybe there's something he is not telling us. But what gets me really is that this is our thing, we made this, not Eddie Hearn or the Saudi's We, the fans, we put this together. And right when we were supposed to cash in, we got fucked. Hearn is the classic amoral elite. His father understood the value of bringing the paying public in, bring the livingroom to ringside. He took snooker out of the halls and smoky rooms and made it mainstream WITHOUT fucking over the fan. In fact more people got to see more thanks to his philosophy. Sure, he had technology on his side, but that's another matter. But Eddie is the classic, spoiled, modern brat elitist. He doesn't just want money- we all want money, everybody likes money. What he wants is money without getting his hands dirty. Without mingling with the oiks. Sure, he talks a good scene when he's "Dahn the Eest End, innit, Up Wembley, lovely". But he doesn't want any of that aggro. All these unwashed cunts milling about. Saudi Royalty? Much better, thanks. Lovely. Bags of money. No trouble, no rowdies, no aggro, no ticket problems, no pesky fucking insurance problems or civil rights or crowd control or pickpockets etc. Eddie wants his money where the Press get told to do and say as Eddie pleases, and where he doesn't have to deal with countless gypsies and ghetto trash milling around making smooth Eddie feel awkward. You've got all the upside, and none of the downside. Remember, he could have had Joshua back in London to rematch Ruiz but Saudi offered more money WITHOUT all the downsides of having to parade broken-jug Joshua in front of the gimlet-eyed media. And that's what this is. It's the Superleague of Boxing. We The People.......need not apply. And where's the outrage? Nowhere. Instead the hacks are all onside cos they've everything to lose by not being onside. Eddie Hearn can arrange it to have the BBC told to fuck off in Saudi. He can't swing that in London. This is WORSE than Don King in Zaire. Far worse.
Eddie Hearn is like Hyman Roth in the Godfather. "Here we are, protected, free to make our profits without Kefauver, the goddamn Justice Department and the F.B.I. ninety miles away, in partnership with a friendly government. Ninety miles!" Here were are, out in Saudi, making packets of money, doing our thing, and we don't have to worry about those fucking people back home. And the best part? When we get paid, we get to go and live in nice places like Essex and Kent. Best of both worlds, right? OK. Fucking do it without my input.
It's not just logic. It's a matter of principle. What happens when Eddie needs another payday and the Saudi's aren't interested? Fuck off back to Wembley and "Oh, Ah lahv it here, proppah faht tahn innit" and we the people get to bail his ass out again. This is TWO British fighters fighting for the unified biggest crown in Sports. It's like a Solar Blue Moon Lunar Halleys Comet total fucking eclipse of the heart. It just doesn't happen. Except it is. And it's not in Britain. Let's all let that sink in.
cleary the site fee that these arabian fellas were willing to pay made it a no brainer for hearn and arum if it happens there
The Saudi Arabian government says that hosting the “Clash on the Dunes” – the first heavyweight title fight to be staged in the Middle East – is part of an initiative to get more people active, boost living standards, and open up the kingdom to tourists.
It's far and away the biggest Brit fight of all time. Not in terms of quality, but it's the biggest. The fact that its not gonna be in the UK is hugely disappointing, even to an American like me.
And the great thing is......it's not a contrived fight. It really is the the two best in their division. Saudi fucking Arabia bruh.
Wilder ruling puts Joshua-Fury in doubt Tyson Fury has been ordered to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time, casting doubt over a proposed August super bout with Anthony Joshua. Fury, 32, won the WBC world heavyweight title from Wilder in a rematch in February 2020 after an initial draw. The pair were due to fight again but delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic prompted Fury to seek an alternative. On Monday a US judge ruled in mediation that Wilder has a right to face Fury for a third time before 15 September. The American's team had long argued their fighter had a contractual right to a third fight with Fury. But after delays caused by the pandemic led to a July 2020 contest being postponed, Wilder's team then sought to move the bout into 2021. Fury refused the 2021 date and stated he would move on. That prompted mediation overseen by American judge Daniel Weinstein, who has now sided with Wilder and set a 15 September deadline for a third contest. Just 24 hours before Monday's arbitration hearing, Fury confirmed he had agreed to fight fellow Briton Joshua - holder of the IBF, WBA and WBO belts - for all four heavyweight world titles in Saudi Arabia on 14 August. Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has also stated several times that the August bout was in place with terms agreed. The mediation outcome does not necessarily mean a Fury-Joshua fight cannot take place in August but fresh deals will now need to be struck for it to do so. This could take the form of Wilder being offered a financial sum to allow Fury-Joshua to take place. Saudi authorities are reportedly putting forward around £106m just to stage the Fury-Joshua contest. Pay-per-view sales and ticket sales will serve to substantially add to the total revenue of the contest. If it goes ahead, Joshua versus Fury will be the first bout in heavyweight history where all four world titles are on the line. 'Expect a deal' - analysis BBC Sport boxing reporter Luke Reddy: Just 24 hours after Fury said he had been in conversation with Saudi organisers and agreed to seal the deal, this Wilder news will come as a blow. How big of a blow is yet to be made clear. With so much money to be made from Joshua v Fury, one would think a deal will be struck with Wilder whereby he steps aside and perhaps even gets told he can face whoever stands as champion in 2022. It may suit him to do so given he can pocket a sizeable sum and prepare with a fight of his own in the short-term as he has been out of the ring for 15 months. It should be stated that there were already countless moving parts to a Joshua-Fury deal with three promoters, several broadcasters, four sanctioning bodies and a host venue all needing to work as one. In a business where politics can often play a part, it was never going to be easy. Any postponement would prove highly damaging for the sport given so many fans away from the boxing hardcore will tune in to watch it. It is a golden opportunity to draw new people into the sport and fights with such a crossover appeal rarely arise.
When Wilder inevitably gets his ass kicked for a third time, I expect every member of the LDBC to kill themselves.
No idea but i think it would probably be the wise move unless he believes Fury would retire if he beats Joshua.
