No problem with the undercard if the main event wasn't on PPV. These heavyweights got inflated purses from Riyadh Season. Warren signed them all up which sounded great but the only way he can pay them the money is by putting on PPV shows now Turki has lost interest in the heavyweight division.
Exactly this. Saudi money has ruined boxing. Yeah we may have got a few fights because of it that we wouldn’t normally but the negative effects of it will be long lasting.
This content is protected This is an absolute disgrace tbh. Whyte can barely walk and has just been smashed in a round whilst Chisora is 41 with about 13 losses. There’s absolutely nothing they can do to justify this.
Stay strong today brothers. Resist the urge to give your loot to Bricktop until he puts on a show worth paying for.
For once I don't agree... people (mugs) will watch and probably enjoy it. If a promoter wants to pay them for it then who are we to judge! Absolutely zero chance I'll watch it live though.
No surprises here — Whyte and Chisora about to fleece the public harder than Rachel Reeves’ budget next month. I think even Whyte’s most ardent supporter, @Aydamn, will be shaking his head at this one. Meanwhile, Shalom’s running on BBC fumes and these two could probably fund a small nation between them — and likely put a dent in the UK trade deficit while they’re at it. Edit: I actually believe Chisora stops Whyte inside three rounds this time — unless Whyte was carrying an injury going into the Moses fight, then maybe he gets to halfway.
That's the biggest problem right now. Ordinary boxers (around British title level) believe they are entitled to a share of the Saudi money. I fully understand that boxers should be paid well because they put their lives on the line but there are many who needs a reality check. They demand far too much money compared to what they actually offer.
Exactly mate. Fighters got extortionate money to fight on Saudi undercards and now won’t fight for any less. Good example is Josh Kelly turning down Boots (was probably for the best lol) because it didn’t match his purse from when he was supposed to fight Liam Smith on a Riyadh season undercard. The money he was offered was way more than anything he’d earned up until that previous fight.
Terrible fight. All the credit / goodwill that Frank Warren has built up over the years he is about to lose by arranging this fight. A few years ago I remember how people from Queensberry Promotions regularly told me how sad it was that Eddie Hearn didn't care about Derek Chisora's health and only thought about making money. Do the same people still hold that view today or have they changed their minds ?