Everyone knows that Saudi moneyman Turki Alalshikh has given us (and himself) some large fights for the reason that time he moved into the game and have become a serious, main participant. Alalshikh has additionally given us some critically stacked playing cards. Subsequent up, we’ll get a card that some have mentioned may simply be THE finest ever – with Beterbiev-Bivol II headlining a card that may also characteristic Daniel Dubois-Joseph Parker, Zhilei Zhang-Agit Kabayel, Shakur Stevenson-Floyd Schofield, Vergil Ortiz-Israil Madrimov, Joshua Buatsi-Callum Smith, and Carlos Adames-Hamzah Sheeraz.
That’s some card.
However Alalshikh has simply put his newest want checklist up on social media, and the 5 fights Turki needs to make are as follows:
Canelo Alvarez Vs. Terence Crawford
Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois II
Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua
Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney II
Chris Eubank Jr-Conor Benn.
And it’s a sure to all 5 fights right here!
And, as highly effective as he’s, as seemingly limitless as his funds are, there appears to be nothing to face in the best way of 4 of those fights being made this yr, as long as the fighters themselves wish to struggle. So far as the return struggle Alalshikh needs to see between Usyk and Dubois, this struggle is after all reliant on Dubois coming by okay when he fights Joseph Parker on the aforementioned mega-card that may happen in Riyadh subsequent month.
However every of the 5 fights Turki needs to see are certainly 5 fights all boxing followers would like to see get made. Maybe the least thrilling of the struggle attainable fights, at the very least in my view, is the Eubank-Benn struggle. Sure, loads of folks would watch, after all, however this one is light by the opposite 4 fights on Alalshikh’s checklist, in my view, at the very least.
Canelo-Crawford is a modern-day Dream Combat, and it will be completely fascinating to see whether or not or not the elegant abilities belonging to Crawford might see him to a victory over the larger, stronger, and harder-hitting Canelo. This struggle could possibly be dubbed ‘The World Awaits Half II!’
Fury Vs. Joshua? In fact. It’s a no brainer. The struggle would promote out Wembley. The entire nation would tune in. ‘Nuff mentioned about that one.
Garcia-Haney II could possibly be as huge because it could possibly be controversial. Garcia flunked a drug take a look at, and consequently, his win within the first struggle with Haney was demoted to that of a no-contest. As such, loads of of us really feel a cheat shouldn’t be rewarded with the type of huge bucks Garcia would pull in with a return with Haney. That mentioned, many hundreds of thousands of followers would watch this rematch. Little question about it.
So, which of those 5 fights, if any, can Alalshikh make occur? Can he really make all 5 fights occur?
Of the 5 listed fights, which one would YOU most prefer to see happen right here in 2025?
