Saudi cash man Turki Alashikh by no means stops planning, lofty plans concerning huge, huge fights. As of proper now, as he revealed when talking on The Ariel X Ade Present yesterday, Alashikh is plotting doable fights between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko – sure, Wladimir Klitschko – Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou, and Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
Alalshikh says it’s his “dream” to see Klitschko come out of retirement and try to interrupt George Foreman’s report because the oldest heavyweight champion in historical past, whereas Turki says he can be talking with Ngannou and that he additionally hopes for a couple of minutes of Wilder’s time, this in order to search out out up shut and private if Wilder “nonetheless has it.”
However the huge struggle Alalshikh has not given up on making is that Canelo-Crawford struggle. Turki mentioned yesterday that he very a lot desires to take a seat down and speak with Canelo, one-on-one, “with out anybody within the center.” Alalshikh additionally revealed how “Bud” Crawford is at the moment injured and won’t struggle once more till a while after Might.
“He has a small well being problem, however he prefers to struggle with us after Might,” Turki mentioned of Crawford. “I don’t know anybody now from the Canelo staff, and I don’t have any connection, but when he’s listening to me, we’re prepared to debate [a fight with Crawford]. However I wish to talk about with him straight, with out anybody within the center.”
So, will Canelo attain out to Alalshikh, and if that’s the case can Turki work his cash magic and persuade the Mexican celebrity who calls his personal pictures to struggle Crawford? With the sort of mega-money Alalshikh will pay, perhaps Canelo will have a look at this struggle significantly. And Canelo, the a lot greater man and in addition the youthful man, would certainly really feel he’s able to defeating Crawford. It’s Crawford who can be rolling the cube or, when you want, daring to be nice if he took this struggle.
Once more, can Alalshikh make it occur? And whereas we’re at it, can Alalshikh actually tempt 48 yr previous former heavyweight king Klitschko again into the ring, this over seven years after “Dr. Metal Hammer” final boxed?
