I saw a news today, that is, Alar Shik, the chairman of Saudi entertainment, said a very interesting thing in an interview with ESPN, saying that Saudi Arabia does not intend to replace Las Vegas as the new center of boxing. There may be many fans who are puzzled by Alalshik's words, because according to Zhang Zhilei's previous statement, the Saudi side represented by Alalshik wants to build Saudi Arabia into a new generation of martial arts center. But now Alalshik said that Saudi Arabia does not intend to do this, so we have reason to suspect that it is a series of boxing matches organized by these Saudi tycoons that may have moved the cake on the Las Vegas side.
Personally, Alarshik should have encountered some resistance when seeking Alvarez and Crawford to face each other. Because Alarshik has previously publicly stated that he wants to cause a big fight between Alvarez and Crawford, but Alvarez is not impressed by this suggestion, because he believes that he has a weight advantage, and even if he wins Crawford, he will not win more recognition. And Alvarez, as the business card of today's boxing world, may not be particularly interested in the price offered by Alarsik.
What's more, Alvarez, the boxing business card, can be said to be the business card of the American boxing world. Because Alvarez's games, especially the big ones, are almost always played in the United States. In other words, Alvarez's attitude represents the attitude of the American boxing community. Now Alalshik wants to make Alvarez and Crawford fight, but you said that you want to make Saudi Arabia a new generation of martial arts centers, which is obviously in competition with Las Vegas. Therefore, if Alarcik wants to facilitate the match between Alvarez and Crawford, he will inevitably encounter some resistance, after all, this is a competition between two large interest groups.
Now Saudi Entertainment Chairman Alar Sik has stated that Saudi Arabia does not want to replace Las Vegas as the new boxing center, and may want to retreat more to advance, hoping to promote Alvarez and Crawford's fight, or Alvarez and Benavidez fight. But in my personal opinion, such an idea of Alarcik may not become a reality. Because what you Saudi tycoon is doing is to take a slice of the Las Vegas cake, do you think people will agree? If I were the party, I would definitely not agree, unless you Saudi tycoon can give me a lot of benefits in exchange, I will probably agree.