It is no exaggeration to say that Turki Alalshikh is single-handedly saving boxing. You know the “I used to dream of times like these” meme of Michael Jordan sobbing while hugging the NBA championship trophy? Yeah, that is how boxing fans feel right now. In the last two years alone, the Saudis have organized an undisputed heavyweight title clash in twenty years, as well as some of the most-awaited clashes in the boxing world.
And now, the Saudis have signed the current face of boxing, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, to a reported five-fight deal worth $400 million. The Mexican superstar is set to face IBF middleweight champ William Scull this weekend at the ANB Arena in the Saudi sports capital of Riyadh. But that fight is just the appetizer for the real fight fans want to see!
If the WBO, WBA, and WBC super-middleweight champ beats Scull, he will face former pound-for-pound king and reigning WBA super-welterweight champion, Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford, who will be moving up to face him. But the question most people have is: If ‘Canelo’ is just too big for ‘Bud’? Well, Mike Tyson doesn’t think so.
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“There’ve been men that beat people like [Henry] Armstrong… these guys, they’re beating people bigger than them, two divisions bigger than him. It’s not impossible, you know. Henry Armstrong is a featherweight, and he beat the middleweight champ. At
