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USA Today
11 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Powerbroker wants 'smashing face and blood' from Canelo vs. Crawford
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford met Fridaym June 20 in Saudi Arabia for a press conference to promote their megafight, scheduled for Sept. 13 in Las Vegas. But a Saudi powerbroker spoke first. He is Turki Alalshikh (a.k.a. 'His Excellency'), the central figure in Saudi Arabia becoming a big player in professional boxing as a deep-pocketed promoter. 'I hate Tom and Jerry's kind of boxing," Alalshikh said, referring to the famous animated series as well as boxers who run from their opponents. "I am sure (Alvarez and Crawford) will deliver for me smashing face and blood and this is the boxing." Additionally, Alalshikh said, "We will have in this fight and our next fight's a bonus for a KO." He did not provide specifics, but his message was clear. Alvarez and Crawford will be expected to deliver, despite recent history. Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) is coming off a lackluster victory over William Scull by unanimous decision in May. The crowd booed as Scull spent most of the fight running from Alvarez, who exerted modest effort to chase down Scull. It also happened to be the first fight of Alvarez's five-fight deal with the Saudis. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) has not fought since August 2024, and that was an unforgettable bout, too. He beat Israil Madrimov by unanimous decision. Like Alvarez, he heard boos during a fight that included no knockdowns. Alalshikh suggested he didn't want a 12-by-12 ring to ensure adequate action for the fight. But apparently he thought it would be a good idea to have dinner with Alvarez and Crawford before the press conference. 'We talked yesterday and they are professional,'' Alalshikh said later in the press conference. 'But I think starting from last night they know what they need to do." Do Alvarez, Crawford get it? Neither Alvarez or Crawford sounded as if Alalshikh's words will have great impact when they fight at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, for the undisputed super middleweight championship. Crawford, 37, is moving up two weight classes (14 pounds) to fight Alvarez at super middleweight. His standing toe-to-toe with Alvarez would enthrall the fans and perhaps create the fight that Alalshikh wants. But don't count on it. 'I'm not going to let somebody else force or tell me how to fight,'' Crawford said. 'When I've been in fighting my whole life, I won't be running. I could tell you that, but I will be doing a lot of touching.'' In defense of Crawford, before the fight against Madrimov, he'd won 11 straight fights by knockout. Alvarez, 34, suggested his fight would be one for the history books. But it's worth revisiting recent history – his fight against Scull. It was a dreadful fight. '…but we win,'' Alvarez said. 'That's all that matters.'' If Alvarez had been listening, at the dinner or at the press conference, he'd know that's not all that matters to Alalshikh – or, largely speaking, boxing fans. Alvarez's next knockout will be his first since 2021 – when he finished Caleb Plant with an 11th-round TKO. Maybe it's something 'His Excellency'' will address during another dinner with Alvarez and Crawford. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Khiladi Akshay Kumar reveals he takes inspiration from Tom and Jerry, not Tom Cruise: ‘Tom is hanging on a plane…'
While Akshay Kumar is the OG Khiladi and action king of Bollywood, Tom Cruise is the biggest action star of Hollywood. Well, lately their high-octane action stunt sequences have been the talk of the town, with many netizens comparing the two. In one particular viral video, Akshay is seen doing a stunt on an airplane for his 2000 film Khiladi 420. Right under this, playing simultaneously, is a clip of Tom performing a similar stunt on a plane in a Mission: Impossible film. Akshay has now reacted to this viral video which has taken social media by storm. A post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) In a recent chat with Pinkvilla, Akshay Kumar revealed that he drew inspiration for his stunts from the beloved cartoon Tom and Jerry, not Tom Cruise. He was quoted saying, 'You know where I draw all this inspiration from. You will not believe it from Tom and Jerry.' Akshay went on to add, 'I love watching Tom and Jerry. I think it is the most violent thing. It is very violent. It is apparently made for children, but actually, if you look, there is so much action. I remember Tom coming from the helicopter, hanging and picking up Jerry, so I did that in Sabse Bada Khiladi. Then, Tom is hanging on a plane which is there in Khiladi 420.' A post shared by Akki (@unofficialakshaykumarn) Akshay further described the children's cartoon as 'violent'. He stated, 'It is so violent. Please try to understand; it is a violent film you are showing your children (laughs).' On the film front, Akshay has already had three releases this year — Sky Force, Kesari Chapter 2 and Housefull 5. Up next, the Bollywood superstar will be seen in the upcoming Telugu film Kannappa as Lord Shiva before taking theatres by storm with Jolly LLB 3 co-starring Arshad Warsi. Akshay has also been in the news lately regarding Priyadarshan's Hera Pheri 3, where the actor will reprise his beloved character Raju once again.
The Guardian
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
A meth-fuelled Erik Satie marathon in swinging 60s London
To perform Erik Satie's piano piece Vexations, with its 840 repetitions, is an amazing achievement, but neither Igor Levit nor Ruth Davis was the first to do so in the UK ('It is trance-like': pianist Igor Levit performs Erik Satie's Vexations 840 times, 24 April). On 10 October 1967, Richard Toop performed it at the Arts Lab in Drury Lane, London. He gave an account of this to Gavin Bryars that was published in Contact magazine in 1983, and later quoted in David Curtis's 2020 book London's Arts Labs and the 60s Avant-Garde. 'Three things stand out in my mind from the performance,' Toop told Bryars. 'Firstly, the piano was in the outer foyer, where there was an art exhibition, so that the music became a real musique d'ameublement. People walked round the piano, talked, and sometimes stopped and listened … Secondly, I remember a man from the Times kneeling beside me as I played … not even Rubinstein got that kind of genuflectory treatment. 'The third aspect was less fortunate; after about 16 hours I asked for some kind of mild stimulant in addition to the strong coffee I had been getting … what actually materialised was a cup of coffee with (as I only discovered later) a whole phial of methedrine [methamphetamine] in it. 'The effect was hair-raising: my drooping eyelids rolled up like a Tom and Jerry cartoon … The trouble was that my field of vision became completely fixed; each time I got to the end of the page I had to lift my head up and realign my vision on to the beginning of the new page.'Biddy PeppinCastle Cary, Somerset Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
