His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has a bottomless pit of cash, and he isn’t afraid to use it to make the biggest boxing events! The result: Liam Gallagher will perform in the upcoming Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois IBF heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, on 21st September. However, this isn’t the only time His Excellency has pulled such a stunt.

Just the other day, it was announced that Eminem will be a special guest performer in Terence Crawford‘s upcoming debut at the super welterweight division against Israil Madrimov at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles on August 3rd. While these efforts are, of course, made to raise the entertainment value in the events, fans didn’t seem to like the idea as much.

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The Saudis entered the boxing domain back in 2018, and have since pioneered a wave of mega events featuring some of the biggest names in the music industry. Take the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury four belt undisputed clash for example—popular American rapper JID performed before the main event. That’s not all!

Skrillex, Lil Baby, Becky G and Flowdan featured in the Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou opening ceremony last March. However, those mega events, of course, weren’t enough. So, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh wrote on X today, “Singer Liam Gallagher will perform three songs at the Riyadh Season Card featuring Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois on September 21 at Wembley Stadium”.

However, boxing fans have proven way too impatient to sit through this performance, as they condemned the move in the comment section of the tweet.

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There’s long been a debate about performances by artists in a boxing match. You don’t see UFC pulling this stuff, so fans explained why such things are unnecessary. One user respectfully told the Saudi royal that events don’t need to last that long, just the fights are sufficient for entertainment. In fact, some may say these performances put people off, as they aren’t getting what they paid for and have to wait on top of that.

Meanwhile, this user felt the former Oasis front man Gallagher didn’t match the theme of the heavyweight night. Instead, came up with his own suggestion. However, the thing in such cases is—some people would like one artist while others would like someone else.

Another user has a query, asking how many songs Gallagher will perform. It’s right there in the tweet mate—three songs! Hopefully, all of them will be classics from the English rock band’s discography.

The next user decided to be extremely blunt with their opinion, suggesting no such performances are needed and just the fights are enough. While some people may agree, others like a more super bowl-isk atmosphere. 

One user urged HE Turki Alalshikh to bring Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher together, like he did for Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren. However, even when Liam and Noel were working together, they were at each other’s throats. In 2009, Noel had enough and quit, and has never looked back since. 

As it turns out, boxing fans in the UK aren’t as happy about performances between fights as their American counterparts. Yet we would love to get your thoughts on Liam Gallagher’s performance during the Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois event. Let us know in the comments!