WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball says he has not done any research on style-cuter Sam Goodman who will bring their fellow Feature battle on August 16 in Riyadh.
A mismatch on the main card
Ball (22-0-1, 13 costs) mentions that he left it to his coaches to study the style of Goodman (20-0, 8 COs), a light puncher selected from the Super Bantamweight division.
Nick can afford to have a Cavalier attitude To investigate this opponent because he has no power, and another example is of him who chooses opposition from the 122-pound division to defend his WBA 126-pound title.
If your title repeatedly defends against smaller, weaker and older fighters from the section below, why should you investigate it? The victory is already in the bag at the moment the fighters are selected. This is quite pathetic If you think about it. It is enlightening and reveals Ball’s mindset to keep his WBA title for as long as possible.
In Ball’s two title defense since he won the belt of Raymond Ford in 2024, he defended the title against these Super Bantamweights: TJ Doheny and Ronny Rios. Ball’s fight next week against the third consecutive 122-pound, Goodman. He is even less a threat than 38-year-old Doheny and 35-year-old Rios.
Turki’s role in quality control
I am confused as to why Turki Alalshikh agreed to put the idea to put Ball against Goodman as the most important support fight on August 16th. The event sold for $ 49.99 on Dazn PPV, which is not cheap compared to some of Turki’s other cards on which he was fitted.
Ball-Goodman will not be expected to be competitive at a distance. It is a pure mismatch. Ideally, Turki should have rejected the idea of this face on his occasion or banned it on the forerunners, where it can be seen for free.
Ball’s promoter needs tough love
Turki should have shown a difficult love for Nick Ball’s promoter and told him that if he wanted to defend his fighter against light superbantam weights, he would not be on his main maps. Turki needs to set the bar for quality on his cards by insisting that fighters defend against the best, which means he has to fight talents like Bruce Carrington.
“I don’t know much about him, but he’s going to be fine. He will be hungry. It’s going to be okay. I look forward to it. I don’t know and I don’t really care either, ‘says Nick Ball for the Punch podcast when asked what kind of style of Superbantam weight Sam Goodman will bring on August 16.
“I’m just focused on myself. Whatever he wants to bring, it’s on him, ‘Ball said if he did any research on the style that Goodman could bring to their fight.
Last updated on 08/08/2025
