Crawford wants $100 million for Canelo rematch as Turki decides

Trainer Bernie ‘Thaboxer’ Davis says Terence Crawford’s asking price for a rematch with superstar Canelo Alvarez is $100 million. He declares, “These are Crawford’s words.”

The money Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) is demanding puts pressure on Turki Alalshikh to decide whether he wants to see the rematch between Bud and the recently beaten 35-year-old Canelo badly enough to meet the Nebraska native’s asking price.

There are better options for Alvarez to fight that the fans would like to see. The people want to see Canelo fight these guys:

• David Benavidez
• Jaron Ennis
• Artur Beterbiev
• Dmitry Bivol

“There’s nothing left for Crawford to do. Let me say this. If they don’t give him $100 million, if you don’t hear about them giving him $100 million, it’s not happening,” trainer Bernie ‘Thaboxer’ Davis said. MillCity Boxing on Terence Crawford’s asking price for a rematch with superstar Canelo Alvarez in 2026.

“These are Crawford’s words. By far,” Davis said when told that Terence is the ‘best fighter in the world’.

This match was reminiscent of the disappointing 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao superfight in terms of hype and entertainment value. Canelo-Crawford didn’t provide the kind of excitement, action and energy that would suggest Crawford should get a massive pay raise to $100 million for a rematch.

If anything, it should be a pay cut to a figure worthy of a fighter who played it safe, ran around the ring, wrestled and held. The reality is that Alvarez and Bud both went through the motions in the fight, not attacking, taking risks and trying to earn the money that Turki generously paid them.

If Chris Williams were Turki, he would have given Crawford and Canelo a “take it or leave it” offer of $10 million each. If they refuse, I would wash my hands of both and focus on some exciting super middleweight talent like Lester Martinez, Christian Mbilli and Osleys Iglesias. The sport needs new blood, go-getters who aren’t afraid to spill blood and smash faces.

Crawford received $50 million for his fight against then-undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) two months ago on September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Terence won a close 12-round unanimous decision, but it was by no means an exciting fight to watch. This involved Crawford constantly moving, throwing a lot of punches and holding on when cornered by Canelo.