Promoter Eddie Hearn says Canelo Alvarez will receive a payday between $ 80 million to $ 120 million for his fight against Jake Paul. It was revealed today that the fight will take place on May 3 in Las Vegas.
Hearn is in favor of Canelo (62-2-2, 39 COs) who choose to take the big payday against Jake (11-1, 7 COs). He feels it is a smart step for the businessman boxer, who can make a lot of money in a non-risk match against the crossweight Paul.
The PPV potential
Fans may not like the fight, but Paul’s enormous social media will ensure that it is successful and probably the biggest PPV event of 2025. There will be enough of Canelo’s fans who order the fight to ensure that it brings in good numbers.
“I am biased because I love Canelo Alvarez, and I think what he did in his career, everything has been proven. His resume is incredible, ”Eddie Hearn said Fight Hub TV. ‘If you want to earn $ 100m to fight against Jake Paul. The thing is about Canelo. He says no lies. He is very transparent.
“He’s not going to try to justify this battle to you. “No, what I do is bring box to a larger audience.” No, he does it for a bag full of money. So, when setting an opponent to Canelo Alvarez forward, his question is: ‘How much?
“He is a businessman at this stage of his career. Someone offers $ 80 million, $ 100 million, $ 120 million to fight against Jake Paul. It is a battle in which there is absolutely no risk. By the way, you can’t criticize Jake Paul, because the criticism for him is: ‘When are you going to fight someone properly? Well, guess what? He may be fighting against Canelo Alvarez. I don’t hate him. I’ll watch.
Whoever pays Canelo and Jake, the kind of money that Hearn speaks, will take some risk. If Netflix will pay it, I have the money to increase their subscriber base. With Jake’s tremendous succession on social media and YouTube, who is financeing this battle can make a profit.
This will have to bring many PPV purchases in the line of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Conor McGregor event. The pay-per-see price for Canelo-Paul should be high for the opportunity to prevent the organizers from bleeding money.
“The only respect is the money. He doesn’t do it for free. He doesn’t go it because he wants to prove himself a big fighter. He also does it for $ 100 million or whatever he gets, ‘says Hearn about Jake Paul. “It’s dangerous, and he’s going to be beaten. However, many rounds of Canelo want it to be. “
The risk
If Canelo is hit as often as he did in his last fight against Edgar Berlanga, you cannot exclude an upset victory for Jake Paul. Berlanga has no capacity at all, and he put Alvarez hands after the Mexican star was thrown out to four rounds.
Jake is at least as talented as Berlanga, but strikes harder and would not fight by stopping the ropes as he did. In addition, Paul would actually try to win and not just show up to receive his salary and participation trophy.
“The only thing is that Jake will be much heavier and bigger, but no respect for Jake’s ability as a fighter. He is fighting against Canelo Alvarez, one of the top fighters in the world. He will make a lot of money while receiving the melon, ”says Hearn.
Last updated on 02/06/2025
