Promoter Bob Arum is questioning whether Canelo Alvarez just for the money will show up or fight against Terence Crawford in their main event on September 12. Just a businessman ” come for a salary.
Multi-million dollar wallets = less effort
Canelo’s last three reported wallets
– William Scull: $ 100 million
– Edgar Berlanga: $ 65 million
– Jaime Munguia: $ 35 million
For Alvarez’s fight against Crawford (41-0, 31 COs), he is expected to have a wallet of $ 150 million. Crawford’s receives $ 50 million. With Canelo’s wallets becoming significantly larger in each of his last three fights, it is not surprising that his performances have gone downhill. Turki Alalshikh pays Canelo and Crawford too much.
With a net value estimated at $ 275 millionCanelo is so rich that he does not have the incentive to fight hard and put out his neck to entertain fans like other fighters.
“Who is Canelo and what Canelo is going to show up?” says promoter bob arum to the media When asked if Terence Crawford could defeat Alvarez on September 12. ‘The Canelo who is looking for a big check or the Canelo who really wants to fight like a fighter. Now the Canelo we have seen over the past two years is not just boring, but does not really have an incentive to mix it and entertain people with a good fight. “
It’s not just Canelo that hasn’t looked pretty lately. Crawford was poor in his last fight against Israel Madrimov and was lucky enough to win. He showed that he could not beat the top fighters with the performance at 154. He certainly cannot do this on 160 and 1688. That’s why he didn’t even try to fight with anyone in those sections to stay sharp.
Not fighting to entertain
“If I had to pay money to look at the fight, I wouldn’t do it because Canelo showed in his last few battles He is just a businessman. He is not there to entertain the public, ‘says Arum. “He just takes the big check. Then again, if Canelo really fights, because safe to say, Terence always fights. He knows nothing else. So, then it can be a very interesting struggle. “
Canelo is paid for what he has done in the past, not for the level he is fighting with. He is on the hill on 34, and you can understand why he chose not to fight against David Benavidez and David Morrell when they were both on the middleweight. He can’t beat them.
Last updated on 05/17/2025
