Promoter Leonard Ellerbe favors Canelo Alvarez, asking for $200 million to struggle in opposition to David Benavidez. He doesn’t really feel that Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) is asking for an excessive amount of, and he thinks that the struggle with Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) would generate sufficient cash to cowl the $200M purse for the Mexican star.
It won’t herald sufficient income, particularly if Benavidez additionally needs an enormous purse. He’s going to need no less than $50 million if Canelo is getting an enormous $200M purse. Nevertheless, Benavidez’s recognition may drop off to nothing as soon as he faces the winner of the October twelfth struggle between mild heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Benavidez already seemed horrible in his debut at 175 in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth, and he’ll look worse when he faces the Beterbiev-Bivol winner. So, if Canelo goes to struggle Benavidez, he should do it earlier than he faces Bivol or Beterbiev. It’ll be too late if Canelo waits till after that struggle as a result of Benavidez will probably be uncovered.
Canelo’s Worth Tag: Price It or Not?
“Most of the followers don’t perceive the enterprise. I haven’t had a dialog with him about that. I’ve heard various things, however why not if that’s the quantity he’s in search of? I assist it,” mentioned Leonard Ellerbe to the Combat Hub TV YouTube channel when requested about his ideas on Canelo Alvarez asking for $200 million for a struggle in opposition to David Benavidez.
This isn’t Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. Instances have modified, and not one of the fights on this period are bringing within the huge PPV numbers we noticed 9-12 years in the past. Unlawful streams and firesticks have taken an unlimited chew out of PPV gross sales, and there aren’t well-liked fighters now like when Mayweather, Pacquiao, Canelo, and Gennadiy Golovkin have been bringing in huge numbers years in the past.
“Sure,” mentioned Ellerbe when requested if a Canelo-Benavidez struggle may generate sufficient income to assist Canelo’s $200 million purse. “Everybody needs to see it. He’s [Canelo] on the high of his sport, making some huge cash, doing what he does. That’s placing his craft to make use of and entertaining the followers on the highest stage.”
The Saudi Issue
If the Saudis are keen to spend $250 million to make the Canelo vs. Benavidez struggle, no matter whether or not it turns a revenue, it gained’t be an enormous deal if it hemorrhages cash. It’s not going to show a revenue if that sort of cash is paid out in purses as a result of there should not sufficient informal boxing followers who know who Benavidez is. He hasn’t overwhelmed high-level fighters throughout his profession and isn’t energetic on social media or YouTube.
“He’s been very energetic, and that’s vital, particularly in a later struggle in his profession. He’s staying sharp. In order that sort of stuff is all the time going to be in his favor. I actually love this struggle and I hope the Benavidez struggle will get made in some unspecified time in the future, hopefully subsequent 12 months,” mentioned Ellerbe.
Canelo will probably be in fine condition, irrespective of who he faces. If it’s Benavidez, he’ll be able to struggle him and beat him, so long as his measurement doesn’t trigger him issues.
“It’s a struggle that the whole sport needs to see. It’s two guys [Canelo vs. Benavidez] on the high of their sport. The followers wish to see that struggle, and I believe they’ll get it subsequent 12 months. I hear pushback that he’s [Canelo] asking for an excessive amount of cash. There’s by no means sufficient cash while you’re getting up there and placing your life on the road. It’s by no means sufficient,” mentioned Ellerbe.
If Benavidez beats the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol winner, a struggle between him and Canelo will probably be lots larger, however I don’t see him as able to beating both. Even on their worst day, they’ll take Benavidez to high school and embarrass him.
Canelo’s Fearlessness
“I assist his resolution to do it at any time when he’s able to do it as a result of there’s no such factor as him being frightened of Benavidez. That man [Canelo] has fought everybody within the sport. He has an unbelievable resume,” mentioned Ellerbe.
Even when Canelo is frightened of Benavidez, he’ll struggle him if the Saudis supply him $200 million, however they gained’t pay him that sort of dough. They’d be higher off giving Terence Crawford $40 million. Canelo-Crawford gained’t be nice by way of leisure worth, however it’s going to appeal to followers.
