His Excellency Turki Alalshkikh states he’ll make a suggestion to Canelo Alvarez for him to struggle Terence Crawford. Alalshkikh needs to ship Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) an enormous struggle and says he’ll give Canelo a “honest value.”
The bit concerning the “honest prize” doesn’t sound promising. Canelo is conscious that pale heavyweight Tyson Fury bought a $100 million+ payday for his match towards Oleksandr Usyk final Could in Saudi Arabia, and he’s anticipated to get a good greater purse of their rematch on December twenty first.
Fury seemed like a fats mess, shedding to Usyk final Could and deserving not even a fraction of the cash he was paid. If Fury is getting that type of dough wanting as woeful as he’s, Canelo ought to get double within the $200 million vary.
This isn’t a struggle that Canelo is excited by, and you may see why. Combating a 37-year-old welterweight, who might be shifting up two weight divisions after one struggle at 154, doesn’t additional Canelo’s legacy.
“I’ll give Canelo what I feel is a good value. If he accepts it, he offers instantly with me to complete the deal,” stated Turki to ESPN. “I don’t need anybody within the center. I assured Crawford an enormous struggle, I need Canelo for Crawford and Crawford needs Canelo. But when Canelo is loopy [with his financial demands] I’ll nonetheless assure Crawford any struggle he needs.”
Crawford needs the struggle for a payday, assist cushion his retirement, and pray that he will get fortunate with an upset win. Irrespective of how the struggle ends, Crawford comes out forward, whereas Canelo will get nothing however cash.
If Turki is prepared to provide Canelo $100 million+, like Fury is getting for his match towards Usyk, that may curiosity him. Canelo might ask for $200 million, which is a quantity that will be unreachable.
The Canelo-Crawford struggle isn’t going to curiosity informal boxing followers as a result of they’re not accustomed to Crawford. Not like different fighters, he’s executed zero to advertise himself throughout his profession.
Crawford has had just one profitable PPV struggle throughout his 16-year profession towards Errol Spence, and the explanation that one did properly was due to Spence’s reputation. Crawford hitched alongside for the experience and wasn’t a lot assist in the promotion.
Turki assumes that Crawford might be victorious in his subsequent struggle towards WBA Junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov subsequent Saturday, August third and that WBA/WBC/WBO 168-lb champ Canelo will efficiently defend towards Edgar Berlanga on September 14th.
Crawford or Canelo might lose their subsequent fights, as they’re not younger anymore and are going through harmful fighters with plenty of punching energy.
Turki hasn’t stated whether or not he’ll nonetheless proceed along with his plans to make a Canelo-Crawford struggle even when considered one of them loses. That will diminish the struggle in the event that they’re coming off losses. There wouldn’t be a lot curiosity in a Berlanga vs. Madrimov struggle in early 2025, however that may be what we’re .
Alalshikh doesn’t trace at what “huge struggle” he’ll “assure” Crawford if he can’t get him his dream payday towards Canelo. Crawford isn’t formidable sufficient to go as much as 175 and struggle one of many killers in that division, and there’s the place the favored fighters are that followers can be excited by seeing him struggle.
Crawford isn’t excited by combating Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as a result of, in line with him, he brings nothing to the desk financially and legacy-wise. There isn’t anybody at 154 who’s extra in style than Boots Ennis, so Crawford will look weak if he chooses to struggle considered one of them.
If Turki can’t get Canelo, Crawford’s choices for an enormous struggle are restricted, and he could should accept a protected selection towards Sebastian Fundora if he doesn’t need to threat his cover by going as much as 175 to struggle Artur Beterbiev, David Benavidez or Dmitry Bivol.
