Eddie Hearn says Canelo Alvarez has a huge offer on the table to fight Jake Paul in a fight that poses no risk to him.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn spends some time talking to boxing media about recent rumors of Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford being off and recent word of Canelo being lined up to face Jake Paul. Hearn doesn’t dismiss the possibility of Canelo vs Crawford happening at some point, but says there is a real offer for Canelo to face Paul which is a much bigger event.
Hearn on the idea of Canelo fighting Jake Paul
“I am biased because I like Canelo Alvarez and that’s just being honest, and I think what he’s done in his career, he’s proven everything. His resume is unbelievable, and if you want to make $100M to fight Jake Paul, right — like the thing is about Canelo, he don’t tell any lies. He’s very transparent.
“He’s not going to try to justify this (Jake Paul) fight to you…he’s doing it for a sack load of money. So whenever you put an opponent towards Canelo Alvarez, his question is ‘how much?’ And he’s a business man at this stage in his career, and at the end of the day someone is offering — whatever it will be, $80M, $100M, $120M — to fight Jake Paul, a fight in which there is absolutely no risk.
“And by the way, you can’t criticize Jake Paul, because the criticism for Jake Paul has always been ‘when are you going to fight someone decent.’ Well guess what, he might be fighting Canelo Alvarez. I don’t hate it. I’ll be watching.”
On how many rounds Jake Paul would last against Canelo
“However many rounds Canelo wants it to be. I mean the only thing is Jake’s going to be a lot heavier and bigger. No disrespect to Jake’s ability as a fighter but he’s fighting Canelo Alvarez, who is one of the top fighter in the world. So, like, he’s going to get spanked but he’s going to make a lot of money whilst receiving the spanking.”
On Canelo vs Crawford supposedly off
“Who knows. One day it’s not happening, tomorrow it could be happening. Maybe the Jake Paul fight put people’s nose out of joint, I don’t know, but the reality is the fight is much bigger than Crawford against Canelo. But for boxing fans it’s not, at all. For boxing fans Canelo vs Crawford is one of the best fights that could ever get made. But I know Canelo and if that fight (against Paul) is on the table for that kind of money he’s going to take it.”
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