His Excellency Turki Alalshikh posted a response to superstar Canelo Alvarez’s comments on Tuesday about not liking how he talks about him.
Canelo’s Dissatisfaction with Alalshikh’s Approach
Alvarez said that if Turki wants him to fight certain fighters, like Terence Crawford, for example, “He needs to do it my way. Not his way.”
It’s unclear how much money Canelo wanted for a fight against Crawford, but it’s rumored that his asking price was a cool $150 million, which is a fair price if you compare it to the $240 million smackers Floyd Mayweather Jr. got fighting Manny Pacquiao.
If Crawford is a great commercial money-grab fight for Canelo, it should bring in massive dough to cover both fighters’ purse requirements.
Judging by his comment on X minutes ago, Turki doesn’t sound like he’s feeling it: “I knew he was wasting our time and making excuses with big amounts of money that can’t be paid.”
Tyson Fury was reportedly paid around $100 million to fight Oleksandr Usyk last May, but he’s nowhere near as popular as Canelo in the U.S.
American fans aren’t keen on the 35-year-old Fury because he’s seen as a washed, old, fat guy. If he’s worth that kind of money, it’s understandable why Canelo would want similar dough, if not more, for fighting Crawford. Fury is a nobody in the U.S.
Alalshikh Questions Canelo’s Choice of Opponents
“I heard what Canelo said that he respects me but doesn’t like the way we do business,” Turki continued. “As for the way I do business, I know why he doesn’t like it, because I only target big fights at fair prices, so of course anyone who likes easy fights won’t like that.
Canelo had commented about not liking his name being used as a promotional tool to help boost Crawford’s Riyadh Season fight against Israil Madrimov last Saturday night at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Moreover, Canelo wasn’t happy about Turki’s comments about his UFC-sponsored event on September 14th, eating his event the same night against Edgar Berlanga at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was a friendly competition.
“After losing to Bivol, so he’s been looking for easier fights ever since. Also, I’m not the one who’s afraid of fighting Benavidez or Crawford,” said Alalshikh.
It’s a bit of a stretch for Turki to suggest that Canelo is afraid of fighting Crawford because, after his performance last weekend against Madrimov, the Mexican star has no fear of fighting him.
Crawford looked like an old car with 300,000 miles on the odometer, laboring up a hill. Terence cannot beat Canelo and any of the top five killers at 168. If you throw Crawford in with David Benavidez, it would be a feeding frenzy.
Canelo would gladly indulge Alalshikh by fighting Crawford, but he won’t take the fight unless his asking price is met.
Alvarez is so rich, with a reported net worth of $250 million, that he can’t be pressured into fighting against the old timer Crawford, Benavidez, or anybody unless he’s happy with the money being offered.
Canelo is literally swimming in the money he has right now and continues to pour in, no matter who he faces.
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