Canelo Alvarez has kept a low profile since suffering a surprising loss to Terence Crawford in September 2025. Alvarez lost his undisputed super middleweight title in that fight, prompting some fans to say he should retire.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago, Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) told El Azteca that he wants a rematch with Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs). Nothing has been said since. Fans are torn down the middle, with many wanting to see Canelo go in a different direction toward another opponent.<\/p>\n
Crawford\u2019s Price Tag<\/p>\n
They don\u2019t see a rematch being any different. A lot of them felt that Shakur-esque fighting style that Crawford uses was incredibly boring, and not even worth the monthly subscription price for Netflix.<\/p>\n
The Mexican star has obviously heard of Crawford\u2019s $100 million demand for the rematch, and he\u2019s going to want the perfect deal for himself before agreeing to a second fight. Canelo\u2019s purse last time was $150 million.<\/p>\n
While he won\u2019t probably be insisting on a similar or higher pay, he\u2019ll surely want $100 million at least, especially if Crawford is going to be getting that amount. Will Turki Alalshikh want to pay both these prima donnas $100m after their lackluster performances?<\/p>\n
If Canelo is offered far less than what he made in the first fight by Turki Alalshikh, he may choose to refuse out of pride. It would be too hard to take getting his pay slashed in half, and seeing Crawford get the lion\u2019s share,<\/p>\n
No B-Side for Canelo<\/p>\n
As the face of boxing, Canelo isn\u2019t going to want to be the B-side, with the roles reversed and him getting the $50 million for the rematch. That\u2019s what Crawford\u2019s take was last September, which was more than fair given the safety-first way he fought that night. He wasn\u2019t going to take any risks. It was a close fight with Crawford winning by a 12-round unanimous decision by the scores 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112.<\/p>\n
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