Mikey Garcia says that Canelo Alvarez is just a “businessman” at this stage of his career, fighting only for money without worrying about what fans think he is fighting. Garcia says that Canelo (62-2-2, 39 kos) is like a “business” Now after having already made a colossal fortune and staying to do $ 400 million.
Mikey says that Canelo only takes “low -risk and high reward fights to” collect money “, and he does not blame him.
Ignore the requests of the fans
Mexican superstar creates a dynasty With the dough, he obtained for his fights and did not face a difficult opponent since his defeat against Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022. The last five fights of Alvarez were fans, and the fans believe that he is on retirement tour, remaining only for money. He obviously no longer listens to fans, because he swerved David Benavidez and David Morrell.
Canelo’s fortune is estimated at $ 250 million now, and this figure should go out from its next three fights against the IBF Super Middleweight champion William Scull on May 3, Terence Crawford on September 13, and perhaps Dmitry Bivol, Chris Eubank Jr, Conor Benn or Hamzah Sheerraz in the first half of 2026.
The Scull selection
“Nor do I know if the fans know this guy, but I also know that Canelo does not give AF ***,” Mikey Garcia told YSM sports media About Canelo Alvarez, an indisputable super-point of average weight against the champion of 168 LB IBF, William Scull, on May 3 in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia.
Occasional boxing fans do not know who the Cuban William Scull is, but that doesn’t matter. Canelo needs his title IBF Super Middleweight so that he can enter his confrontation against Terence Crawford as undisputed champion in September. These are superficial marketing stuff for image purposes to arouse interest among hardcore boxing fans who care that Crawford has the chance to become an undisputed champion with three divisions.
Occasional fans will not care that it is for the undisputed because they do not know who is the next Crawford, 38, or is not fans. He is not an extremely popular fighter because of his style of smuggling, of inactivity [he fights once a year]and non -existent presence on social networks.
Fans prefer Canelo to fight Benavidez, Morrell or Diego Pacheco on May 3 instead of Scull. He will not do this because it would be difficult fights that he could lose. In addition, it must be indisputable again To create an artificial interest In his fight with Crawford. He would not need this if Crawford moved to an average weight and beat two or three of the best fighters in the division. This will not happen because Crawford is not physically capable of containing combatants like Benavidez, Morrell or Pacheco. It is too old, weak, small and inactive to beat these guys. He barely beaten the 154 pounds Israil Madrimov in his last fight.
“Canelo is there to fight this guy, become champion again, recover this belt [IBF] Again, come back undoubtedly again and perceive a big pay check, “said Mikey.” Then his new fights will be the same. He collects a big pay check for any fight he chooses. »»
It is a shame that boxing does not work as a real sport where fighters like Canelo would be forced to fight the best in its division, and the weight jump was not authorized. Canelo would probably have lost against Benavidez, Morrell and other contenders. His career would have ended years ago. Crawford would not be allowed to reassemble two divisions to dispute immediately for the titles of Super Middleweight without winning the title by beating the best candidates.
Blast “Businessman” by Garcia
“Canelo does not give AF *** about what we think or what we say about who he fights,” said Mikey. “Its objectives are no longer in boxing.
“For him now, he’s just there to collect all the money he can. He could have moved away a year or two ago, but why if there were $ 2,400 million on the table? He will not get away from it.
“I cannot blame him. He is more a businessman now than he is a fighter,” said Mikey about Canelo. “He wants to become a big brand, a big name, like a business or something like that. He knows that there are so many opportunities now to earn money in boxing. Why would he say?
Last update on 03/25/2025
