is canelo ducking by asking $200 million for benavidez and $150 million for crawford

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is canelo ducking

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  1. Thunderstorm

    Thunderstorm Active Member Full Member

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    is it ok for him to ask for that kind of money or is he ducking outpricing himself
     
    Thunderstorm, Aug 11, 2024
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  2. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He makes $30-40m per fight

    He signs "multiple" fight deals with promoters

    His promoters never want to renew.

    Why?

    Because they either;

    Make a loss
    Not enough profit to extend

    His fanbase is Mexicans who pay the PPVs and even they want him to fight Benavidez

    He is running out of of viable opponents and promoters know it.

    If Turki owns all the promoters by the end of 2025 he can check mate Canelo because there will be no one else left to pay Canelo on his own terms.

    Canelo retires or vacates by end of 2025

    Bookmark this page
     
    UniversalPart, Aug 11, 2024
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  3. wifly

    wifly Active Member Full Member

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    He might be ducking but pissing off Turki is better than a fight with Crawford
     
    wifly, Aug 11, 2024
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  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, it's a duck. Benavidez is his #1 contender now chasing him in two divisions - there's money there for this fight.
     
    McGrain, Aug 11, 2024
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  5. humbug

    humbug In Vino Veritas Full Member

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    I don't think he's ducking. It's called understanding your worth and knowing how to turn the screws.

    He took on Bivol which was more of a risk than Crawford, for much less than $150 million mind you.
     
    humbug, Aug 11, 2024
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    drenlou VIP Member

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    He has nothing to prove against Crawford, that would be a mismatch. But as a Canelo fan I'm starting to feel a little funny as to why he won't fight Benevidez. That's his premier challenger at or around 168 pounds.
     
    drenlou, Aug 11, 2024
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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes Alveroids is ducking and @shadow111 keeps protecting this fraud
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Aug 11, 2024
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    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Of course.
     
    kirk, Aug 11, 2024
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  9. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've come around from being a person who thought he was marinating the DB fight to one where he is just outright ducking the best opponents. Bivol took his soul.
     
    Brighton bomber, Aug 11, 2024
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  10. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Canelo would fight Crawford before he would Benavidez that’s just how he rolls,as for asking 150-200 million to fight either of these fighters which is around 4-5 times his normal fight price of course it’s ducking,he is clearly using the big money ask to hide behind .
     
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  11. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A fight with Benavidez is not 5x what he is getting for regular opponents

    His fights are generating less PPV numbers as time goes by too

    Promoters aren't extending their contracts with him.

    Canelo is doing a Mayweather and just rinsing as much money as he can before he takes another loss
     
    UniversalPart, Aug 11, 2024
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    humbug In Vino Veritas Full Member

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    “A fight with Benavidez is not 5x what he is getting for regular opponents”

    Who said 5x? I didn’t say 5x.


    “Canelo is doing a Mayweather and just rinsing as much money as he can before he takes another loss”

    It's called understanding your worth and knowing how to turn the screws.
     
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    If Benevidez and Crawford are so interested in fighting Canelo then they should first fight eachother to establish who the #1 challenger is. The problem is that they are not interested in doing that, they just want some of that big easy Canelo money. Who's ducking who?
     
    Eternal, Aug 11, 2024
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  14. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Quack
     
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  15. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He won't get what he wants. He will duck Benavidez or fight him on Turkis terms.

    Turki will make more stars in boxing by consolidating the power
     
    UniversalPart, Aug 11, 2024
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