Canelo Alvarez accused of turning down mega $70million offer to fight ‘avoided’ rival
Canelo Alvarez turned down $70million because he is afraid, claims David Benavidez. The Mexican-American has been trying to secure a showdown with the iconic Alvarez for years. Canelo has plenty of options for his next boutGETTY Many fans think Benavidez would give Canelo his toughest test yet and former two-weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi thinks he is avoiding him. Alvarez has dominated the super-middleweight division with Gennady Golovkin, Caleb Plant, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, Jaime Munguia, and Edgar Berlanga all beaten at 168lbs. But undefeated Benavidez insists his mega-money offer was snubbed by the 34-year-old. “This fight isn’t happening because he doesn’t want to fight me. There is no other way around it,” he told Cigar Talk. “He doesn’t want to fight me because he’s scared of me. Look at him, Canelo is in the spot where he’s at because he’s fought the best and now he’s making the biggest bags. “He’s all about making money now he doesn’t care about challenge, but the reason I’m saying he’s scared is that they offered him $70million to fight me, that’s before pay-per-view. Imagine how much he would make off pay-per-view.” Even Mike Tyson admitted he would be afraid to share a ring with Benavidez “He’s so underrated but so over-polarised here,” Tyson told ES NEWS of The Mexican Monster. “Listen, I’d be afraid to fight him too if I was in that division. “No one even has a chance against him, and I’m talking facts.” Benavidez has set his sights elsewhere after failing to tempt CaneloGetty The Mexican-American is a fearsome prospectEsther Lin/PBC Canelo, who has also been called out by Jake Paul, previously suggested he would require an extortionate purse of $200million for him to duke it out with Benavidez. The frustrated 27-year-old has since moved up to light-heavyweight to take on WBA regular champion David Morrell in January. Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas is predicting an interesting bout. “That’s an interesting fight. It’s a very dangerous fight for both guys,” he told Fighthype. “It’s two guys in there with their futures in front of them and they’re both taking a big risk. That’s what makes this fight so special. “They’re taking a risk when a lot of fighters wouldn’t. They’d say ‘no I’m waiting for a bigger fight.’ Not a bigger fight as far as danger, but as far as a pay day. “A guy like Morrell, not a lot of fighters at this stage of their career would go and take on a dangerous fight like Benavidez. And Benavidez, give him credit too. “He didn’t get the Canelo fight, and was right in line for winner of Bivol-Beterbiev. What does he do? Does he sit around? No, he takes this one. I’m really curious for that fight I really am.” Artur Beterbiev currently rules at light-heavyweight but will face Dmitry Bivol again on a night being described as the “greatest boxing card ever.”
Canelo Alvarez turned down $70million because he is afraid, claims David Benavidez.
The Mexican-American has been trying to secure a showdown with the iconic Alvarez for years.
Many fans think Benavidez would give Canelo his toughest test yet and former two-weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi thinks he is avoiding him.
Alvarez has dominated the super-middleweight division with Gennady Golovkin, Caleb Plant, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, Jaime Munguia, and Edgar Berlanga all beaten at 168lbs.
But undefeated Benavidez insists his mega-money offer was snubbed by the 34-year-old.
“This fight isn’t happening because he doesn’t want to fight me. There is no other way around it,” he told Cigar Talk.
“He doesn’t want to fight me because he’s scared of me. Look at him, Canelo is in the spot where he’s at because he’s fought the best and now he’s making the biggest bags.
“He’s all about making money now he doesn’t care about challenge, but the reason I’m saying he’s scared is that they offered him $70million to fight me, that’s before pay-per-view. Imagine how much he would make off pay-per-view.”
Even Mike Tyson admitted he would be afraid to share a ring with Benavidez
“He’s so underrated but so over-polarised here,” Tyson told ES NEWS of The Mexican Monster.
“Listen, I’d be afraid to fight him too if I was in that division.
“No one even has a chance against him, and I’m talking facts.”
Canelo, who has also been called out by Jake Paul, previously suggested he would require an extortionate purse of $200million for him to duke it out with Benavidez.
The frustrated 27-year-old has since moved up to light-heavyweight to take on WBA regular champion David Morrell in January.
Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas is predicting an interesting bout.
“That’s an interesting fight. It’s a very dangerous fight for both guys,” he told Fighthype.
“It’s two guys in there with their futures in front of them and they’re both taking a big risk. That’s what makes this fight so special.
“They’re taking a risk when a lot of fighters wouldn’t. They’d say ‘no I’m waiting for a bigger fight.’ Not a bigger fight as far as danger, but as far as a pay day.
“A guy like Morrell, not a lot of fighters at this stage of their career would go and take on a dangerous fight like Benavidez. And Benavidez, give him credit too.
“He didn’t get the Canelo fight, and was right in line for winner of Bivol-Beterbiev. What does he do? Does he sit around? No, he takes this one. I’m really curious for that fight I really am.”
Artur Beterbiev currently rules at light-heavyweight but will face Dmitry Bivol again on a night being described as the “greatest boxing card ever.”
