Canelo Refuses B-Side Role In Crawford Rematch Talks

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.

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.

Crawford’s Price Tag

They don’t 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.

The Mexican star has obviously heard of Crawford’s $100 million demand for the rematch, and he’s going to want the perfect deal for himself before agreeing to a second fight. Canelo’s purse last time was $150 million.

While he won’t probably be insisting on a similar or higher pay, he’ll 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?

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’s share,

No B-Side for Canelo

As the face of boxing, Canelo isn’t going to want to be the B-side, with the roles reversed and him getting the $50 million for the rematch. That’s what Crawford’s take was last September, which was more than fair given the safety-first way he fought that night. He wasn’t 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.