By Ken Wills: WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) can make all the demands he wants but the fact is he wants what unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) has. Therefore, he needs to earn it. I mean, let’s be real here.
Except for us hardcore boxing fans, who is Canelo Alvarez? Why should Floyd Mayweather give any advantages to a younger, stronger, bigger fighter? Mayweather has nothing to gain by even fighting Canelo? Are people going to all of a sudden say he’s the best ever on account of that win?
The real question is and has been since the whole Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao ordeal is not who is Mayweather ducking now, but what are these fighters willing to sacrifice to become a legend, to become great. Pac Man wanted a 50/50 split, although no matter what the split it would have resulted in his biggest payday. If he would have defeated Mayweather, he could have demanded minimum paydays of 20 million or above. Now Canelo, with his demands, Mayweather already has his contract, his “Big Boy Mansion”, cars, jewelry, money, fame and yes, Ms. Jackson.
So all of those who accuse Mayweather of ducking and dodging fighters, this is the question: what are Pacquiao and Canelo willing to sacrifice to become great? Pac Man is fighting in the tax friendly China in November against Brandon Rios, and well Canelo has yet to headline a PPV. These are the guys Mayweather and his 30 million guaranteed contract are supposed to bow down to because what exactly?
Hey, I’m a boxing fan. I want to see Mayweather v. Pac Man and Mayweather v. Canelo because it’s interesting and exciting. I don’t get a cut of the proceeds either way, but we know who needs to sacrifice to make it happen. In some respects, Canelo and Pac Man want the fight on their terms, which leaves Pacquiao fighting a lightweight in China or fighting on Showtime for a fraction of the purse. They need to step up and prove that they should be in a position to make these demands, but it hasn’t happened and I don’t see it happening anytime soon. So we are left without our Leonard v. Hearns/Leonard v. Duran.
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