Oscar de la Hoya: It's not unreasonable that Canelo would ask for a lot of money to fight David Benavídez

Oscar de la Hoya, promoter of Golden Boy Promotions, said that it does not seem unreasonable to him that Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez is asking for $200 million dollars to accept the fight with David Benavídez, official challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC).

In an interview on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, De la Hoya said that like the fight between Canelo Álvarez and Benavídez It is the largest that could be done todaythe amount of money it could generate would be gigantic.

“I think the biggest fight that can be made right now is Canelo with Benavidez. It’s the biggest fight. Who knows? It’s not far-fetched for Canelo to say he wants $200 million dollarsbecause the fight can be huge in money with all the big spectacle,” he said.

For three years now, Benavídez has been the mandatory challenger and has tried in every possible way to attract the attention of the four-division Mexican champion, but has never had an answer. Even though fans and many experts in the sport would like to see this great fight, the Guadalajara native has not been able to win. has not shown any real interest and the WBC has not enforced the rules to order the fight.

In addition, Canelo Álvarez assured that the only way he will accept the confrontation is that they offer him a purse of $200 million dollars. For this reason, David Benavídez asked Turki Alalshikh for help to make this duel a reality.

The Sheikh He is also not interested in having this duel and wants the Mexican to face Terence Crawfordwhile he has other plans for the Mexican Monster. Alalshikh wants Benavídez to face the winner of the fight for the undisputed 175-pound championship between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, was able to recover from a bad start and He beat his compatriot Jaime Munguía on the judges’ cards in Las Vegas. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 61 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his professional career.

For his part, David Benavídez, interim WBC super middleweight and light heavyweight champion, defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his debut at 175 pounds by unanimous decision. The Mexican Monster He has a record of 29 wins, 24 of them by fast track and no losses. as a professional.

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