The conversations surrounding boxing in 2025 were nearly very different until there was a sudden course correction.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is at all times going to be involved in a number of the biggest fights of the yr because he stays one in all the premier stars in combat sports. With that in mind, the Mexican icon has the ability to dictate what people discuss within the boxing world for a calendar yr and he did just that last week.
After seemingly moving towards a fight with Jake Paul which might have undoubtedly dominated headlines all year long, Canelo pivoted, signing a four-fight take care of Riyadh Season.
Turki Alalshikh has made it crystal clear that the 34-year-old won’t be boxing ‘The Problem Child’ over the following two years but things were almost very different.
Jake Paul shares promotional material that might have announced his fight with Canelo Alvarez today
In a recent video posted on X, Jake Paul responded to Canelo Alvarez’s recent comments a few fight between them not happening. Alvarez claimed that he only fights “real fighters”, having recently been announced to be facing William Scull on May 3 in Riyadh.
Paul was heavily critical of Canelo after he claimed that you just cannot trust what the Mexican star is saying. To prove that, he shared a picture of the signed contract for his or her fight in addition to the promotional material which might have announced the fight today in what’s now a parallel timeline.
“Time to show him. So we had a signed contract to fight. Here you may see Canelo’s signature and my signature to the appropriate. Claiming he’s not fighting YouTubers, b——-. Have a look at the poster, we were announcing Tuesday, February 11. Claiming he fights real fighters but he’s fighting Crawford, a 135-pound fighter and running from an actual fighter like David Benavidez you b—-.”
Paul went on to rattle off a couple of more points, attacking Canelo for being disloyal to his original promoters, letting down the Mexican fans by fighting in Riyadh and failing to placed on an even bigger fight than him, in addition to mentioning his circle of relatives’s response to the news.
“Remember you told my team that your daughter got here home and asked should you were fighting Jake Paul? She was all excited. You said that was the primary time your daughter has ever asked you a few fight.”
Jake Paul may need been used as a bargaining chip by Canelo Alvarez
Jake Paul goes to proceed bringing up the receipts he has that prove that his fight with Canelo Alvarez was a really serious proposition.
Nonetheless, what many fans are beginning to consider is that the Mexican star was using this fight to be able to give himself some leverage in negotiating a take care of Riyadh Season. Canelo ultimately went the best way that the boxing purists would have wanted, not only for their very own enjoyment, but for his legacy.
That’s to not say that he won’t pursue the fight two years from now when his current deal is over but for now, what may very well be his final few fights on the very top will happen against quality opposition. Tuesday, February 11 was almost a sport defining moment for mainstream boxing.
