The YouTuber-turned-boxer has faced some stick online following reports that Canelo’s mouthwatering showdown with Crawford has been cancelled
Fans have hit out at Jake Paul following reports that Canelo Alvarez’s targeted showdown with Terence Crawford has been completely scrapped.
Both ‘Saul’ and Crawford were tipped to go head-to-head on September 12 in Las Vegas, however, the Ring magazine is now reporting that the fight has been cancelled. The clash would’ve seen ‘Bud’ move up two weight classes and arguably would have gone down as the biggest fight of the year.
However, Paul has potentially thrown a spanner in the works after boxing journalist Julius Julianis sensationally reported on Monday that ‘The Problem Child’ and Canelo agreed to go head-to-head in May for a Cinco de Mayo event. Julianis revealed the proposed Paul vs. Alvarez fight will be co-promoted by Most Valuable Promotions, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), and Canelo Promotions.
That said, the social media star was quick to address those reports as he took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to reveal his exact date and location ahead of his next bout – which completely contradict the initial Alvarez fight reports. He wrote: “It’s time. Sat July 5 New York, New York.”
Nevertheless, fans have been quick to take to social media and shared their thoughts on why Alvarez vs Crawford has been cancelled – and many have been quick to mention Paul’s name. One user wrote: “Please don’t tell me Canelo is actually fighting Jake Paul.” Another wrote: “If Canelo vs Crawford is off to cater for a Jake Paul fight Vs Canelo, I swear to god I’ll never watch boxing again.” A third commented: ““If it’s because Jake Paul is fighting Canelo we riot!!” Another commented: “Please don’t let me read next Canelo vs Jake Paul is actually on.”
A fifth posted: “Oh my f****** god Canelo is gonna fight Jake Paul,” while another commented: “Please don’t tell me Canelo is going to fight Jake Paul?” Another fan wrote: “Boxing dead. Canelo probably finna fight Jake Paul.”
Recently, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn revealed Canelo would be open to fighting Paul, providing the price is right. In an interview with Matchroom Boxing, he said: “Whenever I’ve spoken to Saul (Canelo) about Jake Paul, he’s always gone ‘pay me the money and I’ll fight him.’ Saul is so transparent, that’s why I love dealing with Canelo. Zero bulls***… give him the money and he’ll fight. That’s it!
“So he looks at Jake Paul and goes ‘yeah you want to pay me the money, I’ll fight him.’ I don’t like a lot of things that Jake Paul has done, if he fights Canelo Alvarez, and obviously, the main reason why he’s doing it is for a lot of money… I’ll watch it! I would love to watch it, and by the way, respect. Because if you (Paul) go in there, you’re fighting a pound-for-pound great. I don’t know what they’re going to do about weight, Jake’s a big lump. Maybe Canelo is going to have to give up 10/ 15lbs, it’s not going to matter, but I would watch it.”
