Crawford vs Canelo rematch faces major financial hurdle

Crawford appears open to another fight, but his financial demands could make a rematch difficult to arrange.

Terence Crawford seems generally open to discussing a possible rematch with Saul Alvarez. The only question is whether Turki Alalshikh would be willing to pay the enormous sum it would take to bring Terence Crawford out of retirement.

“Hurry up I don’t got forever or all day to be waiting”

Terence Crawford wrote on X.

To be honest, another fight between the two doesn’t make financial sense. According to reports, Terence Crawford reportedly received $50 million for the first fight, and he was still active at the time. Now that he’s retired, he’ll certainly demand even more. If there were any financial upside, Alalshikh would be the first to organize a fight. The question is how badly the fans want to see this rematch. Terence Crawford won the first fight, so his record remained intact. Saul Alvarez, however, has now scored a strong victory and will certainly want to use this momentum to avenge that previous loss. So it could be a good matchup; the only question is how many people will actually tune in. Financially, though, the fight would certainly be a money-loser, which is why, as things stand, we shouldn’t necessarily assume this matchup will actually happen.