2 weeks Ago By [email protected] (Matthew Cooper)
Jake Paul has slammed Canelo Alvarez after the four-weight world champion signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season instead of facing the YouTuber . The two parties had been in talks to fight in May before the deal collapsed and Paul has now hit out at Canelo, sharing what he claims is a contract for the bout that was signed by them both. "We had a signed contract to fight," Paul claimed in a video posted on social media.
"Here you can see Canelo's signature and my signature to the right. Claiming he's not fighting YouTubers. Bulls***.
.. Claiming he's fighting real fighters, but he's fighting [Terence] Crawford, a 135-pound fighter, and running from a real fighter like David Benavidez.
You b****." Canelo is now expected to fight in Saudi Arabia in May, before clashing with Crawford in Las Vegas in September. Crawford is currently the WBA light middleweight champion and has previously held titles in three other weight classes, with the 37-year-old a former undisputed light welterweight champion.
Canelo, meanwhile, currently holds the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO and Ring super middleweight titles which is two weight classes above where Crawford is currently fighting. Canelo has previously fought at light middleweight, although his last outing came in September 2016 when he beat Liam Smith. "The truth is, you can be bought," Paul continued.
"You're a money-hungry squirrel chasing your next nut. The truth is, these sports-washing, shady characters are paying you hundreds of millions of dollars to stop our fight from happening because they couldn't fathom the fact that they can't create a bigger fight than me and you." Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, told ESPN that Canelo "only fights real fighters" after their deal was announced and it was claimed that Alalshikh told Canelo that he would pull his offer if he went ahead with his plans to fight Paul.
Canelo has hit back at Paul, telling Ring Magazine : "Hey guys, don't pay attention to anything [from] this f***ing YouTuber. I just fight real fighters..
. no f***ing around with Canelo! Come on - Let's go!" Reports have claimed that Jermall Charlo and Bruno Surace are under consideration as potential opponents for Canelo in May. Charlo is a former two-weight world champion with a 33-0 record, while Surace is also undefeated and upset former junior middleweight champion Jaime Mungui in his most recent fight.
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