“How Is He Forbes 5th Highest-Paid Athlete if All These People Say Nobody Watches Him?”: Despite 14 Million Achievement, Boxing World in Splits Over Canelo Alvarez’s Stardom

Canelo Alvarez successfully defended his titles against John Ryder in front of more than 60,000 Mexicans in his homecoming fight. This fight meant a lot to the ‘Cinnamon’ and every Mexican who witnessed the pride of their country fights in his homeland, despite the disappointment of the fans with Alvarez’s performance. This fight attracted the attention of the fans worldwide. And was able to generate a considerable amount of PPVs and the overall fight gate. This fight was undoubtedly a very close and emotional moment for the man from Guadalajara.

Recently, Canelo Alvarez’s trainer shared a startling stat about the fight. And, despite the achievement, the fans are unimpressed about it. They were not hesitant to share their true opinion about the fight and about Alvarez.

Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso took to his Instagram to share the astonishing number of Mexican fans who tuned in to watch the 32-year-old lock horns with Ryder. Reynoso re-shared a post that stated that more than 14 million Mexicans watched the fight.

Boxing Habit originally posted the post on their Instagram. It is safe to say that 14 million is a considerable amount of people for a boxing fight. Except when it’s Alvarez’s homecoming fight. This stat has caused a stir among boxing fans, who are in disbelief and still unimpressed by this number.

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Alvarez’s successful defense against Ryder has raised a lot of questions about the Mexican’s future in the sport. And many fans want to know who the champion will be fighting next. With WBC not allowing the rematch with Dmitry Bivol at 168, it seems like the 32-year-old will have to look for a new opponent for his next fight.

Fans are unimpressed by the achievement of Canelo Alvarez

A fan wants to know how Canelo Alvarez is one of the highest-paid athletes if no one is watching him. He commented, “How is he Forbes 5th highest-paid athlete if all these people say nobody watches him? Say what you want, he’s getting that bag .”

Another fan has claimed that the stadium was filled with free tickets for the fight. He wrote, “The majority of the stadium was filled by FREE tickets given to people on the street to fill the seats😂 most Mexicans don’t like canelo and he fam sure is no king💀”

A fan wrote, “Even if this is true, all ppv fights get televised for free in Mexico so really.”

Another fan wrote, “PPV Boxing is FREE in Mexico 🇲🇽 😂”

A fan commented, “Can’t trust mexican government stats. Pay them a few pesos and they will fudge the numbers 😂”

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