Furious Jake Paul has blasted Canelo Alvarez as an ‘owned slave’ in a scathing rant after their fight talks collapsed.
The Mexican was in negotiations this week to face the YouTuber-turned-boxer on May 3 in Las Vegas. But the rug was pulled from under that deal on Thursday night as fight talks between Alvarez and Terence Crawford were put back on the table.
Canelo instead chose to sign a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, which includes a Paul-less four-fight plan according to Ring Magazine. The chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority said on X: “Don’t mess with the lion…4 fights for Canelo with Riyadh Season. The deal is done…a Lion doesn’t lose sleep over opinion of a sheep…Fear the lion not the jungle.”
Canelo is expected to fight again in September against Crawford in Las Vegas, followed by two Riyadh fights in February 2026 and October 2026. And this has not going down well with a seething Jake Paul, who beat Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in a boxing extravaganza last November live on Netflix.
Posting on X, he said: “Canelo Alvarez ducked me Jake Paul and is now an owned slave with no regard for the pride of the Mexican people who support him on US soil. It’s not surprising when his whole career he has done nothing for the sport of boxing outside the ring. I’m the new face of boxing.
“You cannot have the biggest fight of 2025 without my name involved. When all of your events tank and lose money you will all realize who the king of the sport is. 28 years old. Biggest fight in boxing history. My own boss. Not owned. Five years in. All of you felines want to see me fail, but god has other plans. It’s the era of good. The era of the elephant. It’s the era of MVP.”