How does that actually work? DB's camp doesn't have that kind of cash. Are they, somehow, guaranteeing him a deal that grosses Canelo $50 million?
Tank had a $5 million guarantee and Garcia $2.5, but both were expected to gross as much as $10-12 when all was said and done. Looks like they got about 1,000,000 PPV buys, so I'm kind of using that as a starting point.
Canelo was projected to earn $33 million for the Ryder fight. But a) "only" $10 million was actually guaranteed and b) because Ryder took nothing in comparison. Would Benevidez do that just to make the fight happen?
https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/the-cis-boxing-thread.148214/page-105. Also, would Canelo/DB do as many PPV buys as Tank/Garcia? I doubt it, but it would do more than Canelo/Ryder. Would it do 30% more? It is a better fight, and more marketable, but Benevidez is not any huge draw.