Tyson Fury has been out of retirement for a year and is being lured out of retirement by a fight that promises to earn him the highest salary of his career.

In Crawford’s case, some fans on social media thought the timing was fishy. They believe it makes strategic sense for the 38-year-old Budd. In other words, some think he’s using this as leverage to get a huge wallet in retirement that will allow him to get out of retirement.

They believe this is a negotiating ploy by Crawford to get a bigger purse from Turki Arasheh in a 2026 rematch with Canelo Alvarez. Crawford’s coach Bernie “Ta Boxer” Davis mentioned in an interview with Mill City Boxing, “One hundred million——Neither seventy-five nor ninety-one hundred. If that’s not the case, what’s the point? “

Understandably, some fans doubted that Crawford was serious about retiring and was instead using it as a ploy to get a $100 million bonus for a second fight with Alvarez. He was reportedly paid $50 million for his first game last September.

It’s unclear whether Turki intends to offer Terrance the big purse his coach Bernie mentioned as an asking price for his return for another game. That’s a lot of money for a fight that didn’t get as many ratings on Netflix as Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. The campaign has been viewed 108 million times. By comparison, “Canelo vs. Crawford” has been viewed 414 million times on Netflix.

Crawford’s performance against Canelo in what Turki called “the fight of the century” wasn’t too interesting. Bader moved around the ring for most of the fight and came to life briefly in rounds nine and 12. This is not a must-watch effort.