Turki Alalshikh Amused by Jake Paul’s Canelo ‘Victim’ Story

Paul says deal was close, but Alalshikh’s response suggests it was never in serious consideration

Jake Paul says his proposed fight with Canelo Alvarez was close to being finalized, but Turki Alalshikh’s response suggests it was never taken seriously. The exchange highlights two conflicting versions of how the deal unfolded.

Alalshikh reacted with a string of laughing emojis to Paul’s latest recounting of his collapsed 2025 bout with Canelo Alvarez, and the tone of that response said more than a full statement would have. Jake has continued to describe the fight as a near-done deal, claiming a letter of intent was signed and that outside pressure tied to a massive Saudi agreement forced Canelo to walk away at the last moment.

“It almost happened. We were on the one-yard line,” Jake said, adding that a multi-fight deal worth hundreds of millions was put at risk if Canelo fought him first. In Paul’s version, that pressure killed a fight that would have earned him around $100 million.

Alalshikh’s response suggests a different view of the situation, with the focus placed on Canelo’s eventual fights against established opponents. The emoji reply lands as a dismissal of the idea that anything meaningful was lost.

Both sides are telling it differently. Jake is still positioning the fight as a missed moment that boxing insiders did not want to see happen. Alalshikh is treating it like something that never belonged alongside the fights Canelo ultimately chose.

That contrast leaves Jake arguing over a fight that exists only in his telling, while the side with the money and control appears to view it as a non-event.

Canelo ultimately moved forward with other fights, leaving the proposed bout with Paul without progression.

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