So, after that big fight night, you know, Canelo versus Munguia, I found myself wondering. Just sitting there thinking, how much cash did these guys actually pocket? Especially curious about Munguia, stepping into that huge spotlight against a guy like Canelo.
First thing I did was pretty straightforward. Just picked up my phone, opened the browser, and started typing away. Tried a few things like ‘Canelo Munguia fight purse’, ‘how much did Munguia earn vs Canelo’, stuff like that. Simple searches, you know?
Man, a whole flood of results came back. All the big sports websites had articles, boxing news blogs were buzzing, even saw some chatter on forums and social media threads. It took a bit of clicking and scrolling to sift through everything.
Digging Through the Reports
What I found pretty quickly is that getting the exact, official numbers is kinda tricky. A lot of the articles used words like ‘reportedly’ or ‘estimated purse’. Seems like the contracts aren’t always public knowledge, not right away at least. Some sources had slightly different figures too, which makes sense, sometimes they include different things.
But after poking around for a while, reading through maybe five or six different reports, I started to see a general consensus emerging. It became pretty clear what the rough picture looked like.
- Canelo’s Side: No surprise here, everyone agreed Canelo Alvarez was getting the giant slice of the pie. The guaranteed figure people kept mentioning was huge, floating somewhere around the $35 million mark, maybe even more. That seemed to be the baseline everyone was reporting before adding other potential earnings.
- Munguia’s Side: For Jaime Munguia, the numbers were obviously smaller, but still pretty massive, especially for him. Most sources were putting his guaranteed purse somewhere in the range of $5 million to maybe $10 million. Definitely sounded like the biggest payday of his career up to that point, which seemed about right for taking on the champ.
Beyond the Guarantee
Then there’s the whole Pay-Per-View thing. That adds another layer. Canelo, being the superstar, usually gets a good chunk of the PPV sales money. That means his final earnings could be way higher than just that $35 million guarantee. Munguia likely got a piece of the PPV too, but probably a much smaller percentage compared to Canelo.
So, putting it all together from what I gathered, Canelo walked away with a fortune, as expected. Munguia got paid very well, a career-high payday that sets him up, but it was definitely levels below what Canelo earned. Trying to find the exact final numbers, including all the bonuses and PPV cuts? That’s tough unless you see the contracts yourself. But the basic picture of Canelo earning massively more than Munguia was clear from all the digging I did.
Yeah, that was my little research session. Just wanted to satisfy my curiosity about the financials behind that big fight.
