The boxing world is abuzz following Saul Alvarez's sensational KO over James Kirkland on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. It was by no means the best opponent Canelo has ever beaten, but it goes down as one of the best highlights in the Mexican's career. For a non-PPV event it will go down as one of boxing's biggest events in 2015, and the purse numbers for Kirkland and Canelo reflect that. (Per ESPN's Dan Rafael)
Kirkland purse was $1.3M. Canelo's purse is a percentage of the event. Figure it has to be at least $3.