Oscar de la Hoya has made a revelation that will not please the promoters of the fight between Saul Alvarez and Terence Crawford, which will not be usual in the boxing world in Las Vegas
But not only that, true to his style, ‘The Golden Boy’ ranted against Canelo Alvarez, as well as sending a hard blow to the ego of Dana White, who was chosen to be the promoter, and the UFC?
Canelo Alvarez fight time
During his appearance on the “Thursday Clap-Back” program, Oscar de la Hoya said that the fight between Saul Alvarez and the American will not be at night, and thus, open the curtain for UFC
“Listen to this, the fight will take place in broad daylight on September 13 in Las Vegas, in broad daylight. Canelo is going to fight in the day on Netflix just to accommodate the UFC Night card later that day on another channel. Does that mean this fight doesn’t matter? Do they not give a damn about the fans or the ratings?” he questioned
“Why does Canelo have to fight in broad daylight on Mexican Independence Day weekend?”
“And UFC, with a bunch of fighters nobody knows, will be in prime time. He fought in Riyadh on May 5 and now he’s going to fight during the most important weekend for boxing,” he said
Oscar de la Hoya questions Canelo’s opponent and attacks Dana White
On the other hand, the Mexican-American also questioned Saul Alvarez‘s next opponent, since he will not fight in his usual category
“Terence Crawford will move up two weight classes and will be at a clear disadvantage against a Canelo who has fought as high as light heavyweight, so the boxer would be at a disadvantage in the fight. For him, the fight is not only uncompetitive, but also represents a dangerous distortion of the sport,” he said
Finally, Oscar de la Hoya also ranted against Dana White, the UFC boss: “You know what else is funny? That he’s the promoter of this fight considering he’s never been in the boxing business. He doesn’t have a stable of fighters, he didn’t negotiate a single thing and he was served this fight on a silver platter, plus it’s ridiculous that they call him a ‘promoter’.”
“Dana White, what now? You’re turning your back on the UFC. I mean, we all know you’ve been trying to get into boxing on your own for years, and you haven’t been able to do it. Remember Zuffa? Oh, but now that daddy Turki negotiated a big fight and paid for it, you’re very proud to be the lucky boy who shows up to be the face of this fight,” he concluded.
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