Oscar De La Hoya has some colourful phrases of recommendation for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Form of.
Issues virtually obtained out of hand between the pair of boxing greats at a pre-fight press convention in Might 2024. It wasn’t forward of a battle between the 2, after all, however Canelo and De La Hoya’s fighter, Jaime Munguia. Canelo gained the match by way of a unanimous choice that prolonged his successful streak to 4 (61-2-2).
It was not too long ago introduced that Riyadh Season partnered with Golden Boy Promotions and High Rank. Canelo will return to the boxing ring towards Edward Berlanga on September 14, 2024. Nonetheless, the Mexican legend had no real interest in cooperating with Riyadh Season head, Turki Alalshikh, prompting De La Hoya to spotlight the errors being made in his opinion.
“Guess what time it’s? Time to your new favourite 5 minutes of the week, ‘Clapback Thursdays,’” De La Hoya stated in an X video. “This really is perhaps my favourite one to this point. So it seems I’m not the one one who thinks Canelo is an boastful piece of sh*t. Turki Alalshikh not too long ago revealed that Canelo refused to fulfill with him in individual and isn’t entertaining any offers to be performed with him. Why? As a result of he’s outpriced himself a lot that the Saudis don’t even need to take care of him.
“It’s all as a result of he’ll do something to not battle David Benavidez,” he continued. “Look, Turki is making an attempt to make the most effective fights that everyone desires to see, and Canelo continues to take the fights that no person desires to see. That takes me to Edgar Berlanga, who’s combating Canelo on September 14. Now, he claims he has an entire nation behind him. Edgar, bro, you’re from Brooklyn. I believe I’m extra Puerto Rican than you might be, and I solely lived there for six years. Puerto Rico doesn’t declare you, bro.”
The general message shouldn’t come as a shock from De La Hoya, who has fortunately gotten into back-and-forth together with his fellow fight sports activities names up to now, together with UFC CEO, Dana White. Due to this fact, listening to De La Hoya siding with UFC and the Noche UFC occasion on this case simply reveals how a lot he despises Canelo.
“As I stated weeks in the past, this battle is not going to do effectively on September 14,” De La Hoya stated. “Not solely as a result of the match up is okay, however as a result of they’re going up towards the UFC’s debut at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Now, that’s a spectacle that everybody and their mom has been ready to see because it opened up a few 12 months in the past. And who’s funding it and making all of it occur? Turki Alalshikh.
“Canelo, you’re actually making the mistaken enemies. However you realize what? F*ck you,” he concluded.
