When the undisputed super middleweight champion faces Jaime Munguia on May 4, the story of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s complicated relationship with Oscar De La Hoya begins a new chapter.
Alvarez sued Golden Boy and DAZN in 2020 and began a new career path as a promotional free agent. The Cinco de Mayo weekend showdown will mark the first time Alvarez and De La Hoya have been directly involved in a fight together.
De La Hoya and Brilliant Kid were generally liable for building Alvarez’s profile for over 10 years, and for transforming the Mexican warrior into a worldwide hotshot and top compensation per-view attract the US.
However, the relationship began to sharp and show serious breaks after Alvarez marked a five-year, 11-battle contract with DAZN in October 2018. It was planned that the deal would be worth at least $365 million.
Alvarez and De La Hoya, on the other hand, broke up after three fights, and ever since then, they’ve exchanged their fair share of sarcastic remarks.
De La Hoya and Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions are co-promoting Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) against Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs). Alvarez appears increasingly enraged about De La Hoya’s involvement.
Canelo Alvarez Rips Oscar De La Hoya: ‘I Don't Want Him in My Life’ https://t.co/1xViawaV47
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I have no desire to be friends with him. Alvarez stated to BoxingScene, “I’m fine where I am.” He and I have nothing in common. I want to enjoy all that life has to offer for him, and that is all there is to it. In any case, I don’t need him in my life. He shouldn’t be near me or very close to me. I don’t need those feelings in my life.
Through PBC, Alvarez’s team came to an agreement directly with Beltran to stage the Munguia fight for Prime Video pay-per-view. PPV.com will also be used to promote the event.
Before the battle was finished, nonetheless, De La Hoya said he was anticipating keeping a functioning relationship with Alvarez.
De La Hoya, on the other hand, clapped back after hearing Alvarez’s most recent remarks.
De La Hoya stated to BoxingScene, “The only thing [Alvarez] has against me is my personal life.” You want to continue kicking a man when he is down?
It would appear that De La Hoya was referring to the low points of his life, which were detailed in a two-part documentary that was released last year. During the week of Alvarez’s fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013, De La Hoya went back to rehab to address his substance abuse issues. “I never talk s*** about [Alvarez] in his personal life,” he said. I keep it to boxing,” said De La Hoya. ” What I know is that. Because I have been there as a 10-time world champion in six divisions, I have every right to criticize. I am aware of what is occurring within the ring. To go after me in my own life, then disgrace on him.”
During the Alvarez-Munguia advancement, De La Hoya jested that the public interview was wearing like Alvarez’s battles out. Before the occasion occurred, De La Hoya said there was an endeavor to expel him from the development out and out.
De La Hoya teased, “Wait til I unleash,” possibly referring to some of his planned promotional fire for fight week.
Alvarez, a four-division champion, responded to the “boring” claims by stating that De La Hoya only knows how to “say stupid things.”
De La Hoya has recently expressed that his problem with Alvarez started when he encouraged him to head out in different directions from deep rooted associate and mentor Whirlpool Reynoso.
Shortly before their final fight in 2019, against Sergey Kovalev, Alvarez criticized De La Hoya for his lack of loyalty. At the time, this was a tense and turbulent ride between the promoter and the fighter.
De La Hoya, a Hall of Famer, has even advocated for an actual fight with Alvarez in recent years.
Since the 51-year-old De La Hoya’s long periods of battling are formally finished, he’s fixing his 27-year-old student Munguia to take care of business all things considered, in what he accepts is a blurring Alvarez, at age 33.
“[Canelo is beatable] due to all the mileage,” said De La Hoya. ” At the point when Canelo was Munguia’s age, he was a hazardous contender. He actually is, however it’s like another Ferrari versus an exemplary Ferrari. The classic Ferrari can no longer be pushed to its limits.
“The next guy will be Jaime. He’ll be the man. It’ll be the death of the light [when he beats Alvarez]. We’ve had Canelo for quite a while, and he’s in the final quarter of his vocation. Right now is an ideal opportunity for the fresh blood and another contender to assume control.”