Six-division world champion and founding father of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya has responded to the latest clips of his former opponent, Floyd Mayweather Jr, assembly together with his promotional poster boy, Ryan Garcia.
De La Hoya confronted Mayweather again in 2007, the place he misplaced a split-decision and his WBC Tremendous-Welterweight Title to the legendary American, and now he shall be hoping that his rival doesn’t take his money cow too.
Ryan Garcia has emerged as one of many sport’s high stars during the last couple of years, together with his unsuccessful showdown in opposition to Gervonta Davis final yr amassing over a million pay-per-view buys.
Because the 25-year-old now seeks world titles within the super-lightweight ranks, he has been seen hanging out with Mayweather.
In an interview with Battle Hub, De La Hoya claimed that he wasn’t involved by their link-up, as a substitute insisting that it will likely be useful for Garcia to spend a while with such a legendary fighter.
“If Floyd Mayweather Jr is actively selling and remains to be a promoter, which I’m undecided about as a result of Al Haymon doesn’t have dates till March, so I don’t know what Floyd Mayweather Jr is doing within the meantime, however again within the day, in my e book, that will be a battle of curiosity. Again in my day, we would have put him on discover as a result of promoters are speaking to our fighters or poaching, however I don’t assume that’s the case.”
“I feel that it’s nice that Ryan and Floyd are working collectively as a result of he [Ryan] can absorb the entire information from Floyd, a younger child being amongst the greats, is all the time a constructive for me.”
Regardless of publicly stating he was in talks with WBC Champion Devin Haney, Garcia has modified route and declared he desires to face the WBA’s Rolando Romero because the assembly with Mayweather. It’s one thing De La Hoya says hasn’t been mentioned, and that his final orders had been to make the Haney combat.