Tag: Canelo Alvarez

Oscar De La Hoya Back in Rehab, Won’t Attend Mayweather vs. Canelo Fight


(ODLH with Alvarez at a media workout in April. / Photo via Getty)

Two years after going public about his longtime struggle with alcohol and cocaine, legendary boxer and promoter Oscar De La Hoya has re-entered treatment for substance abuse. As a result, he will not be in Las Vegas this Saturday to support Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the Golden Boy Promotions star who faces Floyd Mayweather in a light-middleweight title fight at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. As De La Hoya said in a statement released today:

“Canelo Alvarez and I have big fights coming up this weekend. His is the ring and mine in treatment.

“I will not be at the fight to cheer Canelo to victory since I have voluntarily admitted myself into a treatment facility.

“I explained this to Canelo and he understood that my health and longterm recovery from my disease must come first.

“Thank you for your understanding. I ask for your support and privacy during this difficult time for me and my family.”

De La Hoya said he considered suicide at his lowest point before his previous rehab stint, and described his ongoing quest for sobriety as “the toughest fight of my life.” We wish De La Hoya the best of luck in his recovery.


(ODLH with Alvarez at a media workout in April. / Photo via Getty)

Two years after going public about his longtime struggle with alcohol and cocaine, legendary boxer and promoter Oscar De La Hoya has re-entered treatment for substance abuse. As a result, he will not be in Las Vegas this Saturday to support Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the Golden Boy Promotions star who faces Floyd Mayweather in a light-middleweight title fight at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. As De La Hoya said in a statement released today:

“Canelo Alvarez and I have big fights coming up this weekend. His is the ring and mine in treatment.

“I will not be at the fight to cheer Canelo to victory since I have voluntarily admitted myself into a treatment facility.

“I explained this to Canelo and he understood that my health and longterm recovery from my disease must come first.

“Thank you for your understanding. I ask for your support and privacy during this difficult time for me and my family.”

De La Hoya said he considered suicide at his lowest point before his previous rehab stint, and described his ongoing quest for sobriety as “the toughest fight of my life.” We wish De La Hoya the best of luck in his recovery.

[VIDEOS] Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez ‘All Access’ Parts 1-3

This Saturday, pound-for-pound boxing king and race relations expert Floyd Mayweather will look to improve his unblemished record to 45-0 when he takes on the least Mexican-looking Mexican of all time, 42-0-1 Canelo Alvarez. Approximately 14 belts will be on the line and Mayweather is already guaranteed 41.5 million dollars (!!!) for the fight, money that he will more than likely record himself flushing down a toilet at a nearby Denny’s in the days afterward. Needless to say, we could not be more amped for this one.

As is tradition, Showtime has previewed the upcoming blockbuster fight with a series of “All Access” specials giving us a behind the scenes look at both men’s training camps. You will hear Mayweather touch on all the bullet points he’s become known for — his fame, his fortune, “I am boxing,” me, me, ME! — while battling an opponent he has been unable to defeat his entire life: Third person self-narrative. You will also hear Alvarez dish on respect and roosters with Golden Boy President, Oscar De La Hoya, who insists that Alvarez will finish Mayweather inside of eight rounds. We’d love to believe him, but many a man have made such a claim (or something similar to it) only to be outgunned by the WBC welterweight and WBA (Super) Light Middleweight champion.

Check out part 1 of “All Access” above. Parts 2 and 3 are after the jump.

This Saturday, pound-for-pound boxing king and race relations expert Floyd Mayweather will look to improve his unblemished record to 45-0 when he takes on the least Mexican-looking Mexican of all time, 42-0-1 Canelo Alvarez. Approximately 14 belts will be on the line and Mayweather is already guaranteed 41.5 million dollars (!!!) for the fight, money that he will more than likely record himself flushing down a toilet at a nearby Denny’s in the days afterward. Needless to say, we could not be more amped for this one.

As is tradition, Showtime has previewed the upcoming blockbuster fight with a series of “All Access” specials giving us a behind the scenes look at both men’s training camps. You will hear Mayweather touch on all the bullet points he’s become known for — his fame, his fortune, “I am boxing,” me, me, ME! — while battling an opponent he has been unable to defeat his entire life: Third person self-narrative. You will also hear Alvarez dish on respect and roosters with Golden Boy President, Oscar De La Hoya, who insists that Alvarez will finish Mayweather inside of eight rounds. We’d love to believe him, but many a man have made such a claim (or something similar to it) only to be outgunned by the WBC welterweight and WBA (Super) Light Middleweight champion.

Check out part 1 of “All Access” above. Parts 2 and 3 are after the jump.

–J. Jones

Meanwhile, In Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Chooses Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for September 14th Title Fight


(You know, I’ll always prefer these photos with the sound effects written in. Photo via Latimes.com)

Fresh off a 12-round drubbing of Robert Guerrero earlier in the month, undefeated and outspoken WBC and The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has just booked his second fight in a year for the first time in six. Years that is. “Money” will meet WBC and The Ring *light middleweight* champion Saul “El Conelo” Alvarez, a 42-0 Mexican-born boxer who holds 30 knockouts and notable victories over Shane Mosley, Austin Trout, and Jose Cotto to his credit.

Mayweather made the announcement via his Twitter yesterday evening:


(You know, I’ll always prefer these photos with the sound effects written in. Photo via Latimes.com)

Fresh off a 12-round drubbing of Robert Guerrero earlier in the month, undefeated and outspoken WBC and The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has just booked his second fight in a year for the first time in six. Years that is. “Money” will meet WBC and The Ring *light middleweight* champion Saul “El Conelo” Alvarez, a 42-0 Mexican-born boxer who holds 30 knockouts and notable victories over Shane Mosley, Austin Trout, and Jose Cotto to his credit.

Mayweather made the announcement via his Twitter yesterday evening:

The bout will be contested at 152 pounds — just 2 pounds under the usual light middleweight limit — and will be for Mayweather’s junior middleweight and welterweight titles, Alvarez’s WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles, and the WBA (super) light middleweight title. Looks like Nate Diaz’s “More divisions, more champions, more superfights” theory can already be considered debunked.

Considering Mayweather’s longtime standing as the “pound-for-pound pay-per-view king,” as well as the pull an undefeated Hispanic challenger like Alvarez will have in the Latino community, expect the pay-per-view sales for this one to break the 1 million mark. Us racist white skinheads will have to continue watching a couple of homosexuals roll around on the ground in the meantime. *kicks can* 

–J. Jones