Boxing legend and Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t expect Conor McGregor to lay a glove on Floyd Mayweather Jr. when they meet on Saturday.
McGregor will take on the iconic fighter in his first-ever professional boxing bout, having changed …
Boxing legend and Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t expect Conor McGregor to lay a glove on Floyd Mayweather Jr. when they meet on Saturday.
McGregor will take on the iconic fighter in his first-ever professional boxing bout, having changed codes from MMA. Speaking to TMZ Sports, De la Hoya, who lost to Mayweather via split decision in 2007, doesn’t expect the UFC lightweight champion to adapt well:
“There’s a better chance that I come out of retirement and challenge Mike Tyson; it’s not gonna happen” said the 44-year-old when asked if he’d put Saul “Canelo” Alvarez up against McGregor if he pulled off an upset. “I’m gonna go as far as saying that McGregor is not going to land one punch.”
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Oscar De La Hoya became the latest to discount Conor McGregor’s chances against Floyd Mayweather Jr. when asked about the upcoming fight.
De La Hoya told TMZ Sports that McGregor has “no chance” to beat Mayweather, while pointing out the fact that even…
Oscar De La Hoya became the latest to discount Conor McGregor’s chances against Floyd Mayweather Jr. when asked about the upcoming fight.
De La Hoya told TMZ Sports that McGregor has “no chance” to beat Mayweather, while pointing out the fact that even he was unable to beat Money.
While De La Hoya fell to Mayweather in 2007, he came closest to beating the undefeated superstar than anyone else, losing by split decision.
De La Hoya said he wishes McGregor could provide Mayweather with some competition but that the only way that could happen is with a “flying kick to the head.”
There will be no kicking on Aug. 26, however, as McGregor and Mayweather will clash in a pure boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
The 40-year-old Mayweather will enter the fight with a perfect professional boxing record of 49-0, while it will be the first pro boxing match of McGregor’s career.
Although he is 21-3 in MMA and the reigning UFC lightweight champion, there is little doubt that the Irishman is at a distinct disadvantage.
His confidence has masked that during the build toward the bout; however, few within the boxing world have gone on record as saying McGregor has a chance to beat one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers ever.
Oscar De La Hoya is unhappy with the date chosen for Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight with Conor McGregor, as he says the Aug. 26 matchup clashes with Gennady Golovkin’s bout with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Sept. 16 in Las Vegas.
In an appearance on ESPN’s S…
Oscar De La Hoya is unhappy with the date chosen for Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight with Conor McGregor, as he says the Aug. 26 matchup clashes with Gennady Golovkin’s bout with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Sept. 16 in Las Vegas.
In an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter (via MMA Fighting), the promoter took a swipe at Dana White and the UFC for scheduling the clash just three weeks before the middleweight title fight.
“It was disrespectful,” said De La Hoya. “I would have thought that Dana White would have a little more respect with this boxing event taking place, because look, you just don’t do that. I mean, it’s like having the Super Bowl and then three weeks later the World Series takes place, the final game. It just doesn’t happen.”
Here is the video of the legend’s comments (via Pop and Sports HQ):
De La Hoya said the UFC could have arranged the superstar fight in November or December.
Alvarez, meanwhile, said he is not interested in watching the action as McGregor’s lack of boxing experience will result in an easy win for Mayweather.
Oscar De La Hoya still has issues with the booking of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. De La Hoya had been hard at work trying to put together a massive boxing match-up between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. The bout will go down on Sept. 16. The bout seemed to be overshadowed when McGregor vs. […]
Oscar De La Hoya still has issues with the booking of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. De La Hoya had been hard at work trying to put together a massive boxing match-up between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. The bout will go down on Sept. 16. The bout seemed to be overshadowed when McGregor vs. […]
Oscar De La Hoya is taking the “high road,” but still isn’t thrilled with Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. The “Golden Boy” hasn’t been shy in expressing his views on a potential boxing match between “Notorious” and “Money.” He’s gone as far as to say that the sport of boxing wouldn’t recover if such a […]
Oscar De La Hoya is taking the “high road,” but still isn’t thrilled with Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. The “Golden Boy” hasn’t been shy in expressing his views on a potential boxing match between “Notorious” and “Money.” He’s gone as far as to say that the sport of boxing wouldn’t recover if such a […]
Golden Boy Promotion’s Oscar De La Hoya and UFC President Dana White’s relationship took a hit this week. Earlier this month De La Hoya took to his official Facebook page to comment on the proposed Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match that is sweeping the combat sports world by storm, and the former […]
Golden Boy Promotion’s Oscar De La Hoya and UFC President Dana White’s relationship took a hit this week.
Earlier this month De La Hoya took to his official Facebook page to comment on the proposed Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match that is sweeping the combat sports world by storm, and the former Mexican boxing star isn’t a supporter of the bout.
De La Hoya stated that the bout could potentially kill boxing after the hole that Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao dug the sport into. Dana White attended a Mets gam in New York yesterday (Wed. May 31, 2017) and responded to De La Hoya’s comments to reporters, calling the Golden Boy frontman ‘fu*king nuts’ (quotes via MMA Fighting):
“It’s fuckin’ insane,” White said. “I don’t know what the hell … I think he’s f*cking nuts. First of all, me and De La Hoya have been cool for a long time. I like De La Hoya. He’s not a bad guy. I’ve supported him at a lot of events. I was just at the Canelo-Chavez Jr. fight. The list goes on and on. It’s so weird for him to come out and act like this.”
Currently, De La Hoya is focused on promoting the upcoming superfight between his fighter, and boxing’s biggest star today, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. White, however, pointed out that four months ago De La Hoya was calling for McGregor vs. Canelo:
“You’re acting like you’re afraid your own fight isn’t good enough,” White said. “Listen, Triple G vs. Canelo is a great fight. I’ve said it a million times. I’ll watch that fight. Just for the record, four months ago he was asking for Canelo vs. McGregor.”
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White also stated that he found De La Hoya’s comments completely out of left field, given that they have had a great relationship with one another in the past:
“He’s urging boxing fans not to watch it because it’s a disgrace,” White said. “First of all, 100 percent he’s being an absolute hater on the thing. It’s just so transparent and so weird.
“Bob Arum is a scumbag. If he had the last fighter on Earth and I had the last fighter on Earth, I wouldn’t do a deal with that guy. He’s a piece of sh*t. I always like Oscar and Oscar and I have always had a good rapport and it’s just so out of left field and so weird.”
While White admits that pairing UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and arguably the greatest boxer of all time in Floyd Mayweather Jr. inside the boxing ring is indeed ‘weird’, but says people want to see it and that’s why they’re making the fight:
“Is it a weird fight? Yeah,” White said. “I’ve said it many times, this isn’t in the best interest of my business to do this fight with Floyd Mayweather. This is the fight that both these guys want. You guys are baseball writers and you’re asking me about this fight.
“It’s the fight that people want to see. At the end of the day, as a fight promoter, even when it’s not in my best interest, you have to put on the fights that people want to see.”
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 13: Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks on while taking on Marcos Maidana during their WBC/WBA welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 13, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Boxing legend and Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t expect Conor McGregor to lay a glove on Floyd Mayweather Jr. when they meet on Saturday.
