Oscar De La Hoya has fired back at criticism he has received from a former world champion.
De La Hoya had an accomplished career as a fighter, winning world titles in six weight divisions in a career that spanned 16-years.
He set up Golden Boy Promotions back in 2002, where he has promoted a number of top fighters including Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
After De La Hoya was accused by Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez of ‘stealing’ from him after his fourth and final showdown with Manny Pacquiao, ‘The Golden Boy’ responded in brutal fashion, branding Marquez a ‘bitter, broke retired fighter’.
“Professor De La Hoya here to educate bitter, broke, retired fighters who think it’s okay to slander my company’s name without any repercussions. Over the last few months it has become popular for retired fighters to clout-chase by alleging that I some how screwed them over decades ago when they fought for Golden Boy.
Juan Manuel Marquez went on a podcast where he bitched and cried that I took 20% of his pay-per-view purse for the Pacquiao fight in 2012. Juan, you moron, you negotiated that contract with your own promoter and lawyer and you signed it. You agreed to it all on paper. Plus, 20% of a pay-per-view purse is the standard amount for a promoter to be paid. You think I should work for free?
Juan, let’s be honest, you only heard this because you heard Canelo defame me at the press conference in May … I hate to see former fighters end up like this, it’s sad and pathetic. But slandering me is only going to get you in trouble, dude. So keep my name out of your f***ing mouth.”
De La Hoya is also known to have had a long-term feud with Canelo, which began after the unified super middleweight champion accused ‘The Golden Boy’ of breaching their promotional contract.
