In a recent verbal exchange laden with humor, Eddie Hearn jested about obtaining a restraining order against fellow promoter Oscar De La Hoya. This comment unfolded on April 28th, 2024, as tensions mounted due to their competing promotional efforts and remarks geared towards each other in public forums. The jest came after De La Hoya's recurring critical comments on Hearn's operations in the United States.
Oscar de la Hoya, promoter of American boxer Ryan Garcia, said that in the fight against Devin Haney his boxer surprised him most of all with his will to win.
"I think what surprised me the most was Garcia's will to win. Haney is no joke. I watched Haney throw bombs. I've never seen him throw bombs in my life. We thought he was going to come out and combine and throw punches. It's working for him, he's a great boxer. Ryan Garcia won by withstanding the power and pressure of Haney. I'm proud of Ryan.
After the first knockdown, Haney went down, and physically it can wear you down too. Psychologically it discourages you and you can get tired. That's what happened. Ryan's a big guy. How much did Haney weigh? 140 pounds at the weigh-in, maybe 160 in the fight. So we had two big guys in the ring. But the difference is that Ryan Garcia is a puncher," said de la Hoya.
Recall that Garcia defeated Haney by majority decision of the judges, sending him to knockdown three times.
During an appearance on "The MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani, Oscar De La Hoya promised a forthright and aggressive stance against Canelo Alvarez in the upcoming fight week of Jaime Munguia. He intends to confront Alvarez vigorously during promotional events, according to his statements on the show.
Oscar De La Hoya 's relationship with Saul Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) has not been the best for a long time, and the former decided to explain the reason for their feud. According to the former world champion in six weight categories, it all started with his proposal to change the coach. As De La Hoya explains, he only wanted to help and bring freshness to the training of his boxer.
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