Óscar de la Hoya on this occasion did not throw darts or criticisms at Saúl Álvarez, On the contrary, he recognized the superiority of “Canelo” against Jaime Munguía, who battled against the experience of the Jalisco native, who is the current face of boxing.
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The Tijuana fighter’s promoter even He said he respected Álvarez Barragán above the ring and I do not take any credit away from his victory last Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Jaime did excellently against the current face of boxing. I don’t take any credit away from ‘Canelo’, I always said that He is a good fighter in the ring“But this experience for Jaime will take him to the next level,” said Golden Boy at the end of the fight between the two Mexican boxers, where “Canelo” retained the four belts that credit him as the super middleweight boss.
De la Hoya stated that what happened with Munguía before Saúl was very similar to what happened to him himself. “Canelo” when in 2013 he lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. For Óscar, on that occasion, the man from Guadalajara received “Money” classes.
“It’s like Mayweather and ‘Canelo’, the same. They took ‘Canelo’ to school and Then he became the face of boxing, he became a good fighter, and the same with Munguía, he gains experience. They took him to school, but he gains experience and becomes a better fighter, so this is just the beginning for Jaime,” stressed the head of Golden Boy Promotions.
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WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN DE LA HOYA AND CANELO ÁLVAREZ?
It should be remembered that days before the fightÓscar de la Hoya and “Canelo” Álvarez, who at some point coincided, one as a promoter and the other as a boxer, ranted about each other to heat up the atmosphere.
“You seem to have trouble remembering who helped you.” to become a true world star. To be clear, I have nothing but respect for ‘Canelo’ Alvarez as a boxer. His record and his abilities speak for themselves, but he’s spent much of the last two months insulting me, instead of promoting this fight. The company you have fought under for decades has always had a name, and it is mine. So give him the damn respect,” De la Hoya said about Álvarez.
While “Canelo” responded: “For this idiot, the attempt of people, who I have on my left, don’t forget that I came as Canelo to the United States and that he only profited from my name, he made money. “If I hadn’t brought in my lawyers to do an audit, I could have stolen millions of dollars.”
That rain of criticism vanished with the victory of Saúl Álvarez about Munguía that led to Óscar de la Hoya’s praise for the native of Guadalajara.
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