Oscar De La Hoya on Floyd Mayweather, Canelo, Ryan Garcia, and His Boxing Legacy
Club Shay ShayJanuary 30, 20261h 34min1,700,000 views
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- 🏅 Oscar De La Hoya ranks himself second to last among his generation's greats, placing Canelo Álvarez last, believing he himself is better.
- 🥊 He acknowledges Floyd Mayweather as a great fighter, but feels he could have won their fight if he were younger and had Floyd Sr. in his corner.
- 💔 De La Hoya admits to taking fights like Manny Pacquiao when his body was breaking down, driven by a desire to dare to be great.
The Business of Boxing
- 💰 De La Hoya discusses the shift in boxing towards business over performance, noting that fighters today often prioritize money over challenging fights.
- 📈 He founded Golden Boy Promotions with the motive to protect fighters and improve the sport, drawing from his own experiences of being taken advantage of.
- 🗣️ He highlights the difficulty in signing fighters due to external influences and the
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