“Stop embarrassing yourself!” Floyd Mayweather gets BLUNT advice from rival Oscar De La Hoya
Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya is unhappy with Floyd Mayweather's recent activities both inside and outside the ring.
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Oscar De La Hoya talks about Floyd Mayweather in his recent 'Clap Back Thursday' video (Image via X/Instagram)
Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya are not known to be the best of friends. Their long-standing rivalry in the boxing community is well known. Interestingly, even after many years, they still haven’t reconciled. Recently, De La Hoya openly shared his thoughts on Mayweather’s recent exhibition bouts. In doing so, he also gave some fruitful advice to the 47-year-old.
Floyd Mayweather recently fought an exhibition bout in Mexico against John Gotti III, where ‘Money May’ came out victorious. The fight had several intriguing moments that caught everyone’s attention, including Oscar De La Hoya’s. In the recent video of Clap Back Thursday, De La Hoya made a mockery out of that viral moment. Not only that, but he was also concerned about Mayweather ruining his boxing legacy.
A real sh*t show (Mayweather vs. Gotti) that left the crowd booing in the arena at the end. But in the middle of the second round Floyd literally had the referee swapped out... Floyd is used to having the refs do whatever he wants and he wasn't getting his way this time. It was so embarrassing. Floyd, you're fifty years old... you have to stop embarrassing yourself...Oscar De La Hoya via Instagram
According to Oscar De La Hoya, exhibition fights don’t generate the same level of excitement as Mayweather’s professional fights. De La Hoya believes that this could lead to Mayweather’s remarkable boxing career being forgotten by the public.
De La Hoya also discussed Mayweather’s recent challenges, such as a lawsuit filed against him by his jeweler. Despite slamming the undefeated boxer, the Golden Boy boss also expressed support for his rival ahead of his tough times. Interestingly, the rivalry between Mayweather and De La Hoya goes way back to their young pro boxing period.
Oscar De La Hoya, in particular, had often expressed his hatred towards Mayweather on several occasions. As such, in one instance, when Ryan Garcia went to train with Money May, it fumed De La Hoya. Due to this, the Golden Boy boss even issued a stern warning against the boxing legend. However, there were also moments when De La Hoya praised his longtime rival.
Oscar De La Hoya urges young boxers to follow Floyd Mayweather’s footsteps
Oscar De La Hoya is a prominent figure in the boxing community who witnessed Mayweather’s journey from his early days to becoming a boxing legend. His successful professional boxing career has served as an inspiration for many top boxers. As someone who closely observed Mayweather’s career progression, the Golden Boy boss shared insights into how Mayweather managed his career flawlessly.
In a recent interview episode of Club Shay Shay, the Golden Boy boss discussed several things about Floyd Mayweather. In doing so, he heaped praises on the boxing legend. Not only that, he even urged the budding boxers to emulate Money May’s journey.
Floyd Mayweather played his cards right. If there was ever a winner in Las Vegas, it's Floyd. He's a professonal, Kids who want to become champions should emulate exactly what Floyd did inside the ring and inside the gym..Oscar De La Hoya via Club Shay Shay
Even though De La Hoya spoke highly of Mayweather recently, that doesn’t stop him from pointing out the latter’s mistakes. The Golden Boy boss’ Clap Back Thursday videos are quite popular nowadays. However, it was the first time when he mentioned Money May in one of the clips.
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