By: Sean Crose
“I am not suing him for cash, he is not suing me for cash.” So mentioned Golden Boy Promotions honcho Oscar De La Hoya on Wednesday whereas being interviewed on MMA hour. “I simply need him to honor my contract. That is it.” De La Hoya was speaking about his former protege, Ryan Garcia, with whom he’s now embroiled in a authorized battle. “You simply need to honor your contract,” De La Hoya continued. “That is it. You could have obligations, do not you? I would like you to struggle. I would like you to be a legend.
As De La Hoya sees it, he was searching for the favored Ryan Garcia, regardless of what Garcia, who feels Golden Boy promotions failed in his duties, could consider. “Do you suppose I wished him to struggle Tank Davis with a rehydration clause?” he asks rhetorically. “Certainly not. I am searching for him, however he has individuals whispering in his ear. ‘Oh, Oscar is unhealthy. Go together with this different promoter who will care extra about you. You will make more cash.’ For De La Hoya, such whisperings are nonsense.
“Guess what?” De La Hoya asks rhetorically. “Ryan simply remodeled $30 million. I am not doing something flawed right here. I am making an attempt to create a legend. What higher individual than me to information your profession, to make you this famous person boxer that folks will respect. However all that whispering, man, all that whispering. In the long run, although, De La Hoya indicated he was able to take all of it in stride.
“Look, he mentioned, I am a promoter, and I will be a promoter till I am Bob Arum’s age… I really like sports activities. I really like boxing. He gave me every little thing I’ve. I hate it, however I find it irresistible. And the fighters come and go. Nonetheless, De La Hoya additionally makes it clear that he is able to work with Garcia once more. “Yeah,” he mentioned, “completely. I nonetheless have a number of years left on this contract.
De La Hoya is a busy man in the mean time. Authorized friction between him and Garcia apart, he is the topic of an upcoming HBO documentary. “For those who’re a fan,” he tweeted on Tuesday, “a hater, a misplaced soul, or simply somebody blissful and discovering life sooner or later at a time, a Doc. About My Life will debut on HBO Max 24 and 25 of this month. For example all of the bullshit you speak about me is nothing in comparison with what I have been by means of.
