If there was ever the slightest probability of Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez burying the hatchet and changing into, if not mates, then a minimum of two of us who’re talking phrases, it’s now absolutely gone for good. As followers know, De La Hoya, Canelo’s former promoter, had a falling out with Canelo some years in the past, and the 2 have traded insults ever since.
Now, forward of Canelo’s formally introduced September 14 struggle with Edgar Berlanga, De La Hoya has put the boot in once more. Talking on ‘Clap Again Thursdays,’ the Golden Boy head stated followers are “starting to boycott Canelo for ducking who.”
Who? David Benavidez, that’s who. And for certain, we followers have needed to see Canelo step up and settle for the problem of “The Mexican Monster” for a while now. In selecting Berlanga as an alternative, critics reminiscent of De La Hoya say Canelo has gone the simple route. Oscar is just about predicting a flop on the field workplace for Canelo-Berlanga.
“The September 14th struggle has been made. Canelo versus Edgar Berlanga, a struggle that no person requested for. Followers are starting to boycott Canelo for ducking, who,” De La Hoya stated. “Additionally, they’re going up towards the UFC at The Sphere. Good luck with making a splash with that one.”
There’ll certainly be a giant UFC present that very same evening, over Mexican Independence Day Weekend, and De La Hoya could be proper when he says the UFC card will entice much more pay-per-view buys than the Canelo-Berlanga card (Erislandy Lara Vs. Danny Garcia on the undercard is not going to precisely assist increase potential P-P-V buys).
However will followers really boycott Canelo, on this struggle and sooner or later if he doesn’t lastly comply with struggle Benavidez? Would Canelo actually care if a serious quantity of followers did boycott him? Canelo is aware of he’s a future Corridor of Famer, he’s a really wealthy and profitable man, and he enjoys calling his personal photographs. Backside line: if Canelo doesn’t wish to struggle Benavidez, or anybody else, he isn’t going to.
It’ll show very attention-grabbing to see what number of followers purchase the Canelo-Berlanga struggle.
Will YOU be shopping for, or will you be taking a cross with this struggle?
