Promoter and former world champion Oscar De La Hoya is glad that the hype surrounding Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is finally over. Now the boxing world will focus on what many consider ‘the real fight’ which of course is Canelo-GGG on September 16th.
“I’m glad all these people spent their hundred dollars on watching this event. Now on Sept. 16, they will know what two pure boxers will be demonstrating and showing. … You’ll find out what a boxing match is,” said De La Hoya while being a guest on The MMA Hour.
The fight between Mayweather and McGregor wasn’t as one sided as many thought it would, but according to ‘Golden Boy’, Conor won rounds because Floyd allowed it.
“Because Mayweather let him. The first four of five rounds, he let him do that. … The punches are coming from different angles. After seeing Saturday’s fight, Canelo probably would have knocked [McGregor] out in one round or two rounds. Canelo is a knockout guy, he’s a guy who’s not gonna trick people into making a fight last longer than it should last,” said De La Hoya.
The former boxer turned promoter still respects McGregor’s efforts for stepping into the ring but admits that he never wants to see him box again.
“The fact that McGregor even tried, there’s huge respect from my part to him. I respect the UFC, I respect any UFC fighter that’s in the Octagon, I respect fighters that put their life on the line. What I’m trying to say is they’re two different sports and I don’t want to see anything like it again,” he stated.
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