It seems not everyone was entertained by the Canelo vs Gennady Golovkin trilogy fight, as promoter Oscar De La Hoya admitted he was falling asleep.
On Saturday night, Canelo bounced back from his recent defeat against Dmitry Bivol by recording a dominant victory over GGG.
The first fight between the pair ended in a split decision draw, with Canelo winning the rematch by majority decision in two extremely close contests.
But, according to promoter De La Hoya, the third fight did not carry the same excitement.
“I was falling asleep until Holly Sonders grabbed my a**,” De La Hoya said on Instagram as he sat ringside.
This is just the latest in a long feud between the pair, which began after Canelo sued De La Hoya and his promotional company, Golden Boy, to become a free agent in 2020.
Then, the two men began publicly bashing each other prior to Canelo’s fight with Billy Joe Saunders in 2021, as the Mexican said in an interview that De La Hoya had ‘no loyalty’ and is more ‘worried about drinking’.
De La Hoya did not take to these insults kindly at the time and he clapped back under an Instagram post of Canelo training a young boxer.
“Please, this guy does everything wrong. Head up when he throws hooks. On his heels, flat-footed. What else? Oh, he avoids Charlo.” De La Hoya said.
Canelo did not mince his words in his response, saying, “Oh really? You want me to talk? F***ing traitor.
“Do me a favour and go f*** yourself.”
With that being said, De La Hoya appeared to be attempting to salvage his relationship with Canelo recently, even posting on Twitter wishing him good luck before his latest clash with Golovkin.
“Wishing Canelo and Golovkin all the best,” De La Hoya said, “and may they have all the strength and courage possible to deliver the fans an all out WAR!!!”
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