De La Hoya Says Dana White Should Stick to UFC

Oscar De La Hoya stated in a DAZN segment that Dana White should focus on the UFC instead of boxing. De La Hoya claimed that White does not belong in the sport of boxing.

De La Hoya said, “I believe that Dana White should stick to his lane and do what he does best in the combat sport, on the UFC, and let us promoters who know what we’re doing, do what we do. That’s it. We should all just stick in our lanes and do what we do best. Boxing will be better off without Dana White.”

De La Hoya argued that attempts to monopolize boxing in the manner of the UFC will not succeed because the history of the sport and its world titles cannot be erased. De La Hoya said, “First of all, he doesn’t belong in the sport. The fact that they’re trying to monopolize boxing just the way they did with the UFC, is not going fly with anybody. You’re not going to erase the history of the sport of boxing, you’re not going to erase the world titles that fighters want to fight for. You’re not going to cheat the fighters from the monies they deserve like you do with the UFC.”

De La Hoya said that Golden Boy Promotions’ alignment with DAZN allows the company to make the best fights happen with other promoters such as PBC and Eddie Hearn. De La Hoya said, “What it presents to Golden Boy is the best fighting the best. Now we can go to PBC, we can go to Eddie Hearn, we can go to any promoter under DAZN and make the best fights happen. That’s music to my ears. That’s what I’ve been preaching for years.”

De La Hoya expressed excitement about the next generation of young talent in his roster, naming Josh Edwards, Darius Fulgham, Amari Jones, and Floyd Schofield.

De La Hoya stated that he sees himself as a boxing Hall of Famer as a promoter and aims to be the first and only promoter inducted as a world champion.