Via Charles Brun: Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn received a red card on Thursday in response to Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who blamed him for pairing Canelo Alvarez with John ‘The Gorilla’ Ryder instead. because of the “tough” opponent.
In an interview with FightHubTVDe La Hoya says he has a problem with Hearn fighting his former top boxer Canelo (58-2-2, 39 KOs) with “all those British fighters,” who for the Mexican star is nothing more than an appetizer than a main meal in front of a talent like David Benavidez.
De La Hoya says Canelo is now “regressive” by fighting 34-year-old Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs), who lost a ton of battles and was defeated by three of the superstar’s former victims.
Some would argue that Canelo is hungry for a win, wanting to keep his career on the water after his poor performances last year against aging Gennadiy Golovkin and Dmitry Bivol.
The matches clearly show that Canelo can no longer play his best, and will food for talent Benavidez, David Morrell, Bivol, and Artur Beterbiev.
With Hearn hailing from the UK, he’s not surprised to see Ryder as a great choice for Canelo, as ‘Gorilla’ is a household name there and British fans are said to be more tolerant. with boxers who have been beaten more times than in the US. fan.
One example is the British still longing to see aging journeyman Derek Chisora, a simple ham & egg heavyweight with 13 losses on his résumé. A guy who loses that much wouldn’t appear on US television for a major event. It doesn’t happen.
“He has to join this fight if he wants to maintain his belt,” Eddie Hearn told fight TV centerexplains why he compares Canelo Alvarez to John Ryder rather than the fighters fans want to see him fight.
“The unity of Billy Joe Saunders, Caleb Plant is an undisputed fight, and Dmitry Bivol,” Hearn continued. “Oscar De La Hoya said, ‘They’re stupid to think [Bivol] fight, it’s a tough fight, they’re idiots,’ but suddenly he’s fighting easy?
“I think he needs to look into some of his own matchmaking, especially Gilberto Ramirez this weekend and especially Jaime Munguia, absolutely terrible thing.
“When people speak with emotion and anger, they ignore the truth,” says Hearn, who is clearly speaking with anger and ignoring the fact that he has competed against Canelo against so many opponents. weaker as Ryder, Billy Joe Saunders, Rocky Fielding & Callum Smith in place of ‘Mexican Monster’ David Benavidez.
