Oscar De La Hoya snarled “He’s the trust fund baby of boxing,” in a recent social-media tirade aimed squarely at UFC boss Dana White. De La Hoya was scathing about White’s surprise co-promoter role on the September Alvarez–Crawford blockbuster.
For boxing fans, the phrase “Oscar De La Hoya Has Dig at Dana White Over Canelo vs Crawford Involvement” might as well have been the headline of his rant, as he openly questioned every oddity in the fight’s build-up from huge weight disparities to a bizarre Netflix matinee slot suggesting the whole spectacle feels driven by business, not boxing.
Dana White Surprising Co-Promoter Role
Oscar De La Hoya unloaded a volley of criticism at White’s credentials. “He’s never been in the boxing space…he’s being handed this fight on a silver platter and called ‘promoter,’” he sneered, delivering the line that grabbed headlines: “He’s the trust fund baby of boxing.” In short, the Golden Boy founder was making it plain: White has no real boxing pedigree no fighters of his own, no history yet suddenly he’s co-heading one of boxing’s biggest shows.
It stung on a personal level too. De La Hoya poured decades into his own promotion (Golden Boy), and he couldn’t hide feeling bypassed when wealthy backers picked a UFC boss over a boxing legend to organize this fight.
Daytime Netflix Fight and UFC Clash
He zeroed in on the fight’s timing and platform. The bout is set for the afternoon of Sept. 13 in Las Vegas streaming live on Netflix instead of traditional pay-per-view apparently to clear the evening for a big UFC “Noche” card on another channel. De La Hoya scoffed at the arrangement.
He pointed out that Canelo will fight in broad daylight on Mexican Independence Weekend just to accommodate the UFC event later that night. “Does that not mean this fight isn’t important?” he asked, suggesting Canelo only agreed to the odd timeslot for the money, not out of respect for fans. His implication was blunt: if a Mexican boxing icon will fight on a Sunday afternoon just to line up with a UFC primetime show, it’s a clear sign the payday matters most.
Crawford’s Two-Class Jump
The matchup itself drew more scorn. De La Hoya pointed out that Terence Crawford is leaping up two weight classes to face Canelo, a proven light heavyweight. “You have Crawford jumping up two weight classes to fight Canelo… What do you think Canelo’s gonna do to him? Run him out of the ring?” he said rhetorically.
He noted that Crawford struggled against lighter foes like Bektemir (Madrimov), so the idea of handling a bigger Canelo seemed ludicrous. In De La Hoya’s telling, billing this as a “fight of the century” is laughable. To purists, it feels more like a mismatch dressed up as a mega-event another reason he was openly sceptical of the whole build-up.
Is Oscar De La Hoya Just Sour?
De La Hoya hammered that this fight smells like a business play, not a boxing celebration. He made it clear he believes everyone involved is chasing a payday. Calling out Canelo’s priorities, he asked if the champion even “gives a damn” about the fans, implying all the planning was about dollars rather than viewers. He even mocked White’s long-sought boxing ambitions referencing the old Zuffa attempt to suggest only “Daddy Turki’s” (Saudi money) sponsorship could finally land White a promoter gig.
In his eyes, this event was constructed for profit: a Netflix streaming deal, a happy White, and a fat purse for Canelo. In the end De La Hoya dismissed it as “a shitshow” his blunt verdict on the whole setup. Now all that remains is the fight itself. When Canelo and Crawford finally throw punches on Sept. 13, boxing fans will have the final say on whether De La Hoya’s fiery critique rings true or if the spectacle lives up to the hype.
