The Oscar De La Hoya Muhammad Ali Revival Act comments are as bizarre as some of his lack of ability to make good fights in boxing has been lately.
The Vergil Ortiz vs Jaron Ennis fight is not happening for now and De La Hoya while putting on some good fights here and there, has been wildly out of sorts as a promoter in decline in recent times.
The Muhammad Ali Revival Act has passed now in boxing but De La Hoya is against it.
De La Hoya’s main arguments against the Muhammad Ali Revival Act at the US Senate alongside Ted Cruz were along the lines of:
- Wrong direction for boxing: He believes the proposed changes hurt fighters and the sport overall.
- Conflicts of interest: The bill would let a promoter also act as the sanctioning body/ranking org through a “UBO”, which he says is dangerous.
- Corporate profits over fighters: He argued the bill shifts power to corporations and takes it away from fighters.
- Less fighter leverage: Fighters would end up with fewer choices, less bargaining power, and less control of their careers.
- Erodes existing protections: The current Ali Act exists to stop exploitation and ensure transparency. This new bill removes those safeguards.
- Mirrors the UFC model: He warned it would let one entity control matchmaking, titles, and opportunities — limiting what fighters can earn.
- Young fighters are vulnerable: Most enter boxing young and broke. Once locked into a bad deal under this system, it’s almost impossible to get out.
Overall, he said if Congress passes this, “it will be us” who fail the fighters — not the sport.
Rubbish.
Basically it is because he didn’t come up with it and he’s not a part of the formulation of the new updated act is why he is upset with it.
It possibly won’t benefit him as a promoter but will benefit the entire sport of boxing and over all the boxers as well.
So it doesn’t really matter what he says. It doesn’t count.
It is what boxing says as a sport that counts.
The Muhammad Ali Revival Act will do just fine for boxing.
End of discussion.
