The daily unfolding and collapse of former champion and promoter Oscar De La Hoya is accelerating very fast now.
Literally on a weekly and daily basis.
One of his key fighters Gilberto Ramirez lost recently to David Benavidez and before that he failed to put on Jaron Ennis vs Vergil Ortiz.
Recently his main fighter Ryan Garcia on fight week with Mario Barrios said fight week he wanted to leave De La Hoya as well.
Amari Jones for now is still with him and had a solid win tonight in San Jose but as for De La Hoya, it is not looking good.
Some catching up info for those new to boxing on this:
Recent high-profile losses hurt momentum
- Zurdo Ramirez lost to Jai Opetaia in May, costing Golden Boy its only male unified champ
Star talent openly frustrated or eyeing exits
- Garcia tried to leave before the Barrios fight over disputes and control
- Vergil Ortiz is in a legal fight with Golden Boy through next year
- Ortiz’s team blamed Golden Boy for failing to make the Ennis fight
- The Ennis collapse hurt Golden Boy’s credibility with fans and fighters
Key fighters are portable and have options
- Amari Jones is young and fighting for a title soon and could go elsewhere.
- Golden Boy has prospects but few champs after Ramirez lost
Business/structural pressures mounting
- DAZN is signing fighters directly, cutting Oscar’s leverage as middleman
- Lawsuits and disputes scare managers shopping new talent
- De La Hoya’s public feuds with Canelo and Garcia in recent years make agents question long-term stability
A short time ago in the post fight interviews for Amari Jones De La Hoya looked rattle again.
Speaking way faster than he normally does.
On top of this, there was the whole Canelo Alvarez leaving him in recent years as well and not parting on good terms at all with him.
Moreover, recently De La Hoya on Cinco De Mayo said he was getting wasted after a fight.
