Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says he will fight Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn “for free” in a six-vs-six card featuring fighters from both companies.
De La Hoya says he already knows the combination he’s going to use to knock out Hearn, but he doesn’t want to reveal it. Oscar wants it to be an impressive end to the fight.
Obliterating Hearn is what De La Hoya has in mind, but he wants to inflict pain and suffering on him again before putting him out of his misery. If this fight comes, it won’t end well for Hearn.
The elder six division world champion and 1992 Olympic gold medalist De La Hoya wants to extend the fight “four to five rounds” so he can “have fun.” He slowly punishes Hearn, and says, “Eddie’s going to retire.” It’s not a fair fight. Even at 51, De La Hoya’s pedigree is too advanced for a born-to-wealth promoter like Hearn to last even one more time.
Possible Undercard fights for 6 vs 6
Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
Jaime Munguia vs. Diego Pacheco
Devin Haney vs. Oscar Duarte
Joseph Ramirez vs. Arnold Barboza Jr. winner vs. Jack Catterall
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs. Jai Opetaia
Ryan Garcia vs. Jaron Ennis: Possible
None of these fights have been negotiated at this point. These are dream matches that Hearn and De La Hoya floated as possibilities for the 6 vs. 6 event.
De La Hoya said he would need “two months” to prepare the Hearn fight, which is strange because even in his current condition, it would be too much for the 45-year-old. Hearn found it funny that De la Hoya would need two months to train for him.
“Imagine needing two months for me. Too big, too strong anyway,” said Hearn X.
Hearn wants eight figures for a fight against De La Hoya, and it’s obviously not going to happen if he’s serious. It would be pathetic if Hearn leans on His Excellency, trying to get a massive payday for a fight against De La Hoya that will be a total mismatch.
“It started with Eddie because he is the type of promoter who does not have the farming system that we have and Top Rank. We know how to build fighters from the bottom,” said Oscar De La Hoya to Boxing King Media when asked who started the beef he has with Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn.
“What Eddie did was sign a couple of American fighters who were already built. He said, ‘I built them, and I’m the best promoter.’ Well, no, you’re not. So our back and forth is really great for the boxing. That’s why we can stage a 5 v 5 with me. I wouldn’t mind even a 6 v 6.”
It wouldn’t be entirely bad to have Hearn and De La Hoya fight in a prelim match, but it would send the wrong message if this was played out on the main card. He could make the event look like a clown show and create a print of non-boxers and older fighters trying to get in on the action.
De La Hoya Will Fight For Free
“If he accepts the fights. The only question I will give, and I will speak to his excellency,” said De La Hoya. “I want a small ring. I wish it could be 16 for 16. 18 for 18 is normal regulation. I think we can go to 16 for 16. If we go 16 for 16, Eddie will retire.”
I hope His Excellency Turki Alalshikh vetoes the idea of Hearn and De La Hoya fighting on one of their Riyadh Season cards. He would make fun of them and it could end badly for Hearn if he were to be dragged out of the ring after suffering a bad KO.
“Yes Excellency, I will fight Eddie for free as a gift to you. For free, it will be my pleasure. You only need two months of training. I still have my jab and my power. I already know the combination I’m going to shock him with. I already have it in my head.
“No, I don’t want to split just in case we fight. I think it’s going to be a four or five round fight. I want to have fun here,” said De La Hoya about wanting to prolong the fight against Hearn.
