It’s unhappy when two nice fighters, two nice Mexican fighters (one being Mexican-American) fall out, particularly when it’s over cash. However that is what has occurred with Oscar De La Hoya and Juan Manuel Marquez. De La Hoya, on considered one of his now routine ‘clap again’ movies, actually laid into Marquez, this in response to “Dinamita” having accused the Golden Boy head of stealing from him in his massive combat with Manny Pacquiao, this the fourth and ultimate combat between the 2 greats.
Marquez, talking on the Un Spherical Mas podcast some time again, mentioned De La Hoya, and Golden Boy, “stole a proportion” from him within the Pacquiao combat, this as a result of Marquez was not renewing his contract with Golden Boy.
“He says, ‘I see you’re not renewing. We wish 20 p.c of your earnings from the Pacquiao combat.’ They accused me of stealing from them. They referred to as me a thief,” Marquez mentioned. “I instructed Oscar, positive, 20 p.c. No downside. In my thoughts, I assumed, yeah [right], I’ll give it after you stole from me for 5 years?…. I don’t care if he hears this. Let him know. He tried to cost me a proportion for the Pacquiao combat.”
De La Hoya didn’t take kindly to Marquez’s phrases, as he made clear when importing his newest ‘Clap Again’ video.
“Professor De La Hoya right here to coach bitter, broke, retired fighters who suppose it’s okay to slander my firm’s title with none repercussions,” De La Hoya started. “Over the previous few months, it has turn into in style for retired fighters to clout-chase by alleging that I someway screwed them over a long time in the past once they fought for Golden Boy.
“Juan Manuel Marquez went on a podcast the place he bitched and cried that I took 20 p.c of his pay-per-view purse for the Pacquiao combat in 2012. Juan, you moron, you negotiated that contract with your personal promoter and lawyer and also you signed it. You agreed to all of it on paper. Plus, 20 p.c of a pay-per-view purse is the usual quantity for a promoter to be paid. You suppose I ought to work totally free? And what makes this worse is that earlier than you had been a boxer you had been an accountant however you couldn’t deal with your personal funds. Pay attention, dude, I’m sorry you’re broke, however the way you spend you cash isn’t my downside. I’ve at all times paid everybody precisely what they’re contracted and entitled to…..I hate to see former fighters find yourself like this. However slandering me is simply going to get you in bother. So maintain my title out of your f*****g mouth.”
Nasty certainly. It’s hoped these two nice ring warriors can patch issues up and put this challenge to relaxation. If not, De La Hoya might flip to suing Marquez. If Marquez actually is “broke,” a courtroom case might actually break him. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. De La Hoya, although, appears to be actually and really offended at this level.
Marquez as we all know, knocked Pacquiao out in gorgeous style of their fourth combat. Now, that candy victory has a bitter aspect to it so far as Marquez is anxious. What a disgrace it has come to this.
