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Oscar De La Hoya Disses Canelo Alvarez In Final Terence Crawford Fight Prediction

Oscar De La Hoya couldn't help but throw shade at Canelo Alvarez while predicting his fight outcome vs. Terence Crawford.
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Mexican boxing icon Oscar De La Hoya has a checkered history with Canelo Alvarez, who used to be signed to De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions for a decade before the relationship went south. Ultimately, Canelo filed a lawsuit against Golden Boy (and DAZN) for an alleged breach of contract in 2020.

Both De La Hoya and Canelo are still at odds with each other because of this. However, that isn't going to stop De La Hoya from objectively evaluating Canelo's September 13 fight against Terence Crawford, which was conveyed during his June 24 appearance on the Ariel & Ade Show.

"I mean, look, the fight can go either way. Either Crawford gets on his bicycle because Canelo hits too hard, just like we saw with Scull. Or there's another scenario that could happen where Crawford can make Canelo look bad, just like Mayweather did, and just took him to school without running. Or we'll see Canelo just annihilate him because of the weight," De La Hoya said of Canelo vs. Crawford.

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This wasn't the final time De La Hoya assessed how this superfight would play out, as he delivered his final prediction while getting a haircut, which he posted on Instagram on September 11.

"Even though these guys are a combined, what, 80 years old, it should be a good fight," De La Hoya said. "Crawford is coming up two weight classes, and he's coming off a year's layoff. So that's a huge advantage for Canelo. If Canelo forces his will on [Crawford], he'll probably be 190 pounds inside the ring on fight night.

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Oscar De La Hoya reacts during the workout as part of the Riyadh Season - Latino Night. He has accused Hearn of having a romantic affair with his fighter | Richard Pelham/Getty Images.

"I give him a great shot in the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th round to knock out Crawford. If he doesn't do that then Crawford is going to box his ears off," De La Hoya continued. "It might be another Mayweather vs. Canelo. Remember when Mayweather was just schooling him and making him look silly? That can happen again this Saturday. Everything has to be perfect for Crawford... He has to stay disciplined.

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"And Canelo, all he has to do is take Crawford's punches," De La Hoya added. "But he cannot be comfortable inside the ring, because if Canelo is comfortable, 12 rounds will go by fast. I mean, take a look at all the fighters who have made Canelo look bad... Canelo cannot handle boxers. That's the bottom line, because he's too heavy on his feet."

De La Hoya concluded with, "This fight, I have it a close decision for Crawford, if it goes to decision. And late knockout between the 7th and 10th round for Canelo."

While this is great analysis, De La Hoya clearly couldn't keep from throwing several jabs Canelo's way while speaking.

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Grant Young is a Staff Writer for On SI’s Boxing, New York Mets, Indiana Fever, and Women’s Fastbreak sites. Before joining SI in 2024, he wrote for various boxing and sports verticals such as FanBuzz and NY Fights. Young has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in creative writing with an emphasis on sports nonfiction from the University of San Francisco, where he played five seasons of Division 1 baseball. He fought Muay Thai professionally in Thailand in 2023, loves a good essay, and is driven crazy trying to handle a pitpull puppy named Aura. Young lives in San Diego and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.