Oscar De La Hoya has reignited old rivalries in a fiery new episode of his social media series, “Clapback Thursday.” The Golden Boy boss took aim at Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Dana White, and Richard Schaefer, sparing no words in a blistering tirade.
Fresh off Canelo’s defeat to Terence Crawford, De La Hoya claimed he had predicted the result, mocking Alvarez’s performance as “hitting air” and branding his career “a huge flub.” He argued that only Floyd Mayweather, Dmitry Bivol, and Crawford represented true elite opposition - and that all three “toyed with him.” He also criticized Saudi backer Turki Alalshikh for spending over $100 million on Alvarez’s purse, blasting the event’s undercard as “the biggest fight of the decade with the worst matchmaking.”
De La Hoya then turned to White, deriding the UFC boss for attempting to amend boxing’s federal regulations to favor TKO Boxing. He accused White of “ditching a loyal girlfriend for a one-night stand” by entering a sport that “doesn’t want him.” His criticisms extended to White’s visible detachment during the Canelo-Crawford undercard.
The most personal attack came against Schaefer, De La Hoya’s former CEO at Golden Boy. Revisiting a decade-old feud, he accused Schaefer of trying to trick him into selling his company while he was in rehab. “Everything this guy touches turns to shit,” De La Hoya said, citing failed ventures with Mayweather Promotions, Probellum, and others.
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