Oscar De La Hoya has suggested Canelo Alvarez’s fight with Edgar Berlanga was boring.
Alvarez took the latest step in his career of pound-for-pound dominance as he took on challenger Edgar Berlanga, beating him in a dominant display at the T-Mobile Arena to retain his world titles.
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The Mexican dropped his rival en route to a points win, with fans in the arena seemingly impressed with quite how easily he dispatched of the Puerto Rican.
But estranged promoter of Alvarez and boxing legend De La Hoya, was quick to put down his efforts on social media.
He wrote: “I told you so. You should have saved your hard earned money [several sleeping emojis].”
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A fan then argued that it was one of Alvarez’s more impressive performances, but De La Hoya wasn’t entertaining it.
He responded: “[Laughing face emojis] Wow so he threw more than 3 punches a round.”
Alvarez did not only throw three punches a round and controlled the spectacle for the vast majority in the verdict of fans.
De La Hoya had fumed at Alvarez’s decision to fight Berlanga before the event, and had ranted over his fighting style.
He promoted Alvarez for ten years between 2010 and 2020 overseeing the astonishing rise of the pound-for-pound superstar.
But the pair
