(Photo : Tim Warner/Getty Images) DALLAS, TEXAS – Ryan Garcia is congratulated by Oscar De La Hoya after the WBC Interim Lightweight Title battle in opposition to Luke Campbell at American Airlines Center on January 02, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.
After suing Ryan Garcia two weeks in the past over a contract dispute, Oscar De La Hoya is now praising the 24-year-old.
The Golden Boy recommended Garcia’s resolution to rent Derrick James as his new coach, evaluating the state of affairs to his time with Floyd Mayweather Sr. as his mentor.
De La Hoya mentioned this alteration by The Flash will solely assist him enhance as a result of he wants somebody who will ‘crack the whip.’
“From my experience, he [Garcia] needs authority, he needs military, he needs someone who’s going to tell him what to f***ing do and not be afraid!” he mentioned in an interview with Fight Hub TV.
“I had that as well. The one trainer that I most respected, the one trainer that would get me out of bed at 4.30 in the morning when I didn’t want to get up, was Floyd Mayweather senior. He would literally throw a bucket of f***ing water over my head so I could wake up – but that’s what I needed.”
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Mayweather Sr. was De La Hoya’s coach from 2001 to 2006. During that span, he recorded six wins and two losses.
De La Hoya and Garcia dispute
These feedback from the Golden Boy might sound unsolicited due to their authorized dispute.
The rift began when Garcia’s camp despatched out a letter claiming Oscar’s firm Golden Boy Promotions, failed to satisfy their promotional settlement.
De La Hoya, as a response, filed a lawsuit to make sure that the contract’s phrases could be enforced.
Garcia had points with Golden Boy Promotions, even calling the corporate out as among the many the reason why he misplaced to Geronta Davis in April this yr.
The rift has but to be settled.
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