Oscar De La Hoya is prone to hyperbole, which isn’t surprising given the retired boxer is now squarely focused on being a promoter, but even by his standards, this is an outrageous take from the Golden Boy.
During a media scrum to promote the final fight of Bernard Hopkins’ legendary career, Oscar was asked why Hopkins is fighting again, when he has been inactive since his loss to Sergey Kovalev in November 2014. To most sensible observers, Hopkins vs. Kovalev wasn’t remotely competitive. De La Hoya saw it as a performance that was better than Andre Ward’s actual (albeit hotly debated) win over Kovalev last month.