Oscar De La Hoya, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, would like to see Ryan Garcia and Canelo Alvarez settle their social media dispute by stepping in the ring – at least several years down the line at a catch-weight.
At the moment, Garcia and Canelo are very far apart in weight.
Canelo is the undisputed world champion at the super middleweight limit of 168, while Garcia competes at the lightweight limit of 135 – although he expects to go up to 140 in the near future.
Fighting for the first time since January 2021, Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) will return on April 9 when he faces Emmanuel Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs) at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
When he enters the ring Garcia will have a new trainer by his side – veteran coach Joe Goossen.
The 23-year-old boxer had been trained for his last few fights by Eddy Reynoso – who is the longtime trainer and manager of Canelo.
On Monday, an interview began to circulate where Canelo questioned Garcia’s work ethic – citing that aspect as a contributing factor to Garcia’s split with Reynoso.
Garcia took to social media to respond, explaining that Canelo didn’t “know the facts.”
De La Hoya has no idea what to make of the whole rift – but he sees future dollar signs.
“I don’t know, but I hope it’s a future fight against Canelo and Ryan Garcia in the near future,” De La Hoya said to Brian Campbell of CBS Sports.
De La Hoya was the lead promoter of Canelo for several years. He began working with the Mexican star in 2009 – with a very public legal split in 2020.
“I wish [Canelo] the very best,” De La Hoya said. “We are not best of friends, but he is a colleague of mine and I wish him the best. He’s doing for boxing what I did for many years in the past. He’s the guy who has the torch now and I wish him the very best but you never know. Down the road, three years or four years, Ryan Garcia and Canelo at 165. You just never know.”