Canelo Alvarez has been the target of some recent hate on social media courtesy of his former promoter Oscar De La Hoya surrounding a lack of participation to negotiate with Turki Alalshikh.
Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, has been responsible for some of the biggest matches in boxing as of late, and he had intentions of setting up another super fight between Canelo and Terence Crawford.
It now seems that the Canelo-Crawford bout is off the table, given that Canelo apparently refused to meet with the Saudi advisor in person. In a recent post to social media, De La Hoya commented on the overall situation, and shared some colorful opinions.
Clap Back Thursday time!!! Hey DUCKNELO 👏👏👏😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Y1UWRFjmah
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) August 9, 2024
“So it turns out, I’m not the only one who thinks Canelo is an arrogant piece of sh*t,” De La Hoya said in a video on X. “Turki Alalshikh recently revealed that Canelo refused to meet with him in person, and isn’t entertaining any deals to be done with him.
“Why? Because he’s out-priced himself so much that the Saudis don’t even want to deal with him. And it’s all because he will do anything not to fight David Benavidez. Look, Turki is trying to make the best fights that everybody wants to see, and Canelo continues to take the fights that nobody wants to see.”