Earlier this week, Showtime Boxing network came to a halt. This revelation came as a surprise to many as the network revolutionized contemporary boxing for the last 37 years. Although the reason is not clear, the CEO of the network, Stephen Espinoza asserted that the company was finding it difficult to accommodate in a dynamic environment. Moreover, witnessing this, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya weighed in on this situation.
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While he addresses the unfortunate exit of Showtime, De La Hoya urges promoters to come to a union and benefit the sport at large. However, Undisputed Welterweight champion, Terence Crawford respectfully disagrees.
Oscar De La Hoya and Terence Crawford do not mince words
De La Hoya is a former multi-weight champion but is currently a promoter. Moreover, he does not shy away from making his opinions known to the public at large. On X, he urged boxing promoters to not disagree and display hostility towards each other. He stated, “I salute Showtime for their near-40 year commitment to the sport that I love. I am hopeful that we promoters can use this unfortunate situation to put our differences aside and start working together more often to help make more of the bigger fights and grow our sport.”
That being said, the promoter stood his ground and rebutted at Crawford. According to the fighter-turned-promoter, a boxer must have their own manager and promoter. This would assist them to refrain from spending time on off-court drama and focus on their skillsets and career as an athlete. He rebutted, “Respectfully @terencecrawford I disagree, fighters should hire smart competent representation that will lookout for the best interest of his client and fighters should worry about the small window of opportunity they have to fight as many times as they can in their short careers.