Response to an Open Letter To Fight Fans from Oscar De La Hoya

Montero On Boxing

Michael Montero

September 22, 2018

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On Monday September 17th, about 48 hours after Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in their rematch in Las Vegas, Golden Boy Promotions’ president Oscar De La Hoya released a letter to boxing fans and media addressing criticisms of his star fighter, his promotional company, the scoring of both Canelo-Golovkin fights, and more. Michael Montero gives his thoughts on the letter.

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Boxing Schedule

JUNE

June 28: Temecula, Calif. (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
- Richard Commey vs. Ray Beltran, 12 rounds, lightweights
- Carlos Adames vs. Patrick Day, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
- Saul Rodriguez vs. Miguel Angel Gonzalez, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
- Junior Fa vs. Dominic Guinn, 10 rounds, heavyweights
- Tyler Howard vs. Manny Woods, 8 rounds, middleweights
- Ruben Rodriguez vs. Vicente Morales, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
- Raymond Muratalla vs. Javier Martinez, 6 rounds, lightweights
- Christopher Zavala vs. Prisco Marquez, 4 rounds, junior lightweights
- David Kaminsky vs. Osbaldo Gonzalez, 4 rounds, middleweights
- Daniel Lewis vs. TBA, 6 rounds, middleweights
- Elvis Rodriguez vs. Sergio Gonzalez, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
June 28: London (ESPN+)
- Ohara Davies vs. Miguel Vazquez, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
- Anisha Basheel vs. Chantelle Cameron, 10 rounds, female lightweights
- Ryan Walsh vs. Lewis Paulin, 12 rounds, for Walsh’s British featherweight title
- Anthony Yigit vs. Siar Ozgul, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
June 28: Milan, Italy (DAZN)
- Francesco Patera vs. Paul Hyland Jr., 12 rounds, for Patera’s European lightweight title
- Daniele Scardina vs. Allesandro Goddi, 12 rounds, super middleweights
- Dario Morello vs. Steve Jamoye, 10 rounds, welterweights
June 28: Las Vegas (Mayweather Promotions Facebook)
- Angelo Leo vs. Mark John Yap, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
- Xavier Martinez vs. Jessie Cris Rosales, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
June 28: Montreal
- Marie Eve Dicaire vs. Maria Lindberg, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
- Mikael Zewski vs. TB, 10 rounds, welterweights
June 28: Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
- Jean Carlos Torres vs. Julio Laguna, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
- Carlos Arrieta vs. Martin Diaz, 8 rounds, junior featherweights
- Patrick Cora vs. Carlos Garcia, 8 rounds, middleweights
June 28: Monticello, N.Y.
- Star Boxing
June 29: Houston (Showtime)
- Jermall Charlo vs. Brandon Adams, 12 rounds, middleweights
- Erickson Lubin vs. Zakaria Attou, 12 rounds, junior middleweights
- Eduardo Ramirez vs. Claudio Marrero, 12 rounds, featherweights
- Miguel Flores vs. Luis May, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
- Cesar Cantu vs. Chante Bowens, 4 rounds, junior lightweights
- Raymond Guajardo vs. Jaime Meza, 4 rounds, middleweights
- Omar Juarez vs. Seifullah Wise, 4 rounds, welterweights
- Mycheal Teal vs. Mark Beuke, 4 rounds, super middleweights
- Nelson Hampton vs. Dakota Linger, 6 rounds, lightweights
- Zamy Larry vs. Carlos Umanzor, 4 rounds, super middleweights
June 29: Providence, R.I. (DAZN)
- Demetrius Andrade vs. Maciej Sulecki, 12 rounds, middleweights
- Joseph Parker vs. Alex Leapai, 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Khalid Yafai vs. Norbelto Jimenez, 12 rounds, junior bantamweights
- Raymond Ford vs. Isidro Figueroa, 4 rounds, featherweights
- Mark DeLuca vs. Brandon Brewer, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
- Alexis Espino vs. TBA, 4 rounds, super middleweights
- Anthony Marsella Jr. vs. Jose Aubel, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
- Shelly Vincent vs. Simone Da Silva, 8 rounds, female junior lightweights
- Anthony Concepcion vs. TBA, 4 rounds, middleweights
June 29: Mashantucket, Conn.
- Chad Dawson vs. Quinton Rankin, 8 rounds, light heavyweights
- Tramaine Williams vs. TBA, 10 rounds, featherweights
- Jose Rivera vs. Luca Podda, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
- Oscar Bonilla vs. Julio Perez, 6 rounds, lightweights
- Jacob Marrero vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior lightweights
- Nathan Martinez vs. TBA, 4 rounds, featherweights
- Wilson Mascarenhas vs. Jose Arzola, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
- Marisa Belenchia vs. Delaney Owen, 4 rounds, female bantamweights
June 29: Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Custio Clayton vs. Johan Perez, 10 rounds, welterweights
- Samuel Vargas vs. TBA, 10 rounds, welterweights
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July 5: Bolton, England
- Hosea Burton vs. TBA, 8 or 10 rounds, light heavyweights
July 6: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (ESPN+)
- Zhankosh Turarov vs. TBA, 10 or 12 rounds, junior middleweights
- Nordine Oubaali vs. Arthur Villanueva, 12 rounds, bantamweights
- David Oliver Joyce vs. TBA, 10 rounds, featherweights
July 6: Manchester, England (DAZN)
- Lawrence Okolie vs. Jack Massey, 12 rounds, for Okolie’s British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
- Anthony Fowler vs. Brian Rose, 12 rounds, junior middleweights
- Felix Cash vs. Jack Cullen, 12 rounds, for Cash’s Commonwealth middleweight title
- Dalton Smith vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
July 6: Santa Fe, Argentina
- Carlos Monzon Super 8 Middleweight Tournament finals
July 6: Hamburg, Germany
- Thulani Mbenge vs. Sebastian Formella, 12 rounds, welterweights
- Igor Mikhalkin vs. Timur Nikarkhoev, 12 rounds, light heavyweights
- Karo Murat vs. Viktor Polyakov, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
July 7: Kupang, Indonesia
- Tibo Monabesa vs. Omari Kimweri, 12 rounds, junior flyweights
July 11: Rome (DAZN)
- Fabio Turchi vs. Tommy McCarthy, 12 rounds, cruiserweights
- Emanuele Blandamura vs. Marcus Morrison, 12 rounds, middleweights
- Serhiy Demchenko vs. Hakim Zoulikha, 12 rounds, light heavyweights
July 12: Osaka, Japan (ESPN+)
- Robert Brant vs. Ryoya Murata, rematch, 12 rounds, middleweights
July 12: Liverpool, England (ESPN+)
- Jazza Dickens vs. Nathaniel May, 10 rounds, featherweights
- Rocky Fielding vs. TBA, 10 rounds, super middleweights
- Martin Murray vs. Kim Poulsen, 10 rounds, super middleweights
- Terry Flanagan vs. TBA, 8 rounds, lightweights
July 12: Tacoma, Wash. (Showtime)
- Jermaine Franklin vs Jerry Forrest, 10 rounds, heavyweights
- Otto Wallin vs. BJ Flores, 10 rounds, heavyweights
- Giovanni Mioletti vs. Luis Porozo, 10 rounds, featherweights
- Constantin Bejanaru vs. Demetrius Banks, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
- Eric Hunter vs. Rob Diezel, 6 rounds, featherweights
July 12: Hollywood, Fla. (Telemundo)
- Derrieck Cuevas vs. Jesus Alberto Beltran, 10 rounds, welterweights
July 12: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Amir Khan vs. Neeraj Goyat, 12 rounds, welterweights
- Prince Patel vs. Michell Banquez, 12 rounds, bantamweights
July 13: Newark, N.J. (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
- Shakur Stevenson vs. Hairon Socarras, 10 rounds, featherweights
- Joshua Greer vs. Nikolai Potapov, 12 rounds, bantamweights
- Vijender Singh vs. TBA, 8 rounds, super middleweights
- Vikas Krishan vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
- Julian Rodriguez vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
- Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior middleweights
July 13: London (ESPN+)
- Daniel Dubois vs. Nathan Gorman, 12 rounds, for vacant British heavyweight title
- Joe Joyce vs. Bryant Jennings, 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Liam Williams vs. TBA, 12 rounds, middleweights
- Archie Sharp vs. Jordan McCorry, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
- Nicola Adams vs. TBA, 10 rounds, female flyweights
- Sunny Edwards vs. Hiram Gallardo, 10 rounds, junior bantamweights
- Dennis McCann vs. TBA, 4 rounds, bantamweights
- Jonathan Palata vs. TBA, 4 rounds, heavyweights
- Florian Marku vs. TBA, 6 rounds, welterweights
- Hamzah Sheeraz vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior middleweights
- Mickey Burke Jr. vs. Steve Backhouse, 4 rounds, welterweights
- Mark Chamberlain vs. Yousef Al Hamidi, 4 rounds, lightweights
- Louie Lynn vs. TBA, 4 rounds, featherweights
- Jake Pettitt vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior featherweights
July 13: Carson, Calif. (DAZN)
- Rey Vargas vs. Tomoki Kameda, 12 rounds, junior featherweights
- Diego De La Hoya vs. Ronny Rios, 12 rounds, junior featherweights
- Joet Gonzalez vs. Manuel Avila, 10 rounds, featherweights
- Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
- Alexis Rocha vs. Berlin Abreu, 10 rounds, welterweights
- Jousce Gonzalez vs. TBA, 6 rounds, lightweights
- Jonathan Esquivel vs. TBA, 6 rounds, super middleweights
- Adrian Benton vs. Jonathan Rubio, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
July 13: Minneapolis (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes)
- Jamal James vs. Antonio DeMarco, 10 rounds, welterweights
- Robert Helenius vs. Gerald Washington, 10 rounds, heavyweights
- Karlos Balderas vs. Joshuah Hernandez, 8 rounds, lightweights
July 13: TBA, France
- Tony Yoka vs. TBA, 10 rounds, heavyweights
July 13: Toowoomba, Australia
- Will Nasio vs. Herman Ene Purcell, 8 rounds, heavyweights
- Jamie Hilt vs. Ashley Huston, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
July 18: Indio, Calif. (RingTV.com)
- Jason Quigley vs. Tureano Johnson, 10 rounds, middleweights
- Alberto Melian vs. Leonardo Baez, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
- Marlen Esparza vs. TBA, 8 rounds, female flyweights
- Ricardo Sandoval vs. Marco Sustaita, 10 rounds, flyweights
- Carlos Morales vs. TBA, 10 rounds, lightweights
- Charles Huerta vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
July 19: Oxon Hill, Md. (ESPN+)
- Teofimo Lopez Jr. vs. Masayoshi Nakatani, 12 rounds, lightweights
- Maxim Dadashev vs. Subriel Matias, 12 rounds, junior welterweight
- Jason Sosa vs. Erick De Leon, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
July 19: Mexico City (Telemundo)
- Boxeo Telemundo
July 19: Manchester, England
- Ultimate Boxxer: Dan Cooper, Tony Conquest, Mikael Lawal, Damian Chambers, Michael Webster, Matt Sen, Rhasian Earlington, Mike McKay
July 20: Brentwood, England (ESPN+)
- Neslan Machado vs. Alexander Mejia, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
July 20: Las Vegas (Fox PPV/Fox/Fox Deportes)
- Keith Thurman vs. Manny Pacquiao, 12 rounds, welterweights
- Yordenis Ugas vs. Omar Figueroa Jr., 12 rounds, welterweights
- Sergey Lipinets vs. John Molina Jr., 10 rounds, welterweights
- Luis Nery vs. Juan Carlos Payano, 12 rounds, bantamweights
- Caleb Plant vs. Mike Lee, 12 rounds, super middleweights
- Efe Ajagba vs. Ali Eren Demirezen, 10 rounds, heavyweights
July 20: London
- Dillian Whyte vs. Oscar Rivas, 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Dereck Chisora vs. Artur Szpilka, 10 or 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Dave Allen vs. David Price, 10 or 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Richard Riakporhe vs. Chris Billam-Smith, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
- Charlie Duffield vs. Dan Azeez, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
July 26: Mexico City (Telemundo)
- Boxeo Telemundo
July 27: Baltimore (Showtime)
- Gervonta Davis vs. Ricardo Nunez, 12 rounds, junior lightweights
- Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Roman “Rocky” Martinez, 10 or 12 rounds, lightweights
July 27: Arlington, Texas (DAZN)
- Maurice Hooker vs. Jose Ramirez, 12 rounds, junior welterweights
- Tevin Farmer vs. Guillaume Frenois, 12 rounds, junior lightweights
- Murat Gasiev vs. Joey Dawejko, 10 rounds, heavyweights
- Austin Williams vs. TBA, 4 rounds, middleweights
July 27: Barcelona, Spain
- Robbie Davies Jr. vs. Sandor Martin, 12 rounds, for Davies’ European junior welterweight title
Aug. 2: Las Vegas (UFC Fight Pass)
- Eva Wahlstrom vs. Yareli Larios, 10 rounds, female junior lightweights
- Kendo Casteneda vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Aug. 2: Kissimmee, Fla. (Telemundo)
- Yomar Alamo vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Aug. 3: Belfast, Northern Ireland (ESPN+)
- Michael Conlan vs. Vladimir Nikitin, 10 rounds, featherweights
Aug. 3: New York (Fox/Fox Deportes)
- Adam Kownacki vs. Chris Arreola, 10 or 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Andre Berto vs. Miguel Cruz, 10 rounds, welterweights
- Marcus Browne vs. Jean Pascal, 12 rounds, light heavyweights
Aug. 3: Hawaiian Gardens, Calif.
- Gardens Casino Fight Night
Aug. 10: TBA (ESPN+)
- Carl Frampton vs. TBA, 10 or 12 rounds, featherweights
- Jessie Magdaleno vs. TBA, 10 rounds, featherweights
Aug. 14: Sydney, Australia
- Tim Tszyu vs. Dwight Ritchie, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
- Tayla Harris vs. Renee Gartner, 5 rounds, female middleweights
Aug. 16: Nashua, N.H.
- Kimberly Wabik vs. Fernanda Araujo, 4 rounds, female junior welterweights
Aug. 17: Los Angeles (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
- Emanuel Navarrete vs. TBA, 12 rounds, junior featherweights
- Luis Collazo vs Jose Benavidez, 10 rounds, welterweights
Aug. 17: Flint, Mich. (Showtime)
- Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin, 10 rounds, female junior middleweights
Aug. 22: TBA
- Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights
Aug. 24: Weslaco, Texas (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes)
- Brandon Figueroa vs. Javier Nicholas Chacon, 12 rounds, junior featherweights
Aug. 24: Nagoya, Japan
- Kosei Tanaka vs. Jonathan Gonzalez, 12 rounds, flyweights
Aug. 31: Minneapolis (Fox/Fox Deportes)
- Erislandy Lara vs. Ramon Alvarez, 12 rounds, junior middleweights
- Caleb Truax vs. Peter Quilin, rematch, 12 rounds, super middleweights
Sept. 20: Schio, Italy
- Luca Rigoldi vs. Oleksandr Yegorov, 12 rounds, for Rigoldi’s European junior featherweight title
Sept. 21: TBA (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes)
- PBC on FS1
September 22: Ahualulco del Mercado, Mexico
- Yazmin Rivas vs. Ana Maria Lozano, 10 rounds, female junior featherweight title
Sept. 26: TBA
- Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights
Sept. 27: Agen, France
- Samir Ziani vs. Faroukh Kourbanov, 12 rounds, for Ziani’s European junior lightweight title
Oct. 4: Kissimmee, Fla. (Telemundo)
- Boxeo Telemundo
Oct. 11: Mexico City (Telemundo)
- Boxeo Telemundo
Oct. 18: Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Telemundo)
- Boxeo Telemundo
Oct. 24: TBA
- Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights
Oct. 25: Mexico City (Telemundo)
- Boxeo Telemundo
Nov. 2: TBA (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes)
- PBC on FS1
Nov. 9: Hawaiian Gardens, Calif.
- Gardens Casino Fight Night
Nov. 14: TBA
- Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights
Dec. 5: TBA
- Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights
Dec. 14: TBA (Fox/Fox Deportes)
- PBC on Fox

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