Golden Boy boss Oscar De La Hoya predicts an upset victory with undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez shedding his 4 titles to Jaime Munguia this Saturday evening of their headliner.
De La Hoya is as soon as once more predicting a “altering of the guard” second for his fighter Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs), with him defeating the worn-out, ageing lion 34-year-old Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs), who he reveals has had surgical procedures on each knees and shoulder.
The best way Oscar describes Canelo, he seems like he’s a fossilized artifact able to be put within the Smithsonian Nationwide Museum of Pure Historical past among the many dinosaur exhibit. If Munguia can seize the mantle from ageing Canelo, it will put an enormous smile on De La Hoya’s face as a result of that will make a star out of the 27-year-old Munguia.
Canelo-Munguia will meet in the principle occasion on Amazon Prime Video PPV, DAZN PPV, and PPV dot com on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. The occasion sells for $89.99. The beginning time is at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Canelo’s Decline a Key Issue
“Three causes on why you must tune into Canelo-Munguia: All motion, two Mexicans inside a hoop at this elite stage, and the passing of the torch. Jaime Munguia will beat him,” stated promoter Oscar De La Hoya to DAZN Boxing about this Saturday’s combat between Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas.
“Canelo selected my fighter, Jaime Munguia, to combat on the Cinco De Mayo weekend. He’s a beast. I feel it’s the altering of the guard,” stated De La Hoya to the Breakfast Membership 105.1 FM.
“Canelo is a good fighter, don’t get me unsuitable. He fought all people, however each fighter has their decline. Each fighter has their put on & tear. Canelo has had surgical procedures on his knees and shoulders. He had a tricky combat in his final outing in opposition to [John Ryder], and Munguia knocked that man out in his final combat.”
Munguia positively has the instruments to defeat Canelo, however he’s going to must take huge pictures and put in a ok efficiency to persuade the judges to offer him the choice if it goes to the playing cards.
“I feel Munguia being 27 years outdated and Canelo being 34 and on his manner out, I feel it’s the altering of the guard. Yeah,” stated De La Hoya when requested if he would nonetheless say Canelo was on the decline if he have been nonetheless selling him.”
Munguia seemed beatable in his final two fights in opposition to John Ryder and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. He’ll have to combat rather a lot higher than that for him to seize the torch from Canelo to beat the following star at 168.
Even when Munguia does win, he’s not prone to maintain onto his titles for lengthy. If David Benavidez or David Morrell don’t get to him, Terence Crawford most likely will. He’ll spot a weak champion and shoot as much as 168 to finish Munguia’s quarter-hour of fame.
De La Hoya Needs Canelo Overwhelmed, Predicts Munguia Victory
“Would I encourage him to retire? Not till he fights Munguia. I need him to kick his [Canelo] a**. I feel so,” stated De La Hoya when requested if he believes Munguia will beat Canelo. “He’s a warrior, however you know the way it’s. In boxing, the following younger man has to come back up and dethrone [the champion] identical to me and [Julio Cesar] Chavez again within the day. Yeah, so it has to occur.”
